Juminkeko Foundation

SOMMELO
July 2nd - 7th 2008

Ethno music festival in Kainuu (Finland) and Viena Karelia (Russia)
Kuhmo * Sotkamo * Suomussalmi * Uhtua * Haikola

Wednesday 2nd July 2008

10.00 a.m. Kuhmo marketplace
The opening
Salla Seppä, Minna Seilonen and other Sommelo musicians.
Free admittance

2.00 p.m. Kuhmo Arts Centre
Small coffee concert
Summer musicians
Free admittance

3.00 p.m. Kuhmo Arts Centre
Trees of the three sons, and other songs
Trees of the three sons - eight comments on a Viena Karelian folktale for treble voices and a tape.
Children from Kuhmo, Sotkamo and Viena Karelia. Composed by Ilona Korhonen. Commissioned by Juminkeko.
Free admittance

5.00 p.m. Juminkeko
Vonkale
Ilona Korhonen, Pauliina Syrjälä
Tickets 2 e / 5 e

7.00 p.m. Kuhmo Arts Centre
Pauli Hanhiniemi & Hehkumo
Finnish pop folk
Tickets 3 e / 10 e

The Kainuun Sanomat card will give reduction of 2 euros on two 10 euro tickets.

10.00 p.m. Kuhmo church
Hauras - soiva hiljaisuus
Antti Paalanen, accordion
Programme leaflet 2 e / 5 e

Kuhmo Arts Centre, summer terrace
The Evening Campfire
Sommelo musicians
Free admittance

Thursday 3rd July 2008

9.00 a.m. Kuhmo marketplace
Good Morning concert
Sommelo musicians
Free admittance

9.30-11.30 a.m. Kuhmo Arts Centre
Seminar on lamenting traditions, part one
Interpretation in English and in Russia
Free admittance

10.00 a.m. Kontio School
Inkku and Eppu from the Singing Box
Concert for the children and whole family
Free admittance

12.30-13.50 p.m. Kuhmo Arts Centre
The seminar on lamenting traditions, part two
Interpretation in English and in Russia
Free admittance

2.00 p.m. Kuhmo Arts Centre
Small coffee concert
Summer musicians
Free admittance

3.00 p.m. Tuupala museum
Äänellä itkien - Lamenting
Liisa Matveinen
Tickets 2 e / 5 e

5.00 p.m. Kuhmo Arts Centre
Eero Turkka
The feature folk musician of Sommelo 2008
Liput 2 e / 5 e

7.00 p.m. Kuhmo Arts Centre
Tirioni
Portuguese fado music in Finnish
Tickets 3 e / 10 e

10.00 p.m. Kuhmo church
Concert with kantele of Ontrei Malinen
Arja Kastinen
Programme leaflet 2 e / 5 e

Kuhmo Arts Centre, summer terrace
The Evening Campfire
Yuri Gladyshev's kantele group and Sommelo musicians
Free admittance

9.00 a.m. the Kuhmo marketplace
Good Morning concert
Eero Turkka, Sommelo festival feasting musician 2008
Free admittance

9.30-11.30 a.m. Kuhmo Arts Centre
Folk Dance Seminar, part one
Interpretation in English and in Russia
Free admittance

10.00 a.m. Kontio School
Inkku and Eppu from the Singing Box
Concert for the children and whole family
Free admittance

12.30-13.50 p.m. Kuhmo Arts Centre
Folk Dance Seminar, part two
Interpretation in English and in Russia
Free admittance

2.00 p.m. Kuhmo Arts Centre
Small coffee concert
Summer musicians
Free admittance

3.00 p.m. Kuhmo Arts Centre
Yuri Gladyshev's Kantele Group, Keiketys Folk Dance Group
Tickets 2 e / 5 e

The Feast of Sommelo in the Kalevala Spirit experience park

In co-operation with the Kalevala Spirit Ltd (www.kalevalaspirit.fi) and Kuhmo City Cultural Office.

Tickets for the entire event 8 / 20 euro.

5.00 p.m. Kelo Hall
Introductory music
The final concert of the children's folk music camp
Free admittance

5.30 p.m. Kelo Hall
Morsiussauna - Bridal sauna
Kirmaus Ensemble
Tickets 2 e / 5 e

6.15 p.m. Kelo Hall
Village wedding spectacle
Antti Savilampi and the participants of the folk dance course, folk music ensembles.
Tickets 3 e / 10 e

8.00 p.m. The House of Pohjola and its courtyard
The feast of Pohjola
Äijä, Jouhiorkesteri, Sari Kaasinen, Mari Kaasinen, Yarga, Mordens, Pekko Käppi, Ruuti, Girilal Baars
Tickets 5 e / 10 e

Specific dinner booking: sales@kalevalaspirit.fi

11.00 p.m. on the lake shore
Jam Session
Sakari Kukko, Sheila Surban, Ape Anttila, Mikko Hassinen, Topi Korhonen, and musicians of Sommelo
Free admittance

Saturday 5th July 2008

9.00 a.m. Kuhmo marketplace
Good Morning concert
Sommelo musicians, Yuri Gladyshev's kantele group
Free admittance

9.30-11.30 a.m. Kuhmo Arts Centre
Kantele Seminar, part one
Interpretation in English and in Russia
Free admittance

12.30-1.45 p.m. Kuhmo Arts Centre
Kantele Seminar, part two
Interpretation in English and in Russia
Free admittance

2.00 p.m. Tuupala museum
Pauliina Syrjälä
Kantele concert
Tickets 2 e / 5 e

3.00 p.m. Kontio School
Kantele concert
The international kantele camp
Free admittance

5.00 p.m. Kuhmo church
Eva Alkula & Tomoya Nakai
Finnish kantele and Japanese koto
Programme leaflet 2 e / 5 e

6.30 p.m. Kuhmo Arts Centre
Timo Väänänen & Päivi Järvinen, Vilma Timonen Quartet
Tickets 3 e / 10 e

Kuhmo Arts Centre, summer terrace
The Evening Campfire
Sommelo musicians
Free admittance

Lower ticket prices apply to children, students, unemployed persons and pensioners.
Changes may occur to the programme.

Download:
Festival Programme Sommelo 2008 (PDF, 2.4 MB, 30.06.08)

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