ETHNO ESTONIA 2010 takes place on July 16-25 in Kõpu village not far from Viljandi in South-Estonia and in Viljandi during the Viljandi Folk Music Festival.

ETHNO ESTONIA is a musical gathering and traditional music course for young musicians between 16 and 30, who love to play traditional music on any instruments and would like to learn/exchange tunes and make music with young musicians from Estonia and other foreign countries.

ETHNO ESTONIA takes place every summer one week before the Viljandi Folk Music Festival (http://www.folk.ee/festival). During the workshops, all music is taught by listening. There will be 70 participants, 10 mentors and a couple of guest musicians and teachers at ETHNO ESTONIA. The ethno week includes:

* Estonian traditional music workshops

* Foreign participants’ workshops

*  Dance workshops

*  Singing workshops

*  Participants’ concerts both during the ethno week in Kõpu and at the Viljandi Folk Music Festival

Viljandi Folk Music Festival
Kõpu is a village with 800 inhabitants and is not far from Viljandi. Lodging and workshops all take place at Kõpu school, which is a recently reconstructed manor house in classicistic style from 1847 surrounded by a big park. Not far from the manor house, there is a river for refreshing baths.

Participant fee: 100 €
The fee includes food, transport between Viljandi and Kõpu, ethno T-shirt, festival ticket and lodging both in Kõpu and in Viljandi during the festival. Food during the festival is not included.

Registration and information: sofia.joons@folk.ee, +372-56-642510

Ethno Croatia is going to take place in Groznjan from the 12th to the 21st of July and once again young Folk musicians from abroad will gather in musical harmony.

Ethno Sweden 2010 will be held in from the 1st to the 10th of July in Rättvik

Since it’s beginning as a small folk music camp for young musicians alongside the Falun Folk Music Festival, many more new Ethnos have been born thanks to the pioneer work of the first Swedish leaders and organizers.

This year’s edition promises to be great!

www.ethno.se

In 2010 Ethno will go to France for the first time and it will surely be a success and an excellent opportunity for more young folk musicians to have a lifetime musical experience

Ethno France - 24 April – 9 May, Clamart France

The Ethno Cyprus 2010 will be held between the 21st and the 24th of January and once again youngsters from abroad will meet in Limassol and following ethno tradition, will surely become friends for life!

The 11th edition of ETHNO FLANDERS will take place in Oostende, Belgium between the 2nd and the 9th of August.

Ethno Flanders is the meeting place for young folk musicians from all over the world. In previous editions we had participants from Bulgaria, Basque Country, China, Cuba, Cyprus, Denmark, Ecuador, England, Estonia, Germany, Hungary, Lebanon, The Netherlands, Norway, Romania, Russia, Scotland, Senegal, Slovenia, Sweden, Uganda and Tunisia!

www.flandersethno.be

16 traditional/ethnic musicians are invited to participate at ETHNO ESTONIA 2009!

During the ETHNO week, traditional music mostly from Estonia will be taught and introduced through music sessions both in smaller workshops and major dance, singing and instrumental workshops with all Ethno Estonia participants.

Ethno Estonia is a traditional music camp for 60-70 young musicians in the age of 16-30. Ethno Estonia is held every year in mid-July just before the Viljandi Folk Music Festival and the Ethno week ends with the grand festival with more than 20.000 visitors. The Estonian traditional music workshop participants will be asked to perform together with the other Ethno Estonia participants both on major and smaller stages at the festival. The Ethno concert programs consist of tunes and songs that have been taught during the week and invites the audience to enjoy the music, to dance and feel the true spirit of traditional music.

For more information about Ethno Estonia, visit:  http://www.etno.folk.ee/

The participation fee and travel costs are supported by the participants’ local Rotary clubs (when applying to Ethno Estonia, the organisers of Ethno Estonia will help to get in contact with Rotary clubs all around the world) and will for non-Estonian participants be 150 €. The fee includes workshops, excursions, lodging and all meals during Ethno Estonia from the 17th to the 23rd of July and lodging during the Viljandi Folk Music Festival from the 23rd to the 26th of July.

If you are interested in participating at the Ethno Estonia, please:

1.    Send us a DEMO-recording (mp3 or CD)  with three tunes. It doesn’t have to be of high quality – it is only needed to give a picture of your musical skills. One of the pieces must be a solo performance though.
Deadline: 24th of April (all applications will be responded to by the 4th of May).
Postal address:
Att. Sofia Joons
August Pulst school
Tasuja pst.6
Viljandi 71011
Estonia

E-mail: sofia.joons@folk.ee

From her you’ll also get  additional information by phone +372 5664 2510 or by e-mail sofia.joons@folk.ee

2.    Your personal information:
-    (all) Your name (-s)
-    Your age
-    Your nationality
-    Your postal address
-    Your e-mail
-    Your language skills
-    Instruments you play/instruments you intend to bring to Ethno Estonia
-    Information on how long you have been playing your instrument(s)
-    Information on how familiar you are with your own country’s traditional music
-    Information on how familiar you are with learning music by ear, without notes

The aforementioned information must be sent a.s.a.p. by e-mail to Sofia Joons (sofia@folk.ee) before the 24th of April 2009.

Arrival: At Tallinn Airport or Tallinn Harbour on Thursday 16th of July.
Departure: From Tallinn Airport or Harbour on Sunday, 26th of July. If you are interested, the Viljandi Rotary club offers you to stay a week with a nice Estonian family after Ethno Estonia.
Accommodation: Kõpu school (near Viljandi)    and lodging at a school in central Viljandi during the Viljandi Folk Music Festival on the 23rd to the 26th of July.

Registration open now!!!

You want to share music and culture. You are 17 to 25 years old and enthusiastic about folk music and traditions. You sing or play an instrument and you are able to teach and learn from the others. Come and meet others young musicians from around the world for the first Folk Music Residency in Africa.

Artistic leaders: Mattias and Nina Perez (Sweden), Wouter Vandenabeele (Belgium) & more… Artistic Coordinator: Joel Sebunjo (Uganda)

Date: 6th-13th September 2009
Place: Kampala, Uganda
Price: 200 Euro *(non african)
80 Euro* (african)

* The fee covers workshops, meals, lodging, excursions for 1 week
Contact: +256 772 65 50 50   joelsed@yahoo.com

The 10th edition of FLANDERS ETHNO will take place 20-27 July 2009!

Flanders Ethno is the meeting place for young folk musicians from all over the world. In previous editions participants met from Bulgaria, Basque Country, China, Cuba, Cyprus, Denmark, Ecuador, England, Estonia, Germany, Hungary, Lebanon, The Netherlands, Norway, Romania, Russia, Scotland, Senegal, Slovenia, Sweden, Uganda and Tunesia!

Among the artistic leaders of this year: Allan Skrobe, Vincent Noiret and Rémy Decker.

Tervuren is a busy village near the southern border of Brussels and it offers a unique location with famous parks, woods and the wellknown Museum of Central Africa. The program of the week consists of a series of workshops, social events, excursions and some concerts in which all the musicians will perform together.

Info & registration: www.flandersethno.be

Ethno Sweden will be held July 2-10, 2009 and celebrates an incredible 20 years of Ethno Sweden!  Since it’s beginning as a small folk music camp for young musicians alongside the Falun Folk Music Festival, many more new Ethnos have been born thanks to the pioneer work of the first Swedish leaders and organizers. All ex-ethno participants are invited to a special anniversary party at the Folkmusikens Hus in Rattvik on the last day of Ethno Sweden 2009!