Haapavesi Folk Music Festival
is a 3-day music event that was founded in 1989. The programme of the festival consists of high quality Finnish and international folk music and world music, alongside with some classical, jazz, pop and cross-genre acts. Programme includes also seminars and the festival week starts with acclaimed Folk Courses which are taught by several top folk musicians.
Majority of the performers at the festival come from the Finnish folk music scene but international acts are also an essential part of the programme. The festival offers music from different cultures all over the world, especially Scandinavian, Celtic and North American music has been vastly represented.
The festival is organised by a small number of personnel, and what truly makes the organisation possible are the hundreds of volunteers who join the team every summer during the festival season.
Teachers at the Folk Course come from several different countries. The course offers an opportunity to learn about different music cultures while also providing first-class instruction on various instruments. The course is open to all folk music lovers regardless of age.
Majority of the performers at the festival come from the Finnish folk music scene but international acts are also an essential part of the programme. The festival offers music from different cultures all over the world, especially Scandinavian, Celtic and North American music has been vastly represented.
The festival is organised by a small number of personnel, and what truly makes the organisation possible are the hundreds of volunteers who join the team every summer during the festival season.
Teachers at the Folk Course come from several different countries. The course offers an opportunity to learn about different music cultures while also providing first-class instruction on various instruments. The course is open to all folk music lovers regardless of age.
