The
year of 1997, because of the invitation from the “Grupo Folklorico Excelsior”
from Gijon, to do a cultural change, arised the possibility to realize a
folklore’s festival, which was called “Herrien Arteko I. Folklore Jaialdia”.
This
first edition of “Nation’s dances and music festival” of 1997 was an
adventure for the group’s components, in first time because the lack of
experience in the organitation for this like events, and second, because of we
had a little time, because the organitation was started in July and in summer
the festival hadn’t a date.
After
the meetings with the Barakaldo`s Town Hall, exactly with the Culture department,
it decided that the suitable days were the two last weekend of November, because
it was a time with a little folklore activity and, also it was a musical
festival, it was coincided which the Sta Cecilia celebration, patron saint of
musicians.
The
“Herrien Arteko I Folklore Jaialdia” was celebrated at last in November,
15th an 16th of 1997 year, in Barakaldo`s Theatre with the participation of
“Grupo Folkloriko Excelsior” from Gijon, “Grupo de Jotas Cinco Villas”
from Bardena (Zaragoza) and the organisation group, “Ibarra-Kaldu”.
The
first day was celebrate the dance’s festival, and the second day, the music
festival, for lately celebrated in Ibarra-kaldu`s places, the confraternitation´s
lunch of three groups with the degustation of typical plates from three regions,
the exchange of folklore’s and festival’s impressions.
Another
activity that made was an exposition with posters, photography, etc… for the
different cultural points from the three regions, which were participated. In
the case of Euskal Herria (Basque Country) we had help of Basque Government, who
was given us publicity material.
Besides
it is necessary to distinguish the good valuation, included congratulations, on
the part of the invited groups, public in general and organizers, so much(many)
of the group, since(as,like) from the persons in charge of Area of Culture of
the Town hall.
As
consequence of all that, on the 5th, 6, and December 7, 1998, we come to the
festival that one organizes " Grupo de Jotas Cinco Villas " in Bárdena
(Zaragoza).
All
this did that we were considering to devote continuity to the festival. For it
We Contacted ourselves, across the Area of Culture of Barakaldo's town hall,
with almost all the Spanish provinces, in order to create a base of information
on folklore groups in spite of that establishing contacts for later(posterior)
editions of the festival. Of all of them we choose the Group Folclórica "
Virgen of Gracia" of Puertollano (Ciudad Real) and the Group of Dances
" The Castro " of Ponferrada (León) for " Herrien Arteko II
Folklore Jaialdia”.
In
order to be opening the borders for our festival and this way to make him(her)
more international, offering in turn, to Barakaldo's people(village) the
possibility of seeing folklore and culture of peoples(villages) that of another
form is possible they could not know, in " Herrien Arteko III Folklore
Jaialdia " of the year 99, beside counting with " Grup de Dances
Carrascal " of the Alcoy's from Alicante people(village); we possess(rely
on) the important presence of " Esbart Dansaire D'Andorra La Vella. As the
previous year, the festival was celebrated during a weekend, concretly November,
twenty the festival of dances and the twentyfirst that of music. Parallel there
was celebrated a sample - exhibition of different cultural aspects of the
autonomies.
For
the Herrien Arteko IV Folklore Jaialdia, the groups who were with Ibarra-Kaldu
were: “Agrupación Folklorika Celme” from Pontevedra and “Grupo Portugues”
from Taveiro-Coimbra.
Continuing
with the intention of the group Ibarra-Kaldu of honouring to a group, for
his(its) work in pos of the culture, this year we invite to the musical sample
to the group Hala Dzipo tenth anniversary, at the head of the school of music of
instruments.
In
" Herrien Arteko V. Folklore Jaialdia ", to continue stimulating the
internationality of the festival, we possess(rely on) the participation of the
group KELC'H KELTIEG ROSTREN of Brittany and as representative Estatal GRUPO
MUNICIPAL DE CANTO Y DANZA DE CACERES.
In this one edition and as special guest, on the occasion of the celebration of
his(its) centenary, it took part in the musical sample the group DOCES
LEMBRANZAS of the Centro Gallego in Barakaldo.
