KRAUKA - A DANISH WIKING'S BAND ON TOUR IN 2012

Krauka, the Danish Wiking's band, will be touring in Denmark, Island, Norway and The US in 2012. In The US, the band will be joined by the Native American flutemaker, musician and storyteller, Keith Bear, from North Dakota. More info and booking: www.krauka.dk

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KRYSS ON TOUR IN DENMARK, ICELAND, GREAT BRITAIN AND AUSTRIA

Kryss, is a gathering of musicians from the Danish folk and the jazz circles, featuring amongst others the Danish-Norwegian singer, Jullie Hjetland, and the Danish guitarist, Pierre Dørge. During the next few months, the band will perform a number of concerts in Denmark, Iceland, Great Britain and Austria. More info about Kryss at: www.myspace.com/faerddorgebeckerhjetland  

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BASCO PERFORMING FOR A FULL HOUSE AT WOMEX IN COPENHAGEN

Basco played a great concert at Nordic Club, Womex in Copenhagen. They had a full house in DR-Byen, performing at the Nordic Club at Womex in Copenhagen. The band featured their new cittern player, Ale Carr, the Norwegian singer Kim André Rysstad (photo), and the three brass players Ulrik Kofoed, Mads la Cour and Jonathan Ahlbom.  The band will be playing plenty of gigs in Denmark and Norway amongst others, in 2012.

Read more about basco at their brand new website: www.bascoband.com

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HABADEKUK WINS A DANISH MUSIC AWARDS FOR DANISH FOLK ALBUM OF THEY YEAR 2011

Habadekuk, a nine piece folk big band featuring traditional Danish fiddle and accordion music, just won a Danish Music Award (Danish "Gramy") for their album "HopsaDaddy". Their fiddler, Kristian Bugge, won an award as "Danish Folk Artist of the Year"! The band performed a great concert for a full house at the 10th Danish Music Award/Folk.

The award show was held during the Womex conference, and quite a number of Womex delegates chose to join the party, many of those dancing with the rest of the audience, when Habadekuk rounded up the evening in the old Aveny Theatre at Frederiksberg, Copenhagen.

As a result of the performance at the Danish Music Award show, Habadekuk will be performing at the North Atlantic Fiddle Conference i Derry and Donegal, Ireland, on June the 26. - 28. juni. More info at: www.nafco2012.com www.habadekuk.dk

The band will be touring i Denmark, Ireland, Belgium, England and more during 2012. 

You can read an article about Habadekuk in English on this website (See: "articles"). More info: www.habadekuk.dk

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PHØNIX TOURING IN DENMARK, FAROE ISLANDS, BELGIUM, FRANCE AND GERMANY

The Danish folk band, Phønix, will be touring at Faroe Islands, and in Denmark, Faroe Islands, Belgium, Germany and France during 2012. Phønix did celebrate their 20th anniversary in 2010, and has been traveling with their music all over Europe, and in The US, Canada and Japan. More about Phønix at: www.phonixfolk.dk

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HIMMERLAND IS TRAVELING THE WORLD WITH NEW DANISH MUSIC

Himmerland toured in Denmark, Itaky, Hungary and Bulgaria in 2011, and during the next 12 - 13 months they will be touring in four continents, including Denmark, Sweden, Ucraine, Russia, Scotland, Italy, Canada (Québec), South America (Chile, Easter Islands) and Australia.

Himmerland is a brand new band founded by saxophone player and organic farmer Eskil Romme. The band is exclusively performing new Danish roots and world music composed by the five band members.

More info at: www.himmerland.it

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JENSEN & BUGGE GETTING READY FOR 2012

Mette Kathrine Jensen (accordion) and Kristian Bugge (fiddle) are experts in traditional Danish folk music. In 2011 they did a long and successfull tour in The US and Denmark, performing with the great Danish/American fiddler and button accordion player, Dwight "Red" Lamb (1934), from Onawa, in the State of Iowa.

Jensen & Bugge Band just had a great show at Hotel Avenu during Womex, performing for an audience consisting of Womex delegates and other good people. 

Jensen & Bugge will be touring in Denmark, Norway and The US during the summer 2012.

See an American online TV-show about the trio here:www.sdpb.org/tv/shows.aspx?MediaID=59851&Parmtype=TV&ParmAccessLevel=sdpb-all

You can read articles about Jensen & Bugge in German and English, and download an audio interview with the duo in English, on this website. More info at: www.jensen-bugge.dk 

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SVØBSK ON TOUR IN DENMARK, FAROE ISLANDS, GERMANY AND AUSTRIA

During November, December and January the Danish duo Svøbsk will be doing a large number of concerts in Denmark, Faroe Islands, Germany and Austria.

The duo mainly consists of fiddler, guitarist and singer, Jørgen Dickmeiss and accordion player Maren Hallberg, but quite often they add a couple of great Danish musicians, Theis Langlands on the piano and Simon Busk on percussion. 

You can find more info at: www.svobsk.dk

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FIOLMINISTERIET ARE INTRODUCING THEIR NEW ALBUM TO A DANISH AND GERMAN AUDIENCE

The Danish trio Fiolministeriet - The Fiddle Ministry - is performing on violin, viola and cello. They are having considerable success performing in venues and at festivals all over Denmark and Germany. The trio will be touring in Denmark, Germany and Great Britain, and they are right now booking for The US in 2012. 

Lately the three musicians has been adding a number of Danish songs as well as some newly composed tunes to their repertoire. For full tour schedule and more, see: kleine-feine-konzerte.de and www.fiolministeriet.dk 


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HENRIK JANSBERG BAND PERFORMING AT FØRDE FOLK FESTIVAL, NORWAY

The Danish fiddler, Henrik Jansberg and his band is featured as the very first artist on the new Danish PR-album, "Danish Roots - Growing in the World 2012.

More info at: www.jansberg.com and www.fordefestival.no 

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