| Program |
| 10:00 |
Accordion
Fair
The fair is open 10.00 - 18.00.
Venue: Kyrösvaate Building (near the park)
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| 12.00 |
Viljo
Vesterinen – the King of Accordion
”Studia Generalia” Lecture. The life and music of Viljo
Vesterinen, whose 100th birth anniversary it was this year. Speaker:
Marko Tikka Ph.D., Tampere University. (To finish at 13.30)
Venue: Oma Tupa
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| 12.00 |
Music
in the Park
Various groups. (Until 18.00)
Venue: Festival Park, Ikaalinen
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| 13.00 |
Accordion
Pub
Accordion groups and solo entertainers, Host: Jukka Laihiala,
dance music by various Finnish Accordion Clubs from 20.00 until midnight.
Venue: Yellow School
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| 17.00 |
Primus
Ikaalinen 2007 Dress Rehearsal
Final Rehearsal - III Primus Ikaalinen competitors prepare
for the evening’s competition.
Venue: Ikaalinen Hall - Tickets: Adult 20 € /
Pensioner&Student 15 € / Child 10 €
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| 20.00 |
Seminola
Orchestra and Ikaalinen Accordionists
Dancing to the 30’s sounds with the Seminola Orchestra. Ikaalinen
Accordionists play with their Folk Accordion music style.
Venue: Kovelahden Nousula - Tickets: Adult 12 €
/ Pensioner&Student 10 € / Child 6 €
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| 20.00 |
Primus
Ikaalinen 2007 Final
International Accordion Competition. Eight participants selected from
eight different countries and three
continents! Chairman of the Jury: Renzo Ruggieri (Italy) Hosts: Silja
Sillanpää and Kimmo Mattila. Live TV Broadcast.
Venue: Ikaalinen Hall - Tickets: Adult 30 € /
Pensioner&Student 25 € / Child 15 €
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| 21.00 |
“Tulipelit”
Performers: Antti Tuisku, Pauli Hanhiniemi & Hehkumo
Venue: Festival Park - Tickets: Festival Park 10 €
/ Park Pass Fri-Sat15 € / Family Ticket 25 €
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| 21:30 |
Accordion
Cruise
An hour onboard M/S Lempi on the Lake Kyrösjärvi. Enjoy
a light snack with bubbly while listening to good music. Advance booking!
Venue: Departure from the boat harbour - Tickets:
30 €
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| 22.00 |
ZUM
- Gypsy Tango Inferno
A superb international group performs for the first time in Finland.
Argentinean tango and Balkan rhythms.
Venue: Oma Tupa - Tickets:
Adult 15 € / Pensioner&Student 12 € / Child 8 €
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| Festival
Sign |
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| Meeting
of the Jury Members |
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Renzo
Ruggiero, Minna Kulmala, Alexander Poeluev, Kevin Friedrich, Friedrich
Deschamps, Klaus Järvinen,
Kimmo Mattila and Krista Antila (interpreter for Chairperson of
the Jury) not pictured: Mika Väyrynen
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| Rehearsals
for Primus Ikaalinen |
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The eight
candidates spent the day preparing for the III Primus Ikaalinen Competition.
The day involved sound checks, rehearsals with the backing band, a live
Dress Rehearsal sold as a concert and the grand finale being the live
two hour TV Show broadcast on national TV.
The eight contestants in this years Primus Ikaalinen are pictured during
their preliminary sound check.
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Grayson
Masefield (New Zealand)
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Amaia
Iraola (Spain)
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Bojan
Volcevski (Macedonia)
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Sammi
Hopponen (Finland)
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Pietro
Adrangna (Italy) (he ended his show by playing his
accordion upside down)
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Wang
Yi (China)
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Julien
'Speedy' Gonzales (France)
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Veronika
Todorova (Bulgaria)
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All
the contestants preparing for the Finnish Medley Potpurri
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Jury
and Contestants being madeup before the TV Show
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Television
Monitors to keep show the finalists in the Dress Rehearsal. Spots
for the final two rounds were made by draw.
Right, wokers prepare the Ikaalinen Hall for the TV Show.
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After
the Show Alexander Shirunov (2005 2nd Place Winner), Grayson Masefield
and Julien 'Speedy' Gonzales.
Right members of the French delegation and Alexander Shirunov with
their Ikaalinen host.
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| In
and Around Ikaalinen |
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City
of Ikaalinen
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The
Lake beckons... just waiting for a sunny day
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| Official
Sata-Häme Soi Festival Website |
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www.satahamesoi.fi
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