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THURSDAY, AUGUST 25.
19:30 When Bonapart started Wars - military and historical songs from South Bohemia and Šumava hills
Castle Courtyard, directed by: T. Spurný and accompanying remarks: M. Škoda
FRIDAY, AUGUST 26.
10.00 There's on the Courtyard, chirping morning Bagpipe. - singing with Prachen ensemble (Prácheňáček) and their guests
Castle Courtyard, directed by and accompanying remarks: J. Bašta
12.30 Visiting Card of foreign Guests - bagpipe bands concert
Castle Courtyard, directed by and accompanying remarks: Z. Vejvoda
14:00 - Zora and Lubomír Soukup and Josef Režný - the founders of Strakonice bagpipe festival
The Knight Hall - directed by and accompanying remarks: I. Novotná
15.00 There's Home, where we sing. - program of South Bohemian and West Bohemian ensembles and their guests
Castle Courtyard, Directed by and accompanying remarks: M. Rusek17.00 Opening Parade through Town - CANCELLED DUE TO BAD WEATHER
19.00 Bagpipe soiree (kasací) - ensembles of Strakonice and their foreign guests
Open-air Cinema, Directed by and accompanying remarks: D. Pavlíček22.00 Welcome to Strakonice! festive opening of festival with fireworks
Katovická street, Jan Palach bridge, footbridge by brewery, Directed by: M. Rusek, accompanying remarks: M. Rusek and D. Pilík23.00 Music Masters, play for us. - amusing musical meeting of Czech ensembles
Castle Courtyard, Directed by and accompanying remarks: J. Kuneš
STAGE AT ST. MARGARET'S
17:00 SHIVERS (STRAKONICE)
18:30 PIÁNKO (STRAKONICE)
19:30 CHIP&CO (PRAGUE)
21:00 BENJAMING'S CLAN (TRUTNOV)
23:00 CELTICA - PIPES ROCK (AUSTRIA)
00:30 BAJADÉRA JOY (STRAKONICE)
STAGE BY BREWERY
22:30 BAGPIPES AND THE BRASS, OR BRASS BAND IS CLOSE TO BAGPIPES
Brass band NEKTARKA (Strakonice)
SATURDAY, AUGUST 27.
09.00 Music speaks and the Words sound - program of spiritual bagpipe music
St. Margaret's Church, Directed by and accompanying remarks: K. Hodinová, R. Dvořák
10.00 If only gave the Lord, so the bagpiper would marry me. - regional program of ensembles, bagpipes bands and bagpipers from Strakonice
Castle Courtyard, Directed by: I. Novotná and accompanying remarks: M. Hodina
12.30 Dance visiting Card of foreign Ensembles
Castle courtyard, Directed by and accompanying remarks: Z. Vejvoda
13.00 We are small Craftsmen, Singers and Dancers - playful program for children, collective singing and playing
Maltese Hall, Directed by and accompanying remarks: I. Novotná
14:00 Magic at the Bagpiper's Pipe
The Knight Hall, Directed by and accompanying remarks: M. Vaváček
15.00 Rendezvous under Rumpál tower - program of South Bohemian and West Bohemian ensembles and their guests
Castle Courtyard, Directed by: Z. Vejvoda, J. Frühauf and accompanying remarks: M. Šantora
17.00 Bagpipes in Worldmusic - concert of bands form Czechia and Slovakia
Open-air Cinema, Directed by and accompanying remarks: M. Vaváček
18.00 Young Pilseners play and sing - folk songs and bagpipe music adapted by composers of Czechoslovakian and Czech Radio
Castle Courtyard, Directed by and accompanying remarks: Z. Vejvoda
20.00 Want some hypes? Buy yourself Bagpipes! - galaconcert of foreign ensembles and their guests
Open-air Cinema, Directed by and accompanying remarks: D. Pavlíček
21.30 Medieval Bagpipes at the Castle and around
Castle Courtyard, Directed by: M. Vaváček, accompanying remarks: M. Valha
23:00 Bagpipe Ball with Dance Lessons for Everyone
House of Culture, Directed by and accompanying remarks: I. Novotná, J. Bašta
STAGE AT ST. MARGARET'S
(30 minutes break between the bands)
10.30 BANDA XINZO DE LIMIA (SPAIN)
12:00 FURIANT (ČESKÉ BUDĚJOVICE)
13:00 EVROS (ŘECKÁ OBEC JAVORNÍK)
14:00 ROBSON'S CHOICE (ENGLAND)
15:00 KEVRENN BREST ST. MARK (FRANCE)
90 minutes break
17:30 DICK O'BRASS (PRAGUE)
19:00 CURLIES (PRAGUE)
20:30 CLAYMORE (ŠTĚTÍ)
22:00 THE SIDH (ITALY)
23:30 AC/CZ - Top AC/DC tribute show (PRAGUE)
STAGE by BREWERY
10:00 - ONDRÁŠEK (FRÝDEK MÍSTEK)
11:30 - HRVATSKI GAJDAŠKI ORKESTAR (CROATIA)
12:30 - MLADÁ DUDÁCKÁ MUZIKA (STRAKONICE)
13:30 - HAILANDER (HOLLAND)
14.30 - DUDÁCI ZE STRAKONIC (STRAKONICE)
15:30 - CONFRÉRIE DES MUCHARDS DE SAINT-DRUON (BELGIUM)
16:30 - DUDÁCKÁ MUZIKA POD RUMPÁLEM (STRAKONICE)
17:30 - BORDUNITIS (AUSTRIA)
18:30 - STRAKONICKÁ DUDÁCKÁ MUZIKA (STRAKONICE)
19:30 - ŠVANDOVA DUDÁCKÁ MUZIKA (STRAKONICE)
20:30 - PÍSEČAN (PÍSEK)
SUNDAY, AUGUST 28.
09.00 International Bagpipe Mass
stage at St. Margaret's
10.00 We will sing, We will play, Let's make the whole Castle dance - program of children's folk ensembles
Castle Courtyard, Directed by and accompanying remarks: J. Bašta
10.00 Contrasts - bagpipes in various music genres
The Knight Hall, Directed by and accompanying remarks: I. Novotná
11.30 Presentation of Bagpipes and Drone Instruments Makers
III. Castle Courtyard, Directed by and accompanying remarks: M. Vaváček
13.00 Closing Parade through Town
15.00 Closing Galaconcerts of foreign Ensembles
Castle Courtyard (Z. Vejvoda), Open-air Cinema (D. Pavlíček)
STAGE AT ST. MARGARET'S
09:00 INTERNATIONAL BAGPIPERS' MASS
10.00 BLATENŠTÍ DUDÁCI (BLATNÁ)
11.30 VIRTUS (HUNGARY)
STAGE BY BREWERY
10.00 COMINIA GENS (ITALY)
11.00 ZVEZDITZA (BULGARIA)
ADDITIONAL PROGRAM
Old bohemian fair at castle under Jelenka Tower
26.08. - 28. 08.
Švanda the Bagpiper (not only) in Strakonice - exhibiton in Maltese Hall and Hall U Kata
Exhibition was created in cooperation with National Museum of Prague. It reminds a theatre folk tale from 1847 written by J. K. Tyl. His insiration was South Bohemian legend of the Bagpiper from Strakonice.
09:00 - 18:00
New exposition of bagpipes and bagpipers' traditions in Museum of the Central Pootaví, Strakonice castle
09:00 - 17:00
Europian meeting of bagpipes' producers at III. castle courtyard
27.08 - 27.08.