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Balver Höhle
The Balve Cave is the biggest cultural cave in Europe. It is located in Balve, Germany.-History:The Balve Cave was mentioned in the Thidrekssaga. Since 160 years the annual Schützenfest is a part of the culture. In 1985 the Festspiele Balver Höhle were founded with the mystery play Katharina von...
. The director is Sean Reeves and Stephan Haarmann. It was founded in 2002 and is based on an idea by former member Roland Krahl.
2005
Notable musicians
- Whisht
- Celtic fusion
- Glendalough
- Geraldine MacGowan
- Bachelors Walk
2007
Directors: Josef Jost, Stephan Haarmann
Musicians
- RapaljeRapaljeRapalje is a Dutch Celtic folk band which performs Irish, Scottish and Dutch folk music and sings in Dutch as well as in English.- Recordings :The band recorded 8 CD's, of which 3 were later compiled into 1 album, and 1 DVD.* 1998: Into Folk...
(NL) - BlackthornBlackthornPrunus spinosa is a species of Prunus native to Europe, western Asia, and locally in northwest Africa. It is also locally naturalised in New Zealand and eastern North America....
(IRL) - Flook (IRL)
- Roisin Dubh (IRL)
Round about 2.500 tickets were sold.
2008
Musicians
- Uisce Bheatha
- Ri Ra
- Gillespie and Drost
- Five Alive 'O
- An Seisiun
- Werler Pipes and Drums
- ComasComasComas is a district in City of Lima; located in the North Side area of the city, it's one of the most populous districts in Peru's capital and the Province of Lima.Its current mayor is Miguel Ángel Saldaña Reátegui....
- The Permanent CureThe Permanent CureThe Permanent Cure is an Irish folk band based in Germany. The songs commute between Irish folk, bluegrass, country and roots music.- History :The Permanent Cure was formed in 1976 on St. Stephen's Green in Dublin, Ireland...
(D) - Fairy Dance Company
- Aroo
- Wet Your Wistle
- Rig The Jig
- Eitre
For some people the festival is free of charge, for everyone
Everyone
Everyone may refer to:* Everyone , a 2006 album by Reuben Morgan* Everyone , official theme song of the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics held in Singapore* Everyone , a 1970 song by Van Morrison...
on Thursday. 1.500 spectators were counted on Thursday. Some celtic rock
Celtic rock
Celtic rock is a genre of folk rock and a form of Celtic fusion which incorporates Celtic music, instrumentation and themes into a rock music context...
fans of The Permanent Cure were happy about the concert of their idols.
Round about 2.500 tickets were sold.
Team
Main article: Balver Märchenwochen
The ensemble's director is Frank Butterweck. He organizes the ensemble and the ensemble team in cooperation with Lisa Grefe and Stephan Haarmann. The children's ensemble director is Felix Butterweck and Vivien Grefe.