FOLKARRIA ECO FESTI-BAL

29th April - 01th May 2022

#FOLKARRIA ECO FESTI-BAL 2022

from 29th April to 01th May 2022, Loeches - Madrid (Spain)

Flyer 2022.

Folkarria eco Festi-bal is a folk music festival.

Folkarria eco Festi-bal wants to recover and extend the traditional dances as well as the European folk music, making them a tool for the integration of different cultures, combining them with actions of ecological and responsible awareness, in addition to a series of participative activities for adults and children.

The 10th edition of "Folkarria eco Festi-bal" will be hold throughout a weekend, presenting a musical offer of national and international bands. In addition there will be music and dance workshops of different parts of the world and shows of traditional Spanish folk for all public.

The festival also organizes an eco-social market, a craft market, a space for debates, exhibitions and other activities, as well as art and movement games for children and performances of traditional folk. One more year, the music and dance contest Folkarria for debutant bands is underway.

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PROGRAM

Concerts, workshops, activities...

DUO LOPEZ/HERREMANS (France)

Two sensitive and different approaches, Guillaume is inspired by traditional Occitan music and Mediterranean, Guus has been evolving from a very young age with the most renowned musicians European folk.

2 hours

Party house

Bal Folk

TRIO LOUBELYA (France)

A young trio of musician-dancers, Loubelya intertwines the breath and subtle melodies of the accordion, wonderfully colored by the heady timbre of the saxophone, the energy of the clarinet and the mesmerizing depth of the double bass.

2 hours

Party house

Bal Folk

Castijazz (Spain)

Castijazz is the Castilian project by Carlos Soto, founder and flautist of Celtas Cortos and Awen Magic Land. Castijazz received the Agapito Marazuela award for New Creation of Folklore in April 2011. Focusing on ethnic music, Castijazz invites us on a worldwide musical journey, with Iberian rhythms and melodies as a starting point. These rhythms are enriched by all the cultures that have passed through the peninsula over the centuries as Sephardic music, Mudejar art and Celtic music intermingle with Mediterranean and Atlantic influences...

2 hours

Party house

Folk Castellano

Duo Laloy/Letron (France)

Someone probably wrote somewhere that Didier Laloy, a 13 year-old student of Bruno Le Tron, would play alongside him someday. When Laloy and Le Tron play in tandem, the result is a perfect and balanced partnership that includes dance music enriched with all their talent. There will be some balfolk classics, but some suprises as well!

2 hours

Party house

Bal Folk

MA PETITE (France)

MA PETITE has a strong reputation among French and European dancers for offering a very unique music that breathes the joy and energy of the party. So, dancers hold yourselves well! because we Know how their concerts start but not how they end...

2 hours

Party house

Bal Folk / Música de Poitou

OBAL (Spain)

Bourreé, scottish, circasian, chapeloise, muñeira, an-dro, and mazurka are some examples of rhythms in their repertoire. Through instruments of different origins, such as the bouzouki, the hurdy-gurdy and the nickelharpa, Obal establish a lively conversation with folk dances...

2 hours

Party house

Bal Folk

  • ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
  • - This program can change.

Bands

Folk music from everywhere...

  • Ma Petite

    France, Bal-Folk/Poitou

  • Obal

    Spain, Bal Folk

  • Castijazz

    Spain, Castilian Folk

  • Duo Lopez/Herremans

    France, Bal-Folk

  • Trio Loubelya

    France, Bal-Folk

  • Duo Laloy/Letron

    Belgium/France, Bal-Folk

FOLKARRIA CONTEST

  • Giravolt

    Spain

  • Dahu

    Portugal

  • Ulúa

    Spain

PRICES 2022

FREE ENTRY: More than 65 years, Children from 0 to 12 years.
DISCOUNT 50% (For individual tickets): Neighbours of Loeches, Children from 12 to 16 years.
DISCOUNT 20% (For individual tickets): Unemployed (with accreditation).
(*) FULL FESTIVAL (60€): First 100 tickets only during pre-sale from 01 March to 24 April 2022, Unemployed (with accreditation), Neighbours of Loeches, Children from 12 to 16 years.
(*) FULL FESTIVAL (80€): From April 11, only you can buy your tickets in the ticket office of the festival whenever there is capacity available.
SINGLE TICKETS: If you only want to participate in certain workshops and concerts, you can buy your ticket directly at the festival.
15€ Concert - 15€ Castijazz Concert - 15€ Danse Workshop - 15€ Music Workshop - 10€ Contest Concert/Workshop

Friday Night

25

  • Concerts/Bal Folk

Saturday Night

25

  • Concerts/Bal Folk

Full Festival

60*

* 80€ without discount
(in the ticket office of the festival)

  • Concerts
    Friday, Saturday and Sunday
  • Music Workshops
    Friday, Saturday and Sunday
  • Dance Workshops
    Friday, Saturday and Sunday
  • Shows
    Friday, Saturday and Sunday

Full Saturday

50

  • Concerts of day
  • Music Workshops
  • Dance Workshops

Full Sunday

20

  • Concerts of day
  • Music Workshops
  • Dance Workshops

TICKET SALES

ONLINE PRESALE

The registration period online for "Folkarria eco-Festi-Bal" will be open from 01 March to 24 April 2022 at a reduced price of 60€ * (first 100 tickets only). After this date, the price will be 80€ (consult the web other special rates).

If you want to realize the pre-registration to ensure your participation in the courses and concerts, in addition to the discount corresponding to the general charge for the full weekend, it will be convenient to buy your ticket in advance through bank transfer.

The festival offers an option for free accommodation in the gym of Loeches which includes toilets and showers. When purchasing online tickets, please also request a place in the gym along with your tickets. Participants must bring their own mats, sleeping bags and towels.

RECEPTION

The ticket sales at the festival will be available at the reception of the festival.

The reception of the festival will remain open during the following hours:

Friday (April 29) 05:00 pm - 12:00 pm
Saturday (April 30) 11:00 am - 02:30 pm
05:00 pm - 12:00 pm
Sunday (May 01) 11:00 am - 04:00 pm

Outside these hours you can buy your ticket at the entrance door of the workshop or concert.

Information of Interest

The festival will take place in the Sport Certer José Rodriguez in Loeches (Madrid). This town is 30 minutes by car from the center of Madrid.

During all a weekend, from 29th April to 01th May 2022, Loeches will invite to enjoy this great event designed to recover and disseminate traditional dances and the european folk music, a major challenge for the integration in diferent cultures based also in the active participation of the public...

WHERE TO SLEEP

The festival offers an option for free accommodation in the gym of Loeches, which includes toilets and showers. When purchasing online tickets, please also request a place in the gym along with your tickets. Participants must bring their own mats, sleeping bags and towels.

WHAT TO EAT

In the Bar of the Festival during all the weekend there will be ecological food and drink. There will be vegetarian and meat sandwiches, pies, croissants, snacks...as well as coffee, sodas, teas, wines, beers, etc. All of organic production.

In the Restaurants of Loeches you can find several menus and taste different and rich delicacies.

TRANSPORT

How to get to Loeches from the airport

200 Airport - América Avenue Bus interchange (to/from) - EMT Madrid

261 América Avenue Bus interchange - Loeches - CRMT Madrid

261 Loeches - América Avenue Bus interchange - CRMT Madrid

 

Car sharing

Car sharing group - Facebook

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