Folk Spot Denmark

Folk Spot Denmark is organized by Tønder Festival and SPOT Festival.

Folk Spot Denmark started in 2012 showcasing Danish folk acts with ambitions and potential – to boost their international careers. Through the years, we have had guests from international festivals such as Glastonbury Festival (UK), Cambridge Folk Festival (UK), Edmonton Folk Festival (CAN), Folk Alliance, Winnipeg Folk Festival (CA), Sunfest (CA), Førde Folk Music Festival (NOR), Mission Folk Festival (CAN), Viljandi Folk Music Festival (EST), G! Festival (Faroe Isles) and Woodford Festival (AUS) and we have welcomed a large selection of international bookers, agents and record labels, as well as journalists from RadioDeutschland, NRK (Norwegian national broadcasting), Knack Magazine (Belgium), Roadtracks Magazines (Germany), fRoots (UK) and many more.

At Folk Spot Denmark we provide a cosy and inspiring setting for professional networking.

During Tønder Festival we present eight Nordic (seven Danish and one Norwegian) folk acts that have been selected by an international jury of music professionals. Some of them already have a lot of experience touring around the world – others are talented acts on their way up, ready to take their first steps into the international folk scene.

Besides the music on the stage we also welcome about 40 international music professionals and journalists, who will have the opportunity to connect with the showcasing artist and network with each other through different networking events such as speed dating dinners.

 

This year’s Folk Spot Denmark will take place August 23rd and 24th during Tønder Festival. The line-up will be announced soon!

 

2023

Azur Azur

Danish Fiddle Quartet

Erlend Viken Trio (NO)

Folkens

HØST

Optur

Solsort

Sylfide

 

2022

Barani

CPH Slim

Fionia Folk Brothers

Grabow & Guldhammer

Jørgensen og Sørensen

Kajsa Balto (NO)

Mathæus Bech

Tone of Voice Orchestra

 

2021

Tønder Festival was cancelled in 2021. In cooperation with the festival, Folk Spot Denmark presented the following acts at Schweizerhalle/Tønder Kulturhus

BRAGR

Himmerland

JUMA

Stringflip (SE/DK)

Tailcoat (SE/DK)

VIRELAI

 

2020

With the cancellation of Tønder Festival, Folk Spot Denmark presented the following acts in collaboration with Turkis

Hudna

Penny Pascal

Persian Electro Orchestra

Svaneborg Kardyb

Sylfide

 

Additionally the following acts were presented in collaboration with Voxhall (as part of SPOT Nights)

Hvalfugl

Maskineri

Svøbsk Kvartet

Tailcoat

Thorbjørn Risager

Trio Mio

Virelai

 

2019

Fromseier Hockings

Mads Hansens Kapel

Odde og Nilssen (NO)

Phønix og Embla

Rannok

Trio Svin

Vesselil

Víík

 

2018

Elmøe & Hoffmann

Hudna

Huldrelokkk

LSMR – Louise Støjberg, Martin Rauff Duo

MARY JEAN

Pøbel

Raabygg (NO)

Vingefang

 

2017

Andreas Tophøj & Rune Barslund

Det Yderste Hav

Floating Sofa Quartet

Julie Alapnes (NO)

Mallebrok

Spöket i Köket

World On A String

Zenobia

 

2016

Basco with guest Jullie Hjetland

D.u.K

Elof & Wamberg

Fromseier Hockings

Fru Skagerrak

Himmerland

Odde & Holmen (NO)

Sherzandum

 

2015

Erlend Viken Trio (NO)

Ida Wenøe & The Silver Cords

Jansberg

Jonah Blacksmith

M.C. Hansen

Maja & David

Northern Assembly

Phønix

 

2014

Basco

Dreamers Circus

Habadekuk

Himmerland

Jens Lysdal

Jensen & Bugge

Rannok

Trolska Polska

 

2013

Asynje

Fromseier Hockings

Nordens Tone

Svøbsk

Tradish

Trias