The new Organizing Committee of Spain’s Festival Internacional do Mundo Celta of Ortigueira, one of the leading Celtic and folk music festivals in Europe, has announced the dates of the 2024 edition of the event. The committee decided to return to the four-day Festival format. Programming will focus on attracting leading Celtic music groups, with special attention to local Galician bands and the new currents in the traditional music scene.
The committee includes Valentín Calvín, mayor of Ortigueira and head of the Celtic World International Festival from Ortigueira; Alberto Balboa, director of the Ortigueira Celtic World International Festival; Ortigueira Bagpipe School, represented on this occasion by its president Bruno Lozano; Ortegana Commerce and Hospitality Association (ACO), represented on this occasion by its President María José Mera; and Festival Communication Department, represented on this occasion by Diego Vilar.
More information at www.festivaldeortigueira.com
Author: World Music Central News Room
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Hi. We would like to be considered to play at your festival in 2024. We play in O Donoghues in Dublin every Wednesday and for monthly ceilis at a different venue. We played at the Ufafabrik festival in Berlin in August. If you would like any further information please contact me. Eibhlin (nane of band, Beeswing)
I am a Celtic Singer/Harper from Halifax, Nova Scotia and would be interesting in performing at the Ortigueira Festival 2025. How do I go about applying to perform?