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http://www.accordions.com/news.aspx?d=04-Jul-2008&lang=es&s=2498
04-Jul-2008
by Kevin Friedrich
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 Two TV Shows filmed live at the Sata-Häme Soi Accordion Festival in Ikaalinen, Finland are available online for one month, so we encourage you to enjoy this opportunity to watch them while they are still available.The ‘Golden & Silver‘ Accordion Competition’ and the ‘Primus Ikaalinen’ Competition For both televised competitions, the accordion event was the most watched channel in Finland. The annual Sata-Häme Soi Accordion Festival attracted more than 30,000 people to Ikaalinen where attendees enjoyed a variety of events featuring accordion music of all styles. Regarded as one of the finest run accordion festivals in the world today, the event attracted visitors and artists from New Zealand to the USA and throughout Europe. Guest artists included Quadro Nuevo Quartet, The Unelmavävyt Dance Orchestra, Veli-Matti Järvenpää Tex-Mex Band, Mika Väyrynen, Renzo Ruggieri and Mauro de Federicis, Ludovic Beier, Tiit Kalluste Jump Band, Viatcheslav Semionov Duo, the Beltango Quintet featuring Alexandar Nikolic and more. The Golden Accordion competition was won by Ukko-Pekka Yliranta and Viljami Morander won the Silver Accordion competition. The International 4th Primus Ikaalinen competition was won by Mario D'Amario from Italy. The Roland V Accordion Competition was won by Jukka Hänninen who will be the Finnish representative at the 2nd International Roland Competition in Italy in November. A detailed photographic report can be found on the Sata-Häme Soi website. |