International Folklore Groups and Contacts

The Yahoo World Folklore E-mail Group has a large number of members from all over the planet, many of whom are looking for contacts for festivals - a kind of International Folklore Dating Agency. Worth a try, but use the digest mode if you don't want to be swamped with email. The 120+ links below are a summary of the groups and people in the Group. The list will be sorted out soon, when I get time.
  1. Turkey. ANATOLIAN FOLK - ART ACTIVITIES CENTER - ASEM See festivals list
  2. Portugal. "Tocandar" - percussion group - lots of drums!
  3. Portugal. Folklore Groups by Region - a useful clickmap. See also the rest of the portal to Portugese folklore
  4. Italy. Ethnosuoni - Italian folk groups and music. EthnoSuoni also organizes a number of folk festivals in Italy, the bigger one of these being Folkermesse. This festival takes place every year from May to September in more than 30 towns and villages in Piedmont (north-western Italy). In 2003 Folkermesse celebrated its 20th anniversary.
  5. Indian Classical Dance: Layashala
  6. Finland. The Finnish dance server
  7. Sweden. The Swedish Dance Server
  8. Austria. The Austrian Dance server.
  9. Germany. Dancing in Germany.
  10. Europe. Dancing in Europe.
  11. Sweden. Swedish Traditional Music
  12. Netherlands. Folk Dancing in the Netherlands
  13. Sweden. Swedish Traditional Music
  14. Poland. Polish Folk Resources
  15. Belgium. "Vitrifolk"Groupe de danses folkloriques de VITRIVAL (Belgique)
  16. Portugal. Portuguese Bagpipe SocietyAssociao Gaita-de-Foles
  17. Netherlands. Federatie van Folkloristische Groepen in Nederland and see the groups list and a clickmap
  18. France. Le Page Trad - Plein de ressources consacres aux musiques et aux danses traditionnelles !
  19. France. Musictrad - Bienvenue sur Musictrad, Le serveur des Musiques Traditionnelles en France !
  20. Belgium. Le Canard Folk - Musiques et danses traditionnelles en Belgique. But they don't mention my favourite Belgium group - Lais!
  21. Portugal. A Barca dos Castios - folk group
  22. Turkhoy
  23. Portugal. Grupo Etnogrfico de Lorvo - Beira Litoral - Portugal
  24. Portugal. Federao do Folclore Portugus
  25. Portugal. FOLCLORE DE PORTUGAL - O Portal do Folclore Portugus
  26. Turkey. SMHOTER - SUMHOTER FOLKDANCE GROUP
  27. USA & Ireland. JigTime International - Slices of life, Bluegrass, Americana and Irish Traditional Music from Ireland and the USA
  28. Bulgaria. Ivanka Ivanova - folk singer and musician
  29. Chile & Latin America. Conjunto Folclorico Danzamerica - Santiago dance group
  30. Slovakia. folklore ensemble Jnosk - Svit, Tartra Mountains. Other Slovakian groups:
  31. Serbia. "Dimitrije Tucovic" - a large group. Serbian Cultural Association
  32. Italy. I Gioppini di Bergamo - folklore group. See also here.
  33. Romanian. Maria & Marius Ursu - Folk dance professors. See The folkloric ensemble "Doina Timisului" and Banatfolk
  34. Turkey. Harman Folk - youth club. Istanbul. {alt. Harman Folk} See links to various Turkish Folklore Festivals.
  35. USA, New York. Kittarina - middle eastern belly dancer. Her site has links to other (USA) belly dancers. See also Pure - is a collective of dancers and drummers who take music and dance out into the streets for the purposes of healing and peace. Alina, Welcome to Morocco's Meanderings
  36. Bosnia and Herzegovina. Olovo - Bosnian Cultural Union
  37. Turkey, Izmir. Izmir Turizm Folklore Youth Club
  38. Syria. Shadi Fauzi - Oud musician.
  39. Argentina, Buenos Aires. Sur Adentro - duo of Maria Valeria Palermo and Pablo Rosello. See also Folklore Club
  40. Serbia, Valjevo. Abrasevic
  41. Argentina. Los Peregrinos - folk music group.
  42. Algeria. Noudjoum Eddiwan :: Musique - folk group.
  43. Serbia, Yugoslavia Abrasevic - Folk Dance Ensemble, Valjevo
  44. Turkey, Istanbul Anadolu Folk Toplulugu - Anatolian Folk Group
  45. Spain, Mallorca Escola de Msica i Danses de Mallorca
  46. USA Bringham Young University International Folk Dance Club
  47. Slovakia, Banska Bystrica Bystrina Folklore Ensemble - Folklore group
  48. Canada, Toronto. Chi Ping Dance Group
  49. Croatia, Zagreb. CROATIA, Folklorni Ansambl - Folklore Group
  50. Romania, Iasi. Doina Capatilor - Folklore Ensemble
  51. Slovakia, Bratislava.Doina Timisului - Folklore Ensemble, on the Danube
  52. Slovakia, Trencin. Druzba - Folklore Ensemble. See their links page for other Trencin region children's and adult folklore groups.
