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Program
- Thursday, 26 June 2008 |
10:00-18.00
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Accordion
Fair
Venue:
Commercial College
- Tickets: Free Entrance |
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11:00
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The
Finnish Accordion Folk Musician Championship
The Five Row Accordion Competition. Under 12 yrs, 15 yrs, 18 yrs,
open and Veterans (over 50 yrs)
Venue: Oma Tupa - Tickets: Adult 10 € / Pensioner & Student
8 € / Child 5 € |
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13.00-18.00
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Music
in the Park
Accordion groups and soloists take the stage. 16.00 Children's Folklore
group Maguracik from Slovakia
Venue: Festival Park, Ikaalinen
- Tickets: Free Entrance
Accordion Pub Tent
Accordion groups and solo entertainers, Host: Jukka Laihiala,
dance music by various Finnish Accordionists, until midnight.
Venue: Yellow School
- Tickets: Free Entrance |
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18.00-01.00
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The
Pub Tent
18.00 Trio Halogeeni
20.00
Ikaalisten Viulupelimannit
22.30 Veli-Matti Järvenpää Tex-Mex Band
Venue:
Yellow School - Area Ticket 6€ / Park
Pass Thu-Sat 20€ / Family Ticket Thu 20€ |
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17.00 |
The White Rose Concert
(1st Show)
Paula
Koivuniemi and Jorma Kääriäinen sing with Riku Niemi
Orchestra.
Venue: Ikaalinen Hall - Tickets: Adult 30€ / Pensioner &
Student 25 € / Child 15€ |
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20.00 |
The White Rose Concert
(2nd Show)
Paula
Koivuniemi and Jorma Kääriäinen sing with Riku Niemi
Orchestra. TV2 recording.
Venue: Ikaalinen Hall - Tickets: Adult 30€ / Pensioner &
Student 25 € / Child 15€ |
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20.00
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Mika
Väyrynen Solo Concert
Featuring
the Finnish Premiere of A. Kusjakov's Sonata No. 7 dedicated to Mika.
Venue:
Ikaalinen Church - Tickets: 10€ |
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21.00-01.00 |
Summer
Dance in the Festival Park
Park atmosphere, Golden
Accordion winner 2007 Sami Hopponen, Susanna Heikki and Karavaani
Band.
Venue: Festival Park - Area
Ticket 6€ / Park Pass Thu-Sat 20€ / Family Ticket Thu 20€ |
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21.00
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Renzo
Ruggieri & Mauro de Federicis
Accordion and Guitar duo
Venue:
Oma Tupa - Tickets: Adult 15 € / Pensioner&Student 12 €
/ Child 8 € |
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Welcome
Breakfast for the Primus Ikaalinen Participants |
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Musical
Director Kimmo Mattila welcoming the Primus Ikaalinen candidates,
international jury and guests
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Festival
Director Sirpa Sippola
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Guests
at the Welcome breakfast
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Guests
at the Welcome Breakfast
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Guests:
Raymond Bodell, Harley Jones, Viatcheslav Semionov
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The
Finnish Accordion Folk Music Championship |
Some
of the contestants in the 5 row competition included: |
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Jonna
Suihkola (15 years and under)
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Julia
Heino (15 years and under)
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Eeva
Paltta (15 years and under)
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Katri
Rantanen (15 years and under)
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Juuso
Vesterinen (15 years and under)
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Taneli
Järvenpää
(15 years and under)
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The Finnish
Accordion Folk Musician Championships 2008 were held in the
five row division at Sata-Häme Soi Accordion festival
on Thursday, June 26th, 2007. In every category, competitors
played two traditional Finnish accordion pieces.
The Jury was delighted by the number of the competitors, which
has increased in comparison to last year. What the jury was
also impressed by were the outstanding level of the 1st category,
and the versatile program in all the categories.
Many of the competitors played some lesser known melodies,
which definitely spiced up the show. The jury hopes to see
more of these bold choices in the future.
The Jury chairman was Markku Lepistö and the other members
included Pasi Hirvonen, Riitta Kossi, and Juha Virtanen. The
Master of Ceremonies of the competition was the vice chairman
of Finnish Accordion Association, Seppo Lankinen.
The results of the five row accordion competition were as
follows:
Category I, under 12 years
1. Joni Stein, Haapajärvi 174 points
2. Anton Lehtonen, Eura 165,5 p
3. Essi Elomäki, Pori 165 p
Category II, under 15 years
1. Timo Hautamäki, Pori 190 p
2. Jonna Suihkola, Kiiskilampi, 189 p
3. Juuso Vesterinen, Saimaanharju 176 p
Category III, under 18 years
1. Mari Laskujärvi, Vilppula 169 p
2. Kalle Kämäräinen, Jyväskylä 152
p
3. Joose Ojala, Koria 148 p
Category IV, Open
1. Jussi Marttinen, Vanhamäki 171 p
2. Jari Saarenpää, Himanka 158 p
3. Pekka Jolkkonen, Joensuu 153 p
Veterans (50 years and over)
1. Seppo Heikkilä, Jurva 164 p
2. Mauno Kuusisto, Kauhajoki 140
3. Kari Lähdeluoma, Kyrönlatva 118 p
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Above
and below: Pictures from the Folk Competition Prize Presentation
photos
by Press Manager - Minna Plihtari
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Winners
pictured left to right: Timo Hautamäki (under 15 yrs),
Marilaskujärvi (under 18 yrs), Jussi Marttinen (open),
Joni Stein (under 12 yrs), Seppo Heikkilä (vetrans over
50 yrs)
photo
by Press Manager - Minna Plihtari
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An
afternoon in Ikaalinen, at Festival Park and at the Pub Tent |
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Raymond
Bodell, Tony Davies-Jones, Harley Jones and Alan Whiteland outside
the beautiful Ikaalinen Church
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left:
Alan Whiteland (host) and past Festival Director Minna Kulmala.
Right and below: some of the many news articles featuring the festival.
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Finnish
Accordion Orchestra entertaining at Festival Park
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Dancing
the afternoon away at Festival Park under the beautiful sunny summer
skies, to the music of Seppo
Soittila.
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Concert
attendees enjoying the spectacular Finnish summer weather and beautiful
accordion music at Festival Park
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Finnish
Accordion Orchestra at Festival Park
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Enjoying
the music and afternoon sun at the Festival Park are guests International
guests Kevin Friedrich (USA), Harley Jones (Fiji), Alan Whiteland
(host), Tony Davies-Jones (New Zealand) and Raymond Bodell (United
Kingdom).
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Juha
Virtanen (accordion) and the Trio Halogeeni performing at the Pub
Tent
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Preliminary
Rehearsal for the Primus Ikaalinen |
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Some
of the contestants in the Primus Ikaalinen International Accordion
Competition, to be televised live on Friday evening, are pictured
as they begin preliminary rehearsals with Jari Puhakka with his
orchestra.
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Mika
Väyrynen Concert |
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Renzo
Ruggieri & Mauro de Federicis |
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Renzo
Ruggieri (accordion) & Mauro de Federicis (photo by Harley Jones)
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Made in Finland - Featuring a Diverse Spectrum of Finnish Accordionists
at the 2008
Festival |
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2008
Silver Accordion Champion - Viljami Morander
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Heikki
Eränen - Sata-Häme Soi Accordion Festival Founder and
2007 Golden Accordion Champion Sami
Hopponen
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Official
Sata-Häme Soi Festival Website |
www.satahamesoi.fi
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