I am so exited - I'm going to Nürnberg for the Bardentreffen.
Some info from the website:
33rd Bardentreffen
Singer-Songwriter Festival, Nuremberg 2008
Friday 1 August to Sunday 3 August, 2008
Finns are brilliant in school, some are a bit bizarre. This we gather from PISA Studies and Kaurismäki films. But who knows that in Finland, the tango is popular? Or what a "Kantele" sounds like? You will be able to hear it during the 33rd Bardentreffen singer-songwriter festival. This year, Finland will be the focus of Germany's biggest free outdoor world music festival. Of course, the bizarre Leningrad Cowboys are a must. As is the Master of the Singing Saw, "La Sega del Canto". All in all, the festival will feature about 60 bands and musicians from all over the world, including Joan Armatrading.
I arrived in the afternoon and headed out right away for the music .... besides the "official" groups and singers lots of other people come to make music on the streets.
