FOLK FESTIVAL "FROM COUNTRYSIDE"

Folk Festival "From Countryside" (Spotkania Folkowe "Z wiejskiego podwórza") is an annual event since 1996. It takes place in Czeremcha. Apart from performances of folk groups who play music of different countries, during the festival participants encounter a lot of additional entertainment. They may admire photo exhibitions and are offered different country handmade goods, also cassettes and CDs with folk music. They may take part in musical and craftsman's workshops, like pottery and plaiting workshop, which are conducted by folk artists.

Because of its setting and an extraordinary host - the folk group "Czeremszyna", the Festival has a specific and unique atmosphere. Czeremcha is a small town situated in the south- eastern part of the Podlasie region. It is a place where many cultures meet, such as Polish, Byelorussian, Ukrainian, Tatar, Jewish, Lithuanian, Russian and others. The aim of the Festival is to popularize different cultures, teach the tolerant attitude and respect towards them, and support tradition of the Podlasie and other regions. Among performers were: Troista (Belarus), Embryo (Germany), Haydamaky (Ukraine), Kapela Duszana and Lubki Tumowej (Slovak Republic).