35th Bardentreffen
Singer-Songwriter Festival, Nuremberg 2010
Friday 30st of July to Sunday 1st of August, 2010
Germany’s biggest free open air worldmusic-festival, 2010
Main focus Railroad Songs
If you want to cover great distances in the shortest possible time and stay relaxed, music is an unbeatable means of transport. The Bardentreffen singer-songwriter festival is best proof of that. At the 3-day free world music festival it is a mere hop from continent to continent. With about 60 performers and bands from all over the world, this journey around the globe seems a short distance.
For the 175th anniversary of the “Adler”, the programme focuses on “Railroad Songs”. The experts contributing include Arlo Guthrie and Wenzel, Boogie Woogie pianists Axel Zwingenberger and Michael Kaeshammer, Richie Arndt who will be presenting the most beautiful train stories from folk, blues, rock and pop, as well as the Brazilian troupe “Forró in the dark”.
The international playlist will include:
Arlo Guthrie & Wenzel (USA/Germany), Michael Kaeshammer (Canada), Forró in the Dark (Brasil), Sierra Maestra (Cuba), Staff Benda Bilili (Congo), O’Questrada (Portugal), Valravn (Denmark), Okou (France), Violons Barbares (Bulgaria/Mongolia), Kálmán Balogh & the Gypsy Cimbalon Band (Hungary), Hammerling trifft Michaela Dietl (Germany/Austria), Nim Sofyan, dieSteinbach (Austria), Ganes (Italy), HaBanot Nechama (Israel), Tinariwen (Mali), Faela (Argentina/ Bosnia/ Chile/Sweden), Katzenjammer (Norway), Selah Sue (Belgium), Katarína Koščová & Band (Slovakia), James Cannon & the Sinners, Kirsty McGee (GB)
From Germany:
Axel Zwingenberger, Götz Widmann, Christoph Süß & Band, Zither Manä, The Great Bertholinis, Dota & die Stadtpiraten, Richie Arndt Band, Michael Wolfschmidt, Orientation, Haase & Band, Janina, Richie Arndt & Kellie Rucker, Sellarie, Jochen Wiegandt, Philadelphia, Salsamania, Thilo Martinho, Gebrüder Sing, Roland Heinrich & die Rumtreiber, Carolin No, Shiny Gnomes
On „Musikzentrale“-stage (regional bands):
Super Dance Orchestra, Fred Newman, Apocalytic Troubadour, Schimmy Yaw, Point, Paper Industry, Three4hundred, Starpost, Megaphon
On „Profolk“-stage: Folkomotive, Günther Hornberger, Jamestown Ferry, Laridée, IRXN
Children’s programme: Zaches & Zinnober, Suli Puschban und die Kapelle der Guten Hoffnung, Poncho Ponys, Mai Cocopelli und Band
Tried-and-tested venues for this year’s Bardentreffen will be the Main Market Square, the Lorenzer Platz and Sebalder Platz, the Insel Schütt island, St. Catherine’s Ruin, the Kreuzigungshof and the Trödelmarkt. Yet again, the festival will attract a host of street musicians who will complete the sound spectrum in the streets and squares among the various official stages.
Additional Information:
Organisers: City of Nuremberg Culture Department/Project Office in co-operation with Bavarian Radio, Children’s Radio and Studio Franconia (radio and TV)
Thanks to Sparda-Bank Nürnberg, main sponsor of the Bardentreffen.
Bavarian Radio will broadcast summaries of the Bardentreffen on Sunday 1., 8., 22. and 29. August 2010 between 9.05 and 10.00 p.m. on Bayern2Radio.
On Monday 2., 9., 16. and 23 August 2010 at 6.30 p.m, Bayern 2 Radio will broadcast the Children’s concerts during the radioMikro broadcast.
Programme: the 88 page full colour programme booklet contains short portraits of all performing artists and groups and will be available at local ticket outlets from end June, for 3 Euros (only german). Program booklets may be ordered (please include cheque for 5.00 Euros) from: Stadt Nürnberg, Kultur Information, Königstraße 93, 90402 Nürnberg.
For information on accommodation please contact:
Congress- und Tourismuszentrale Nürnberg,
Telefon 0911 / 2 33 60, Fax 0911 / 2 33 61 66
Email: tourismus@nuernberg.de
