Euroradio Folk Festival
The 2023 Euroradio Folk Festival (EFF) took place during the Rudolstadt Festival in Germany on
7-9 July, kindly hosted by ARD-MDR (Germany). Twelve acts were selected by EBU radio organizations from Austria, Czechia, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Norway, Poland, South Korea, Sweden, Ukraine and the United Kingdom. The recordings are made available thanks to a unique partnership between MDR, WDR, BR (Germany) and SR (Sweden). Find them in MUS under FM/2023/08/02/01-12. More sets from the Rudolstadt Festival are available under FM/2023/08/05/01-31.
Listen to some of the acts selected by EBU radio organizations:
Promoting the cultural diversity of Europe through music exchanges
Kanteles, fiddles, accordions, balalaikas, throat singing, yodelling: these and many more can be heard at the annual Euroradio Folk Festival (EFF), where bands and artists redefine the frontiers of folk music through their ethno, jazz, traditional and crossover projects.
More than a mere festival, this event is a platform presenting the incredible diversity of musical genres and sounds of all lifestyles in European folk music.
The Festival venues have encompassed the length and breadth of Europe, from Førde in Norway to Segovia in Spain, and from Cork to Tallinn.
The EFF is well known for its live concerts, but perhaps even more for its radio transmissions. All the concerts are recorded and provided at no cost by the host to other EBU radio organizations as part of the Euroradio music exchange. On average, each concert is broadcast by 20 radio stations in Europe and beyond, with transmissions as far afield as the Asia-Pacific region and North America.
Objectives
- Celebrate the unique tradition of local and regional roots, while being open to the latest trends, migrations and encounters
- Reflect the lives of Europeans and beyond in all their richness: who we are, where we come from, and where we are going
- Provide an unprecedented opportunity for vocal and instrumental musicians, who represent the multitude of traditions in Europe, but also other continents, to connect with one another
- Enable artists to become known far beyond their national borders
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Proposed by
EBU Folk Producers Community
Developed with the support of
Rudolstadt-Festival; MDR
Contact
Editor, Live Music & Projects, Popular Music