In
2002 year, in Herrien Arteko VI Folklore Jaialdia we could see and hear Italian’s
folklore and Catalan’s folklore, the first from the hand of “Grupo de
Lombardia Terra de Sole”, the catalan from “Grupo Esbart Sant Marti” In
the musical journal, the special guest was “Grupo de Gaiteros de Bizkaia,
Bizkaiko Gaiteroak” with the Banda municipal de musica de Barakaldo.
In
the edition of Herrien Arteko VII Folklore Jaialdia, it was with us the “Die
Boose” from Belgium Izegem. And also with
“Asociación canto y danzas escuderos de Arlanza”
from
Sta Maria del Campo in Burgos. In
the musical journal and like special guest took part the “Fanfarria de
Laguntasuna”. Like newness, this year the festival also the 2 days which we do
in Barakaldo.
In
2004, Herrien Arteko VIII Folklore Jaialdia had the participation of “Grupo de
Danzas de Ribamontan al Mar” from Cantabria and “Grup de Ball es Penell”
from Menorca. Also for the musical journal we had a txistu concert, which it was
had part more than one hundred person between txistularis, drummer, metal
instrumental groups and chorus, with the collaboration of “Bilbao musika
eskola” It has to emphasize that the 3rd day the actuation of groups was in
front of Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao.
For
the 9th edition of our festival the groups were “Grupo de
Danzadores de San Asensio” from Logroño, and “Agrupacion folklorika Oroval”
from Tenerife.
In the music day, we had two "bertsolariak" ( improvised singers
without music ) from HASI Bertso Eskola, and the "Hala Dzipo's" Chorus.
And the third day, we went to Trapagaran town, where the participant
groups were "Agrupacion folclorica OROVAL from Tenerife and the amphrityon
group, Danetarako Danok from Trapagaran.
In the year of 2006, we celebrated the 10th edition of
the "Herrien Arteko Folklore Jaialdia" and in orden to commemorate this
anniversary, we decided to bring groups of the same communities that first
edition. So, the groups
"Nuestra Señora de la Alegría" from Monzón (Huesca),
and "Xagardua" from Colunga (Asturias) visited us
and acted with us in the dance day in the "Barakaldo Antzokia". In the musical
day, the groups "Aspaldiko Txistulariak", "Dulzaineros del Elai-Alai" and "Zugarramurdi
Txalaparta Eskola" participated with us in the "Barakaldo Antzokia" too. We
moved to the town of Muskiz too, acting both invited groups with the group "Intzarri
Dantza Taldea" from Muskiz in the "Meatzari Aretoa"
The 11th edition of the festival was celebrated in
2007 from
november 2nd to november 3rd, and the invited groups were
"Catalmibre Tradicional" from O Burgo, Culleredo (A Coruña) and the "Grupo
Municipal de Coros y Danzas de Baza" (Granada). The groups took part at both
days of the festival. The music day counted too with the musicians of "Eusko
Lorak" group, from Sestao. Moreover, the journey out of Barakaldo was realize in
the distric of Zorroza with the "Ibai Arte" dance group, from Zorroza
and the groups from A Coruña and Granada.
The 12th and last edition at the
moment, was celebrated in 2008 from december 5th to december 7th. The first day
was the music day and this year we invited a folk group to play in the first
journey, with Ibarra-kaldu, RUAILLE BUAILLE folk group, and CEO DO SIL Pippers group.
The second journey we went to Portugalete, and the Gaurko Gazteak and invited groups ("GRUPO DE COROS Y DANZAS MUSEO DE LA
HUERTA" from Murcia and "GRUPO FOLKLÓRICO ALBA DE TORMES" from Salamanca) danced
in "EL CARMEN" school. The final journey, december 7th we celebrated the
dance parformance in the TEATRO BARAKALDO, with the invited groups and
Ibarra-Kaldu.
This year 2009, we celebrate the "HERRIEN ARTEKO XIII.
FOLKLORE JAIALDIA", and we will receive the visit from GIRONA and LAS LANDAS
(FRANCE). The date will be from december 4th to december 6th.
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