Very Close and Especially Gorgeous in le Nord (59) et le Somme (80)
c/o Bourloire du cercle St Joseph 13 Rue Emile Zola 59250 Halluin
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Based around Amiens, PQM's Folk n Trad festival is an annual delight!
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Bal folks and traditional dancing in France
All Year Round:
Agenda Trad: LOTS OF DATES OF FESTIVALS & GIGS in France
A Calendar of events, you can filter by date, départemente, etc.
Also for events near Paris, Calais and in Normandie and Picardie / Somme
INFOLK60
Agenda Trad: LOTS OF DATES OF FESTIVALS & GIGS in France
A Calendar of events, you can filter by date, départemente, etc.
Also for events near Paris, Calais and in Normandie and Picardie / Somme
INFOLK60
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SUMMER FESTIVALS.... July, August, September
Le Son Continu: successor to St Chartier (Rencontres Internationales de Luthiers et Maîtres-Sonneurs) this 3 day festival now happens at Chateau d'Ars festival, La Chatre (36). Concerts, Bals, musicians and instrument makers. Always includes Bastille Day 14 July.
http://www.lesoncontinu.fr
Here's a Youtube film of the 2017 meeting, and one of an old YouTube film of St Chartier in 2009
http://www.lesoncontinu.fr
Here's a Youtube film of the 2017 meeting, and one of an old YouTube film of St Chartier in 2009
"Gennetines" or Le Grand Bal de l'Europe: Les Gauthiers is a little old farm on the road from Gennetines to Moulins, that is now a big dance space, a dozen marquees offering several dance workshops each day, lots of dances in the evenings, food and 'plus d'ambience'. They run workshops all year, but the main event - unforgettable experiences, listening to great French and other European musicians get together - now happens during the last week of July and first week of August.
You can go for a week or longer, but they'd prefer not as a drop-in for a day or two, as they aim to build a dancing community. Camping is on site or there are B&Bs/chambres d'hôte nearby, and hotels in Moulins.
Pre-booking is essential for everybody, through the website, by mid-June. You pay when you get there.
You can go for a week or longer, but they'd prefer not as a drop-in for a day or two, as they aim to build a dancing community. Camping is on site or there are B&Bs/chambres d'hôte nearby, and hotels in Moulins.
Pre-booking is essential for everybody, through the website, by mid-June. You pay when you get there.
COMBOROS, is run by Les Brayauds, at St Gervais d'Auvergne. A bit further south from Gennetines, into the mountains, this happens in the first week of August. A minimal (loos & showers) festival campsite is set up next to the municipal campsite, which has full facilities; and there some hotels in the town. https://www.facebook.com/brayauds
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/events/548683042223951 and Les Volcaniques https://brayauds.fr/les-volcaniques/
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/events/548683042223951 and Les Volcaniques https://brayauds.fr/les-volcaniques/
Embraud: a smaller and more intimate experience is the La Chavanée festival - the very best of music and dance over a weekend, with dances, workshops, food and concerts, hosted by La Chavanée's Paris family and friends. On a rural site not far from St Pierre de Moutier and Nevers, where the Allier and Loire rivers meet, and quite cheap. You camp at Le Veurdre's municipal campsite, about 3 km away; there are chambres d'hôte in the area. On the Sunday, there is a defilé of hurdy-gurdies through Le Veurdre, visiting each café, ending up at the Maison des Batelliers, a little museum of river life and boating on the Allier. Magical! On the last weekend in July, at Chateau-sur-Allier, with other weekends and small events through the year
Fête de la Vielle, Anost, Morvan 71550 mid-3rd week of August
Another hectic few days of dances, workshops, and concerts, based around the hurdy gurdy, this festival's been going since 1977. . The website is UGMM and the Facebook page is https://www.facebook.com/events/756891579458395/
Another hectic few days of dances, workshops, and concerts, based around the hurdy gurdy, this festival's been going since 1977. . The website is UGMM and the Facebook page is https://www.facebook.com/events/756891579458395/
Folk Festival at Marsinne Belgium, beg-mid September.
Details https://www.facebook.com/FolkFestivalMarsinne
(au Château-ferme de Marsinne, rue de la Médaille 17, 4218 Couthuin-Héron) The Chateau is the site of the Leopold microbrewery.
This is a lovely festival to finish off the summer with, just north of the French/Belgian border between Namur and Liege. Camping is in the field, and facilities reasonable. Book through the Facebook page. Great mix of Belgian, French, Irish, Swedish people as well as bands.
Details https://www.facebook.com/FolkFestivalMarsinne
(au Château-ferme de Marsinne, rue de la Médaille 17, 4218 Couthuin-Héron) The Chateau is the site of the Leopold microbrewery.
This is a lovely festival to finish off the summer with, just north of the French/Belgian border between Namur and Liege. Camping is in the field, and facilities reasonable. Book through the Facebook page. Great mix of Belgian, French, Irish, Swedish people as well as bands.
