Haapavesi Folk Festival

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Country and Region FinlandOulu
Type of Festival Dance
Location of Festival Haapavesi, Oulu, Finland
Festival Address Information

Haapavesi Folk Festival
Lallunniementie 2
FI-86600 Haapavesi, Finland
Phone: (358) 8-459-1284
Fax: (358) 8-459-1245
Email: folk@haapavesi.fi

Festival Description

The Haapavesi Folk is an international festival of folk music together with jazz, classical, and children's music, dance and theatre, as well as rock and light music. Notable visiting artists and performers come from far and wide, including at least Norway, the Shetland Islands, the Czech Republic, the Balkans and the other Nordic countries.

Festival Dates June 26 - 29, 2008
Festival Links http://www.haapavesifolk.com

Festival Events:

Program 206:
  • Featured pianist, singer Lucineh Hovanissian (Armenia) will appear at the Haapavesi Folk Festival in Finland from June 29 to July 2, 2006.
    For more information visit
    http://www.lucinehovanissian.am
  • June 30, 12:00 midnight (24:00)
    Joint concert with KARI Sonny HEINILA, blul, kavals, ney (Finland)
    Venue—Folk Hall (Haapavesi)
  • July 1, 3:00pm (15:00)
    Workshop—“Music from Armenian Highlands-a crossroads between east and west”
    Venue—Auditorio (Haapavesi)
  • July 1, 5:30pm (17:30)
    Joint concert featuring Finnish legendary musician JUHANI AALTONEN Venue—Church (Haapavesi)

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Practical Info:

Booking Contact:
  • Anush Hovanissian
    South-Western Quarter,
    Andranik street 79, ap. 38
    Yerevan 375114
    Armenia
    Phone: (374) 10747286
    Mobile: (374) 91304911
    Email: hovanissian@rambler.ru

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