  53. Greece, Elassona, . L.A.E.E. - Laografiki Archeologiki Eteria Elassonas. Elassona is 40km from Larissa, Thessaly, central Greece
  54. France, Romans/Isere. Empi & Riaume - Ensemble Folklorique. Annual festival at the beginning of July
  55. Lithuania, Vilnius. "VINGIS"- Lithuanian folk dance group's of Vilnius Gediminas Technical University
  56. Finland, Kangasala near Tampere. Kansantanssiryhmä Intikka - Folkdance Group Intikka traditional Finnish folkdances and songs. See the additional links page for more Finnish Groups
  57. Bulgaria, Gorna Oryahovitsa. Sider Voivoda - Folklore Company
  58. Croatia, Zagreb. Folklorni ansambl "Zagreb-Markovac"
  59. Australia, Sydney. Greek Folk Dance Group in Sydney Australia - Greek Folk Dances, Workshops, Seminars on Music, Regional Costume and Greek Folk Dance
  60. Puerto Rico, Manati. Guamanique, Ballet Folklorico {site hijacked!}
  61. Mexico, Guenda Nabani, Folk Dance Company
  62. Cyprus (North), Lefkosa, HASDER - Folk Arts Association -
  63. HOY-TUR - Turkish Folk Dance Ensemble - static site with email only
  64. Slovakia, Hrinova. Hriovan - Folklore ensemble - Hriov and surrounding villages - Podpolanie, Middle Slovakia
  65. Turkey, Izmir. IFD - Izmir Folklor Genclik ve spor kulubu
  66. USA, St Louis IFDA - International Folk Dance Association of University City
  67. Israel, Tel Aviv, Rokdim and a video of the Dances! with online dance instructions: English version
  68. Argentina, Rosario - Santa FeSchool of TangoGuillermo y Mercedes
  69. Canada based Polish Group - Iskry, Polish Folk Dance Ensemble See Links to other Polish dancers around the world
  70. Turkey, Istanbul - Istanbul Cagdas Turizm Folklor Dernegi
  71. Turkey, Istanbul - Istanbul Turquoise Tourism Folklore Assosiation
  72. Slovakia, Svit - Janosik Svit, Folk Ensemble and a linky page!
  73. Macedonia, Kriva Palanka - Karposh, Folk Ensemble
  74. Turkish, Belgium, Antwerp - Kavak, a folk dance group
  75. Serbia, Pancevo - KUD ABRASEVIC
  76. Norway, Oslo - Kitka, International Folk Dance Group
  77. Israel Kramim, Israeli Folk Dance Ensemble
  78. Spain, Vigo - Lembranzas Galegas, Agrupacin Folclrica
  79. Portugal, Coimbra - Lorvo, Grupo Etnogrfico
  80. Romania, Timisoara - Marius Ursu, Romanian Master Choreographer
  81. Israel, Jerusalem - Mechola, Jerusalem Dance Company
  82. Peru, Lima - Mi Peru, The Center of Investigation of Native Art
  83. Peru, Arequipa - Mosoc Nina, Group of Dances
  84. Serbia, Belgrade - Nikola Tesla, Artistic Association
  85. Slovakia, Detva - Podpolanec
  86. Poland, Chicago, USA - Polonia - Polish Folk Dance Ensemble
  87. Canada, Montréal, Québec - Reel & Macadam, l'ensemble folklorique
  88. Turkey, Izmir - SUMHOTER Folkdance Group
  89. Italy, Sicily, Licata - San Paolo, Organizzato dal Gruppo Folk Tripod site, you could try the Directory>Musica>Folk e Etnica
  90. Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo - Saobraajac, Amateur Cultural-Artistic Group
  91. Italy, Latina - Sbandieratori Ducato Caetani Citta' di Sermoneta, Association - Flags-Hurling + Band
  92. Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo - Seljo, Academic Ensemble of Traditional Folk Dances and Songs
  93. Bulgaria, Gorna Oriachavitza - Sider Voivoda
  94. Turkey, Ankara - Tufak, Tourism Folklore Research Center
  95. Portugal, Marinha Grande - Tocándar, Percussion Group
  96. Slovakia, Trenèín - Trencan, the Folk Ensemble Linky could be useful!
  97. Germany, NW - Volkstanzgruppe Benthullen-Harbern
  98. Slovakia, Podpolanie - Vrcharik - Child folklore group
  99. Belgian, Westvlaams Volkskunstensemble Die Rooselaer
  100. USA, Jersey City - Yallah Dance Inc. - A Bellydance Company
  101. Netherlands, Amsterdam - Zajednica, Dance House
  102. Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo - Zeljeznicar
  103. London, Ealing - Zywiec, Polish Folk Song & Dance Group
  104. Turkey - B.H.E.M - Folk Dance Club
  105. http://members.aol.com/fdccpub/fdscene.html
  106. http://users.stans.net/gplazyk/morris/ravens.html
  107. http://u.webring.com/hub?ring=morris
  108. International Folklore Israel
  109. Foundation for Zeeuwse Traditional Costumes, Netherlands, see some very useful links to other groups ('ensembles')
  110. International Symposium on Pipe and Tabor
  111. The Danish Folk Council
  112. La Compagnie Folklorique Fanny Thibout et les Tiesses di Hoye
  113. The Lahing Kayumanggi Dance Ensemble
  114. Associação Gaita-de-Foles
  115. Dumbala Canalla
  116. Israel Independent Artists