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Aaron O’Hagan is a multi instrumentalist and renowned instrument maker from Co Antrim. Playing uilleann pipes and wooden flutes, he is joined by Belfast based bouzouki player, Luke Ward, on their first offering together entitled ‘From the Devil’s Punchbowl’ Aaron recorded, toured and performed for many years with the band Réalta. He continues to be a regular fixture on the Belfast traditional music scene as well as a highly sought after teacher. He is also a highly acclaimed Uilleann Pipe and wooden flute maker whose instruments are played all over the world. Luke Ward has been a busy and in-demand musician on the Irish music scene for many years, notably since the 2005 release of the album Clan Ranald with Donegal accordinist, Martin Tourish. Luke has toured the world over including the US, Canada, Australia and all over Europe. Melanie Houton is a fiddle player from the coastal townland of Glengad outside Malin in Co. Donegal. She has won numerous Fleadh competitions at county, provincial and national level and was recipient of the prestigious Senior Oireachtas Fiddle title in 2009. Melanie has performed all over the world including at Celtic Connections, Scoil Gheimhridh Frankie Kennedy, Earagail Arts Festival, Ennis Trad Fest, Belfast Trad Fest, the Semaines Irlandaises en Artois-Gohelle Irish music festival in France and the Fiddlers Farm weekend in the Netherlands. Melanie was a guest musician on the Luke & Aaron’s recent album, From the Devil’s Punchbowl and also performs as part of the live band. A song from From the Devil's Punchbowl's repertoire:

The women's group Babskyi Kozachok (eng. Women's Cossack), initiated in 2009 by Irina Klymenko and Olena Honcharenko, presents a wide range of Ukrainian women's musical tastes in the way folklore collectors recorded them at the end of the 20th century. These include ancient lyrical songs about unhappy love, an angry mother-in-law, an unfaithful husband, which have been relevant to women throughout history, and old ritual melodies (spring, rye harvest), which have been preserved miraculously in the living tradition until our times. The lyrical and archaic themes are contrasted with the mocking, humorous and even sarcastic themes typical for Ukrainian women, which reign supreme in the dance sing-alongs. The title of one such sing-along from Pohoryne, Babskyi Kozachok, gave its name to the ensemble. The core of the group is joined on various occasions by talented Ukrainian folk performers from other groups. Halina Pshenichkina, Tania Chuhno (from the ensemble Volodar), and Nadia Khanis (from the ensemble Viltse) came together to the festival "Skamba skamba kankliai". The ensemble's repertoire also includes works performed by male voices, such as recruits' songs, Cossack songs and traditional chants. In this festival, the Ukrainians are joined by the Lithuanian "Cossack" - Rytis Ambrazevičius has been asked to play this role. A song from the Babskyi Kozachok repertoire:

Nøringen is a fiddle duo from the west coast of Norway. Two young students of folk music Ingrin Sofie Midtbø Bruner(14) and Ida Mikkonen(13) play different styles of old dance music from the Norwegian fjords. Nøringen is forwarding the tradition of the old greats like Alexander Røysland, Håkon Høgemo and Finn Varbøe among the others. Their repertoire is played on Hardanger as well as common fiddles. Group participant‘s names Ingrid Sofie Midtbø Bruner (musical leader) Ida Mikkonen Mikko Mikkonen (tour leader and Ida`s father)

