Program saturday 2 april 2010

Janusz Prusinowski Trio(Polen))

Janusz Prusinowski Trio is a group of musicians who have learned from village masters and who follow in their traditions – but they are also an avant-garde band with their own characteristic sound and language of improvisation. They combine music with dance and the archaic with the modern. The Trio's unique style is the result of their attempt to find new ways of interpreting the most important elements of village music from central Poland. It brings together mazurkas – sung, played, danced to, improvised live – and modern man. What new quality can be given to archaic and seemingly simple melodies and rhythms without resorting to trendy sample mixing? It turns out that traditional music of Polish villages can be a reference point for a variety of genres: reminiscent of Chopin in its melodic pattern and the use of rubato, sharing a love of improvisation with blues and jazz, evocative of contemporary music in its tone, and possessing the expressiveness of rock music.

Web : http://www.myspace.com/januszprusinowskitrio

Ampouailh(Brittany)

This young group comes from the heartland of Brittany and that's also where they get their inspiration and material. They're all connected to the scene of traditional singers and musicians and that connection becomes clear and obvious in their music. With their very danceable music and sound they contribute to the musical diversity and dynamics of Brittany and that's why they are welcome guests at the many traditional dance meetings where they play their self invented "trance traditionelle", this to the dancers delight !

Web : http://www.myspace.com/ampouailh

LYY(Sweden)

The group was founded in 2006. Since then they've created music where the lyric sounds and the melody brings stories to life. Lyy's repertoire consists of traditional music and the members own compositions. All arrangements are performed with energy, preciseness and a good sense of humor. "Swedish traditional folk music in a lively conversation with jazz and rock at a flashy cocktail party…delicious!" "fantastic voices and brilliant guitar playing" "Beautiful folk tunes, whirling polskas and intense grooves, delivered in great arrangements"

Web : http://www.lyy.se/

TrioTonico(Italy)

Three top Italian melodeon players combine forces in this trio with one mission: the quest for new expression and techniques. In their unmistakable Italian music you'll hear influences from other European countries and also jazz and world music are present.
Riccardo Tesi is the master of the Italian melodeon scene and he started of the wave of renewal and style development in the eighties and nineties with groups and projects such as 'Anita, Anita' and "Banditaliana". The two young players who complete the trio both have a remarkable technique and a talent for improvisation. This meeting of two generations promises to be a musical spettacolo of world class !!

Web : http://www.riccardotesi.com/

Fidíl(Ireland)

Ciaran O’ Maonaigh and Aidan O'Donnell (2010 Young Musician of the Year) are two young fiddle players who hail from opposite ends of that most musical of counties, Donegal.  Damien McGeehan became involved with Ciaran  and  Aidan shortly after they released Fidil, their debut as a duo, in 2008. What started as a one-off collaboration for the Donegal Bluestacks Festival evolved into something entirely new, as the three fiddlers were drawn in earnest to arranging tunes for three fiddles.
Their music making is marked by an intricate and intelligent approach that still manages to maintain the element of fiery exhuberance that is the hallmark of traditional fiddle music from Donegal.  This is traditional music for the 21st century - mindful of its origins but breathtakingly exciting in its ambition and delivery.

"Here is a place where strings are plucked and caressed, tickled and swept into fresh air by three exceptional and ambitious musicians who still cosset the music of their home place with unyielding affection. Their CD '3' is a masterclass in the marriage of tradition and musical exploration, and a milestone in traditional music." (Irish Times)

Web : http://www.fidilmusic.com