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Join us for the Celtic Parade – the grand opening of the Kraków Celtic Festival 2026!
We are kicking off the Kraków Celtic Festival in grand style! Join us on September 4th at 16:00 at the Kraków Barbican, where the ceremonial Celtic Parade will begin. Accompanied by the sound of bagpipes—and featuring flags, rosettes, and other festive decorations—we will bring Celtic culture within the walls of the Old Town, marking the…
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Rory Scammell – Hurdy gurdy journey
Saturday, September 4, 18:00 at Sala Teatralna. Coming from a family of Breton musicians, Rory Scammell partially rebelled; deciding to play Auvergnat music from the center of France instead. He then fell in love with renaissance and baroque music, and other traditions of the hurdy gurdy. On Saturday he will take you on a historical…
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Daniel Quayle – Backing workshop (intermediate)
Sunday, September 6, 13:30 at Sala Kominkowa. Most Celtic traditional music was historically unaccompanied, but throughout the last 100 years, many new techniques and instruments have come along to provide a rhythmic and harmonic background for the ancient melodies. In this workshop, we’ll discuss and learn some techniques for accompanying these melodies (primarily on stringed…
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Elizabeth Davidson-Blythe – Fiddle workshop (intermediate)
Sunday, September 6, 12:00 at Sala Kominkowa. In this fiddle workshop, we’ll learn a traditional Manx tune by ear and use it as a starting point to explore other techniques used in traditional Celtic fiddle music. We will be looking at bowing, ornamentation, rhythm, and phrasing, with a focus on finding your own musical voice.…
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Łukasz Potoczny – Introduction to Irish Music
11:00–12:30, Saturday, Sala Kominkowa, Centrum Kultury Dworek Białoprądnicki, (PL/ENG). Workshop for beginners and players of any instrument: general concepts, rhythms. Loading…
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Duo Le Pottier L’Haridon – workshop
13:30–14:30, Sunday, Underground, Centrum Kultury Dworek Białoprądnicki.(ENG). Breton music is best learned from the Bretons! Our special guests will lead an inspiring workshop in Breton music on violin and saxophone, but the workshop is dedicated to all instruments. You will learn about the main styles and movements in Breton music, ornamentation, and the relationship between…
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“Tartan Workshops” (Scottish Style) – For Children
10:00-10:55, Saturday, Outside at Centrum Kultury Dworek Białoprądnicki. Workshops offered by Poznajemy Świat (PL/ENG). At our “Tartan Tales: A Scottish Experience” workshop, children will have the opportunity to: Discover Scottish sports and play mini-golf. The workshop is led by Sherlock Holmes himself! He will unravel the mysteries of why Scots wear “skirts,” where the Loch…
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Jakub Szczygieł
14:30–15:30, Saturday, Underground, Centrum Kultury Dworek Białoprądnicki, (PL/ENG). Instrumental workshop (intermediate). Loading…
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Łukasz Potoczny – Mandolin and banjo workshop
14:00–15:30, Saturday, Sala Kominkowa, Centrum Kultury Dworek Białoprądnicki, (PL/ENG). Workshops for people who already play the mandolin or tenor banjo. We will learn one or two tunes, work on rhythm and right-hand technique (picking), and talk about variations and ornaments (intermediate level). Loading…