Skamba skamba kankliai INTERNATIONAL FOLKLORE FESTIVAL 23−26 May 2024 The international folklore festival Skamba skamba kankliai has been held in Vilnius since 1973 and is one of the few authentic ethnic music festivals in Europe. ABOUT PROGRAMME Festival news The international folklore festival Skamba skamba kankliai will be held for the 51st time Once again, the international folklore festival Skamba skamba kankliai will invite you to flood the Old Town of Vilnius with beautiful... In 2023 on May 25-28, the 50th Skamba skamba kankliai will be held in Vilnius The international folklore festival Skamba skamba kankliai, which will celebrate its half-century anniversary next year, is one of the... Folklore festival Skamba skamba kankliai took place throughout the capital city Just like every year, during the last week of May, Vilnius was bustling with the international folklore festival Skamba skamba kankliai,... ALL THE NEWS Play Video Facebook Twitter Pinterest Tumblr Copy Link Link Copied About the festival . "Skamba skamba kankliai" festival has been held in Vilnius since 1973 and is one of the few authentic ethnic music festivals in Europe. It is the oldest folklore festival in Lithuania, traditionally held on the last weekend of May. Being the oldest folklore festival, it had and still has a significant impact on the entire Lithuanian folklore movement, it was and is not only an important part of the spread and development of our ethnic culture in the present and history. MORE

Main / Entries 2023 / Recordings 2023 SKAMBA SKAMBA KANKLIAI Discover the recordings of the 50th folklore festival "Skamba skamba kankliai", which was held on 25-28 May 2023. ABOUT Aftermovie of the folklore festival "Skamba skamba kankliai", 2023. "Skumba skumba kunkliai" concert, dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the festival, 2023 "Saulytė" concert featuring children’s folklore ensembles, 2023 "Čiulba čiulbutis" concert featuring solo and duet folk singers, 2023 „Slauna mūsų giminėlė“ Concert of musicians playing kanklės (Lithuanian folk stringed instrument) „Aisūs kunklaliai“, 2023 „Svetukai mano, rygailio!“ Concert of Baltic ritual music and traditional Ukrainian songs „Apėja sauliūte aplinkui zarių“, 2023 „Eisva mudu abudu“ „Grajyk, muzikėla!“ „Nakties muzika“ „Kaimynėli, svečias būk!“ Concert of Lithuanian and ethnic minority folklore groups dedicated to the 700th anniversary of Vilnius „Daugiatautis Vilnius“, 2023 „Kur aisiu aisiu“

