Eng­lish Folk Ex­po's 2021 In­ter­na­tion­al Part­ner Re­vealed as HUN­GARY

The international partner for English Folk Expo will be Hungary this year, represented by the biggest cultural institution for traditional culture, the Hungarian Heritage House. 

The institution delegates excellent Hungarian musical performers and industry representatives for the event. 

Hungary will be the highlight of the annual English Folk Expo which this year runs from the 21st until the 24th of October, the weekend before WOMEX, bringing a selection of promising and well known artists and a chance for the professional delegates to get an introduction to the folk, roots and acoustic music of the focus country as a whole. 

muzsikas dalinda 

otodikevszak pengetos

Specially selected to perform at EFEx ’21 and to represent the Hungarian folk music sector are:

Muzsikás
Dalinda
Pengetős Trio
Ötödik Évszak

The Hungarian Heritage House will host an exclusive private showcase for delegates as well as having a presence across the whole weekend at the trade fair through the attendance of a large delegation of Hungarian industry representatives. Moreover, the selected bands are going to perform at the public Manchester Folk Festival as well.
 

 

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Craft_ME (Craft Media & Education) is an innovative digital platform focused on teaching and preserving folk crafts. Its primary goal is to make the entire process of traditional craft techniques and trades—from the initial preparation of materials to the completion of the finished object—visually accessible to a wide range of people interested in the profession, using digital tools. 

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