FOLK CONCERTO Festival is born on a Giuseppe Possedoni's project in 1998, in Ancona, Marche, Italy, and, as the first, has introduced in the Marche the traditional folk music, commonly more known as 'celtic', of the european and atlantic areas (Scotland, Ireland, Brittany, United Kingdom, Galicia, Asturias, Canada etc.) where it has been preserved more, presenting its best performers. The Festival's regional dimension, acquired in 2004, is the most suitable for a festival like Folk Concerto, since the historical role of Gallic Senoni, also called Adriatic Celts, who settled down Marche region in the IV century b.C.. According to the greek historian Polibio, a group of Gallic Celts crossed the Alps and, after having driven out the Umbrian population, settled down the east coast of Italy, from Rimini region to Ancona area, in the territory that was nominated Ager Gallicus, mainly in North Esino river. Occupying the areas of Rimini, Fano, Jesi, Monte San Vito, Piobbico, Cagli, Suasa, Ostra, Metauro, Misa and of Cesano rivers' valleys and more, the places of Montefortino of Arcevia, Serra San Quirico, Sassoferrato (Sentino), Fabriano, they went on to Filottrano, Osimo, Matelica and Camerino, settling their capital in the place ever since called Sena Gallica (today Senigallia). The overcoming of the celtic invasors didn't bring to the extinction of the local pre-existent populations, otherwise caused a pacific coexistance. The ancient presence of such a population in the Marche region is just what makes this Region one of the most qualified parts in Italy, in getting the name of "celtic region". That's why since 1998 Folk Concerto is proposing more and more these historical elements (not so much known by the most of region's people, but superbly attested by the archaeological rests exposed at the National Archaelogical Museum of the Marche, Ancona), calling back their heritage through concerts able in evoking the charm of the autochthon cultural roots of the Continent, so as they have been evolving during the centuries, integrating with various, later other civilizations' contributions.
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Fairport Convention (Uk)
2005 July, VIII Edition - Ancona, Plebiscito square
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Kepa Junkera Band (Pais Basco)
2008 July, XI Edition - Fermo, Popolo square
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Wolfstone (Scotland)
2008 July, XI Edition - Fermo, Popolo square
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Lunasa (Ireland)
2008 July, XI Edition - Porto Recanati (MC)
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Fairport Convention (Uk)
2005 July VIII Edition, Ancona, Plebiscito square
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Tannahill Weavers (Scotland)
2001 June, IV Edition - Ancona, Mole Vanvitelliana's courtyard
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Amazing Blondel, Uk
2004 July, VII Edition - Falconara M.ma (AN), Castle's courtyard
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Carlos Nunez Band, Galicia
2007 July, X Edition - Ancona, Plebiscito square
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Didier Squiban (Brittany, France)
2007 July, X Edition - Fermo, San Martino Audit.
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Altan (Ireland)
2004 June, VII Edition - Ancona, Muse Theatre
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Capercaillie, Scotland
2004 July, VII Edition - Falconara M.ma (AN), Castle's courtyard
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Mozaik, Ireland
2005 July, VIII Edition - Ancona, Sperimentale Theatre
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TANNAHILL WEAVERS
Scotland
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TREAD: JON & NATHAN PILATZKE
Canada, Ireland, Usa
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MARTIN HAYES & DENNIS CAHILL
Ireland, Usa
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URBAN TRAD
Belgium
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MOZAIK
Ireland
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CAPERCAILLIE
Scotland
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CHARLIE McKERRON
Scotland
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KAREN MATHESON, CAPERCAILLIE
Scotland
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DIDIER SQUIBAN TRIO
Brittany, France
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SOLAS
Ireland, Usa
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VINCENZO ZITELLO
Italia
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FRANKIE GAVIN BAND
Ireland
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GRAN DERANGEMENT
Nova Scotia, Canada
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JOHN RENBOURN
Uk
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TREAD
Canada, Ireland, Usa
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CARLOS NUNEZ
Galicia, Spain
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FAIRPORT CONVENTION
Uk
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SOLAS
Shetland - Scotland
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TRIONA MARSHALL, TREAD
Ireland
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URBAN TRAD
Belgium
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SESSION A9
Scotland
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WOLFSTONE
Scotland
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FINLAY MacDONALD BAND
Scotland
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SHOOGLENIFTY
Scotland
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SKOLVAN
Brittany, France
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TIM EDEY
Uk
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GILLES LE BIGOT
Brittany, France
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MARTHE VASALLO
Brittany, France
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TEJEDOR
Asturias, Spain
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LUNASA
Ireland
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KEPA JUNKERA BAND
Pais Basco
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CARA BUTLER, TREAD
Ireland, Usa
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CARLOS NUNEZ BAND
Galicia, Spain
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JOHNNY DICKINSON
Uk
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TIM EDEY BAND
Uk
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SUSANA SEIVANE Band
Galicia, Spain
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AMAZING BLONDEL
Uk
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BOYS OF THE LOUGH
Scotland
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BIRKIN TREE
Italia
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ALTAN
Ireland, Usa
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JACQUI McSHEE
Uk
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STEFANO CORSI
Italia
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SIMON NICOL, FAIRPORT CONVENTION
Uk
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LAURIE RASMUSSEN
usa/eei
2000
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