Main / Programme and participants / Programme / Programme SKAMBA SKAMBA KANKLIAI 25−28 May 2023 We invite you to participate in the events of the 49th annual festival: listen to concerts in the spaces of the old town of Vilnius, visit the craft fair, dance at the festival dances - let's enjoy the ethnic culture together! DOWNLOAD PROGRAMME PARTICIPANTS Programa 23d 26d 25d May 25 THURSDAY May 26 FRIDAY May 27 SATURDAY May 28 SUNDAY May 25 THURSDAY 18:00 Pasidainavimų vakaras An evening of singing with Vilnius city folklore ensembles Courtyard of Vilnius Academy of Arts (Maironio st. 6) 18:00 Pasidainavimų vakaras An evening of singing with Vilnius city folklore ensembles Courtyard of Vilnius Academy of Arts (Maironio st. 6) 18:00 Pasidainavimų vakaras An evening of singing with Vilnius city folklore ensembles Courtyard of Vilnius Academy of Arts (Maironio st. 6) 18:00 Pasidainavimų vakaras An evening of singing with Vilnius city folklore ensembles Courtyard of Vilnius Academy of Arts (Maironio st. 6) 18:00 Pasidainavimų vakaras An evening of singing with Vilnius city folklore ensembles Courtyard of Vilnius Academy of Arts (Maironio st. 6) May 26 FRIDAY 18:00 Sutartinių takas Open-air performances of sutartinės (Lithuanian multipart songs and instrumental polyphonic music) Bernardine Garden (B. Radvilaitės st. 8A) 19:00 Vilnius mūsų tėvyna Circle of sutartinės Šventaragis’ Valley (next to the monument to King Mindaugas) 20:00 Skumba skumba kunkliai Concert dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the festival, with Vilnius folklore ensembles and foreign guests Vaidilos Theatre (A. Jakšto st. 9) 22:00 Naktišokiai Lithuanian traditional dances 22 bendra būtis (Vilniaus st. 22) 22:00 Naktišokiai Lithuanian traditional dances 22 bendra būtis (Vilniaus st. 22) May 27 SATURDAY 11:00 - 21:00 Darbas meistrą giria Folk art and culinary heritage fair Bernardine Garden (B. Radvilaitės st. 8A) 12:00 - 19:00 Amatų kiemas Traditional crafts workshops for children and adults Bernardine Garden (B. Radvilaitės st. 8A) 12:00 Saulytė Concerts of children’s folklore ensembles Bernardine Garden (B. Radvilaitės st. 8A) 12:00 Saulytė Concerts of children’s folklore ensembles Bernardine Garden (B. Radvilaitės st. 8A) 13:00 Čiulba čiulbutis Concert of solo and duet folk singers St. Catherine's Church (Vilnius st. 30) 13:00 Tradicijų akiračiai: pažinti, suprasti Traditional music and customs, subtleties of national costume. Guests from Georgia, Ukraine, Hungary and Latvia present their traditions. Bagel shop (Pylimo st. 4) 15:00 Slauna mūsų giminėlė Concert of Vilnius region folklore ensembles Bernardine Garden (B. Radvilaitės st. 8A) 17:00 Svetukai mano, rygailio! Concert of festival guests Bernardine Garden (B. Radvilaitės st. 8A) 16:00 Aisūs kunklaliai Concert of musicians from Lithuania and abroad playing kanklės (Lithuanian folk stringed instrument) St. Catherine's Church (Vilniaus st. 30) 18:30 Eisva mudu abudu Concert-evening of youth folklore groups Bernardine Garden (B. Radvilaitės st. 8A) 18:00 Apėja sauliūte aplinkui zarių Concert of Baltic ritual music featuring “Kūlgrinda” and “Skandinieki” St. Catherine's Church (Vilniaus st. 30) 20:00 Grajyk, muzikėle! Concert of fosterers of Lithuanian traditional instrumental music and traditional dances Bernardine Garden (B. Radvilaitės st. 8A) 21:30 Nakties muzika Concert of festival guests of Georgia, Ukraine and Latvia St. Catherine's Church (Vilniaus st. 30) 23:00 - 06:00 Naktinės dūzgės Ethnic culture night: traditional dances, crafts, ethno-films, songs, and meetings of Lithuanians and foreign nations Energy and Technology Museum (Rinktinės st. 2) May 28 SUNDAY 11:00 - 21:00 Darbas meistrą giria Folk art and culinary heritage fair Bernardine Garden (B. Radvilaitės st. 8A) 11:00 - 21:00 Amatų kiemas Traditional crafts workshops for children and adults Bernardine Garden (B. Radvilaitės st. 8A) 12:00 Dzūkodelika Rokas Kašėta concert Bernardine Garden (B. Radvilaitės st. 8A) 14:00 Žemčiūgai brangūs, mergele Hour of traditional folk hymns, with traditional singers of the Punsk region St Francis of Assisi Church (Maironio st. 10) 13:00 Kaimynėli, svečias būk! Concert of folklore ensembles from Lithuanian ethnographic regions Bernardine Garden (B. Radvilaitės st. 8A) 15:00 Augin mane motinėlė Concert of Lithuanian and ethnic minority folklore groups dedicated to the 700th anniversary of Vilnius Bernardine Garden (B. Radvilaitės st. 8A) 15:00 - 17:30 The sounding old town Traditional songs, dances and music of Lithuanian folklore ensembles Pilies st., Rotušės square, courtyards of the History and Psilosophy faculties if Vilnius University, the squares of L. Stuoka-Gucevičius and K. Sirvydas 18:00 Parade of festival participants Procession of festival participants From Town Hall Square to Bernar dine Garden 18:30 I will go where I go Festival closing concert with Lithuanian folklore ensembles and festival guests Bernardine Garden (B. Radvilaitės st. 8A) 24d