ETHNO
DENMARK 26 July – 31 July 2010 : Fanø, Denmark
Participants 30
Countries Represented Belgium, Denmark, Ecuador, England, Germany, India, Tanzania, Uganda
Leaders Peter Uhrbrand (Denmark – fiddle) Maarten Decombel (Belgium – guitar)
Concerts Strien Rindby
Partners and Sponsors FolkeMusikSammenslutningen, Musik & Ungdom, Danish Center for Culture and Development, Fanø Kommune, Dansk Musiker Forbund
The Story Let us go back in time… Ethno Denmark is well and truly underway with music seeping out from every corner of the Nordby School on the island of Fanø. Participants from 8 different countries, 3 different continents, are gathered to play and learn about folk music, cultures, traditions and each other. The spirit of Ethno is now alive and kicking in Denmark. It was through a lot of hard work and passion that Ethno Denmark 2010 was realised only half a year after the project started! Choosing Fanø over other possibly more convenient locations came from the idea of wanting to show the participants an interesting part of Denmark and there is a living tradition of folk music and dance amongst the locals.