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 29th and 30th 2025 during Tønder Festival. The line-up will be announced soon!
2024
Maja Kjær si Orkester
Simone Tang
Som Os
Svøbsk
The Mukherjee Development
Trio Mio
Twang
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
