The young La Machine, from mid-France, mixes French dance music with influences from well beyond Europe into an original groovy sound. Their cd presentations at the populair St. Chartier festival this summer was the revelation of the festival. La Machine brings ball, but also listening music and their singer also uses other languages. Their hurdy-gurdy player: Gregory Jolivet recently joined the legendary English Blozabella

EmBRUN is well known in Belgium for their steaming bal folk performances. They play a cross-over of European styles with lots of swing and energy. Since the members are well respected dancers themselves, they know how to please a dancing crowd. Standing still is not an option, though their virtuosity and clever arrangements, are a pleasure to listen to as well.

The sympathetic Naragonia duo play beautiful subtile music that will move you. They are masters at an impressive amount of instruments (eg Irish uillean pipes). Their cd, with La Machine's hurdy-gurdy player, is just finished.

This year the New Folk night will be in-door at the Atak pop center in between the railwaystation and the marketplace (just 2 min walking). From 21:00 a dansworkhop for starters with live music by Naragonia takes place in the Atak café. The concerts start at 22:00 with EmBRUN, followed by La Machine, Naragonia and bal folk session. Non-dancers have a great view from the balcony and you can smoke in the café. There will be an instrument checkroom for sessionplayers. The venue will close at about 4:00 and busses from the station run each half hour until 4:30 to the campus where you can spend the night (make a reservations here).

The New Folk night is part of the annual Enschede Muziek Festival. On Friday Enschede has many free concerts, starting with a lunch-concert at the music conservatory. That night the city theater houses a folky-festival with many big names (fado, gipsy, russian, etc).

• City map with Atak
• EMF 2005 (tickets at the city theater or call +31-53(0)4858500)
• Reserving a bed
• Carpool service

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