BELTAINE (PL)
Celtic roots, modern beats and world energy - a combination that breaks the boundaries of folklore
Vivid personalities, varied musical experience and inspirations. Musicians that push the boundaries of the traditional music genre’s term. That’s the shortest description of Beltaine – one of the most interesting folk bands in Poland. Primarily Irish and Breton in style, their music marries all types of world music with rhythmic energy and inventiveness of modern beats.
BELTAINE was created in the year of 2002 and after a time of evolving it shaped up into a group of seven musicians. They’ve released four studio and two live albums. All of their study albums won „Wirtualne Gęśle” voting organized by Polish Radio and were given the title of the Best Folk Album of a Year.
BELTAINE’s concerts are always rousing music performance, which attract audiences all over the world. So far they have been invited to world music festivals in Malaysia, Mexico, USA and Canada. They also regularly perform at the best festivals all over Europe.
BELTAINE IN BRIEF
Friday 20. 6. | 15:30 | Alšovo náměstí
Adam Romański – fiddle
Jakub Szczygieł – whistle, flutes
Łukasz Kulesza – acoustic guitar
Adam Stodolski – bass guitar, double bass
Jan Kubek – tabla, cajon, bongos, percussions
Jan Gałczewski – Irish bouzouki, Galician bagpipes
Spacepierre – drums, electronics
