Folk Spot Denmark 2023 Q&A: Birgit Ellinghaus
Q&A: Birgit Ellinghaus Name: Birgit Ellinghaus Company: alba KULTUR Title: Director Based in: Cologne, Germany What was your purpose for participating at Folk Spot 2023? After the pandemic I was very glad about the opportunity to update the inside view of what is bubbling in the Danish folk music scene and what are the actual […]
Folk Spot Denmark 2023 Q&A: Jarmila Vlčková
Q&A: Jarmila Vlčková Name: Jarmila Vlčková Company: NGO AMITY Title: World Music Festival Bratislava Based in: Bratislava, Slovakia What was your purpose for participating at Folk Spot 2023? To see the showcase of Danish bands. What trends and tendencies do you see in folk music right now? The combination of folk music with modern elements. […]
Folk Spot Denmark 2023 Q&A: Bavo Vanden Broeck
Q&A: Bavo Vanden Broeck Name: Bavo Vanden Broeck Company: Dranouter Festival Based in: Belgium What was your purpose for participating at Folk Spot 2023? The (re)discovery of Danish and Nordic Folk bands, connecting with known en new contacts What trends and tendencies do you see in folk music right now? There is a lot of […]
Folk Spot Denmark 2023 Q&A: Vilius Arlauskas
Q&A: Vilius Arlauskas Name: Vilius Arlauskas Company: VšĮ Saulės muzika Title: Manager Based in: Vilnius, Lithuania What was your purpose for participating at Folk Spot 2023? My purpose was to get more acquainted with the Danish folk music scene as we are organizing a world music festival that has a strong focus on Nordic music. […]
Folk Spot Denmark 2023 Q&A: Filip Kostalek
Q&A: Filip Kostalek Name: Filip Kostalek Company: Colour Production, spol. s. r. o. (on behalf Colours of Ostrava Festival) Title: Programmer Based in: Czechia What was your purpose for participating at Folk Spot 2023? I was really interested in discovering new bands for our future lineups. We are booking a lot of world music and […]
Folk Spot Denmark 2023 Q&A: Carly McFadden
Q&A: Carly McFadden Name: Carly McFadden Company: Folk On The Rocks / Victory Pool Title: Executive & Artistic Director / Artist Manager Based in: Yellowknife, Canada and Hamburg, Germany What was your purpose for participating at Folk Spot 2023? To explore new artists, meet international delegates and learn from other festivals. What trends and tendencies […]
Folk Spot Denmark 2023 Q&A: Willie Kelly
Q&A: Willie Kelly Name: Willie Kelly Company: Midnight Mango UK // Sligo Live Festival, Ireland Title: Live Booking Agent // Festival co-producer & programmer Based in: Sligo, Ireland What was your purpose for participating at Folk Spot 2023? To learn about the Danish Folk Music scene and to discover new music, as well connecting with […]
Folk Spot Denmark 2023 Q&A: Ronja Lutz
Q&A: Ronja Lutz Name: Ronja Lutz Company: PROFOLK e.V. Based in: Leipzig, Germany What was your purpose for participating at Folk Spot 2023? I wanted to get to know the Danish folk scene and learn more about music export, as well as meeting folky people and getting inspiration for my own work. What trends and […]
Folk Spot Denmark 2023 Q&A: Ethan Proctor
Q&A: Ethan Proctor Name: Ethan Proctor Company: Midnight Mango Ltd Title: Director and Agent Based in: UK What was your purpose for participating at Folk Spot 2023? See new talent, network and experience the festival first hand What trends and tendencies do you see in folk music right now? Sales generally are in flux for […]
Folk Spot Denmark 2023 Q&A: Quirina Geijsen
Q&A: Quirina Geijsen Folk Spot Denmark is an opportunity for folk musicians and industry professionals to meet and establish new connections. In 2023 delegates from near and far joined to experience Tønder Festival and the selected orchestras. We have spoken to some of these to gain a little insight into their work with folk music […]