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 Croatia 2009 is going to take place in Groznjan from July 11-17 and will include concerts in Bale, Groznjan and Pula!

Live recording from the concert of Ethno Croatia 2008 that took place in the medieval town of Groznjan, Croatia…

One more Ethno Croatia workshop is over. It was held in medieval town of Groznjan, the meeting point of Mediterranean & Central Europe.

This year, they were paticipants from Croatia, Sweden, Denmark, Belgium and Macedonia with Dario Marusic from Istria, Croatia and Allan Skrobe from Sweden as mentors.

We had the pleasure that among the participants they were two bands: Radio Kairo from Sweden and Afion from Croatia.

In Groznjan we had several days to learn the tunes and practice them. The real real challenge three days after the beginning of the workshops: the concert in Bale, a small Istrian city. The audience was great! And we met some participants from Ethno Sweden! Ethno lovers everywhere

After five days in Groznjan, it was time to move on. Last night in Groznjan we had a farawell concert to say godbye and thank you to the city and all the nice people there.

We moved to the sea, to the city of Pula. It was very hot these days, so Pula came as a nice refreshment. We jumped into the sea and took the opportunity to take a swim or two or three…:)

The last concert was in the continental part of Croatia, in an medieval castle Veliki Tabor close to Zagreb. We were the guests of the Tabor Film Festival, an international short movie film festival. And that was it! Seven days of music, fun and traveling…and making friendships…

From 9-15 July, we are waiting for all of you - ethno lovers and active performers of folk music to join us…

Ethno Croatia 2008 is held at the meeting point of Mediterranean & Central Europe, in medieval town of Groznjan/Istria, Croatia

Ethno Croatia 2008 offers special workshops to familiarize & teach the basics of the rich repertoire of multicultural Istrian music, invites international musicians to teach each other their traditional music, and provides opportunities to meet local musicians and participate in excursions and concerts.

A maximum of 20 participants will be accepted, to enable the active participation of each student.
Participants should prepare one composition which represents their local culture and two more compositions of choice for the other participants to learn.

Working language: English

Mentors:
Dario Marusic, Istria, Croatia
Allan Skrobe, Sweden