In Stevenà di Caneva (PN), straddling Friuli Venezia Giulia and Veneto, next Friday 4th October at Villa Frova at 9.15 p.m., Le Orme will perform the last live show of their busy summer tour, a much-awaited event for the many fans of this historic band and, more generally, for all music fans. The initiative was...Read More
Registrations for Alberto Cesa Prize opens on September 9 to participate in the 2025 edition of the Alberto Cesa Prize, the annual event conceived by Folkest to enhance musical projects that know how to give voice to one or more cultural roots from anywhere in the world. Twenty editions consumed, this year the twenty-first, with...Read More
We inform you that on Monday, September 9th 2024, registration for the 2025 edition of the Alberto Cesa Prize will open and the regulations will be published. Time to register until next October 31 by midnight.Read More
On the festival’s final evening, the Alberto Cesa Prize, now in its twentieth year, went to I Trillanti – Tradizione 2.0 as best group. To the Ars Antiqua World Jazz Ensemble the prize for the best arrangement in Friulian language of a text by Federico Tavan. Good Luck guys! Nuovo IMAIERead More
Alberto Cesa Prize finalists have been selected: the appointment in San Daniele at Folkest 2024 After six selections around the Boot, the musical proposals that will take the stage at Folkest 2024 in San Daniele del Friuli on 7 July to win first place in the Alberto Cesa Award have been defined. In Arezzo, the...Read More
Folkest signs the milestone of its 45th anniversary with some important novelties: starting with the return to its first venue, the town of San Daniele del Friuli, and the new collaboration with Aria di Festa, now in its 37th edition, a cross-cultural event where food and wine meets regional excellence, culture, good living and quality...Read More
A very prestigious guest is added to this Folkest 2023: at the tail end of the events of this great festival among the sounds of national and international folk and beyond (June 15-July 3), on August 7, the Castle of Udine will host the legendary Randy Brecker with the Orchestra of the Accademia Musicale Naonis...Read More
For the image of this 45th edition Folkest has chosen Accordi (oil on canvas, 2021, private collection Arch. Vita Pagliara) by Enzo De Giorgi, an artist who has made the colorful and almost fairy-tale-like narration of stories, emotions and people his stylistic signature, an artist for whom music has always been a central element of...Read More
After last year’s successful tour to present his latest album Jan Juc Moon (Virgin Music, 2022), which saw him take to the stages of no less than 18 countries, Xavier Rudd returns to Italy and will be on July 11 at the Castle of Udine at the 45th edition of the Folkest festival (folkest.com) with...Read More
Folkest Showcase for international emerging artists in the field of world music is a new section of the festival program. It will take place from 30th of June to the 2nd of July, 2023. On the stage of the Castle Park in San Daniele del Friuli (UD). 8 emerging European artists will be selected by...Read More
Ci dispiace comunicare che il concerto degli Stick Men del 28 ottobre al Teatro Miotto di Spilimbergo è stato annullato. I biglietti saranno rimborsati, per maggiori informazioni info@folkest.com Stick Men, il trio formato da Tony Levin, Pat Mastelotto e Markus Reuter torna in Europa per il Fall European Tour. Dopo aver suonato nelle principali città europee,...Read More
There was a twist on Monday 23 August in Spilimbergo during the final of the “Premio Alberto Cesa 2021” competition, a prestigious award that is part of the 43rd edition of Folkest. Among the six finalists competing in front of a sold-out audience at the Teatro Miotto in Spilimbergo, no winner was announced. “After the...Read More