Today’s Festival Fling – Liz Clark is looking forward to the Tønder Festival (24 -27 Aug 2017) and the Firth Folk Spot Denmark
Looking at some of last years performances and looking forward to meeting this years artists !
Folk Spot Denmark in 2017 will be the fifth year of the showcase and organised by ROSA in collaboration with the Tønder Festival (24 -27 Aug 2017) Showcasing up and coming and established Danish artists to the festival goers and to international delegates from the industry
Up to eight folk, roots and folk bands/ musicians – are selected to play a showcase concert (30 minutes each) and get a chance to meet the delegates
On today’s Festival Fling will play some of last years artists who took part
Himmerland / Sherzandum / Basco with Jullie Hjetland – bringing you just a ‘taste’ – but what a taste! of the stunning music and musicians of Denmark



The 2017 Folk Spot Artists Are :-
- Floating Sofa Quartet
- World On A String
- Mallebrok
- Spöket i Köket
- Det Yderste Hav
- Andreas Tophøj & Rune Barslund
- Zenobia
- Julie Alapnes
Times they are playing in the Klubscenen
Friday 25 Aug
16.15: Det Yderste Hav
17.15: World On A String
18.15: Julie Alapnes
19.15: Andreas Tophøj & Rune Barslund
Saturday 26 Aug
15.30: Zenobia
16.30: Floating Sofa Quartet
17.30: Mallebrok
18.30: Spöket i Köket
Artists Appearing at this year’s Tønder Festival
A.J. Croce (USA) / Afenginn (DK) & GLAS (DK, NO, FO, FI) / Allan Olsen (DK) / Altan (IRL) / Anderson East (USA) / Art Exhibition: Pictures by Players / Artist Talk: Allan Olsen / Artist Talk: Hush / Beoga (IRL) / Colter Wall (CAN) / Dallahan (SCO/IRL) / Daniel Norgren (S) / Danni Nicholls (ENG) / Daoirí Farrell Trio (IRL) / Darlingside (USA) / Dorthe Gerlach (DK) / Fara (SCO) / Folk Spot 2017 (DK, S, N, SF) folkBALTICA (DK, D) / FolkeKons (DK) / Foy Vance (UK) / Frigg (SF) / Gentlemen’s Circle (USA, CAN, IRL) / Grant-Lee Phillips (USA) / Greg Russell og Ciaran Algar (UK) / Hans Theessink & Terry Evans (NL, USA) / Homesick Hank (DK) / Hush (DK) / Ìmar (SCO, IRL) / Jacob Dinesen (DK) / John Moreland (USA) / Jonah Blacksmith (DK) / Jyderup Højskole (DK, S) / Kaia Kater (CAN) / Karl Blau (USA) / Kentaur (DK) / Laura Mo (DK) / Leyla McCalla (USA) / Lion Bear Fox (CAN) / Live radio: DR P5 Live / Loudon Wainwright III (USA) / Lucinda Williams (USA) / Marc Cohn (USA) / Mick Flannery (IRL) / Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh med Seamus Begley og Donogh Hennessy (IRL) / Niels Hausgaard (DK) / Nive Nielsen (GR) / Parker Millsap (USA) / Réalta (IRL) / Red Hot Chilli Pipers (SCO) / ROD (DK) / Romengo (HU) / Sam Kelly & The Lost Boys (ENG) / Sam Outlaw (USA) / Sarah Jarosz (USA) / Shovels & Rope (USA) / Signe Svendsen (DK) / Socks In The Frying Pan (IRL) / Spirit Family Reunion (USA) / Talisk (SCO) / Tami Neilson (CAN/NZ) / The Dustbowl Revival (USA) / The Savage Rose (DK) / The Small Glories (CAN) / Trad.Attack! (EST) / Ulaid (IRL) / William Prince (CAN) / Women’s Circle (UK, CAN/NZ, DK) / Yola Carter (ENG) / Young Seminole Hunters and King James & The Special Men (USA)
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