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Archives/History
Folk Tours: 1984-2019

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Folk Tours

2019
ARGENTINA and CHILE:  March 29-April 8, ext. 8-10, 2019 

 Led by Jim Gold.  Buenos Aires, Salta, San Antonio de los Cobres,
 Quebrada de Humahuaca, Mendoza, Santiago
ARGENTINA and CHILE 2019 YouTubeVideos              

ALBANIA and KOSOVO:  May 7-19,  ext. 19-21, 2019 
 Led by Lee Otterholt
  Tirana, Durres, Vlora Folk Dance Festival!  Kruja, Saranda, Berat, Shkodra, Gjirokastra

           
NORWAY, DENMARK, SWEDEN: June 11-24, 2019 
 Led by Lee Otterholt:  Oslo, Gothenburg, Helsingborg, Copenhagen 
 
IRELAND: July 13-25, 2019 
Led by Jim Gold and Lee Friedman
Galway, Connemara, Aran islands, Doolin, Killarney, Kerry,  Cork, Blarney, Dublin
IRELAND YouTube 2019 Videos

ROMANIA: Klezmer and Folk Dance Tour. October 21-November 3,  2019 
First of its kind! 
Led by Jim Gold and Henry Sapoznik 
Bucharest, Brasov. Bistritsa, Iasi
ROMANIA KLEZMER/FOLK DANCE TOUR 2019 YouTube Videos
Read Jewish Standard article on Klezmer tour of Romania


2018
Balkan Adventure 2018

Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Macedonia, Serbia 
BALKAN ADVENTURE 2018 YouTube videos
Spain Andalusia Festival Tour 2018
SPAIN ANDALUSIAN FESTIVAL TOUR 2018 YouTube videos

2017
Norway, Denmark, Sweden. June 2017

Poland Festival Tour. July 2017
Scotland. August 2017
Romania. August 2017
*ROMANIA 2017 YouTube tour videos

Balkan Splendor. October 2017 
*BALKAN SPLENDOR 2017 YouTube tour videos 

2016
Norway Sweden Denmark. June 2016 
France. July 2016
* FRANCE 2017 YouTube videos
Poland. September 2016  
Greece and the Greek Islands. October 2010   
* GREECE and the GREEK ISLANDS 2017 YouTube tour videos
India. 2016   

Greece-photo by John-Pappa

 2015
Cuba. February 2015
* CUBA 2015 YouTube tour videos
Poland. June 2015

Bulgaria and the Koprivshtitsa Folk Festival. August 2015
*BULGARIA and the Koprivshtitsa Folk Festival 2015 YouTube tour videos

Albania and Kosovo. October 2015
 * ALBANIA and KOSOVO 2015 YouTube tour videos

2014
Armenia. May 2014 

Norway June 2014
Ireland. July August 2014
*IRELAND 2014 YouTube tour videos
Hungary. July August 2014

Greece .June-July, 2014
Balkan Splendor, October 2014
*BALKAN SPLENDOR 2014 YouTube tour videos 

Ireland

2013
Norway. June 2013
Poland. June 2013

Bulgaria Macedonia Greece. July-August 2013
  
*BULGARIA, MACEDONIA, GREECE 2013 YouTube tour videos
Hungary. July August 2013
Albania and Corfu. October 2013
*ALBANIA AND CORFU 2013 YouTube tour videos

2012
Israel. March 2012
Norway. June 2012
Croatia and Slovenia. July 2012
*CROATIA AND SLOVENIA 2012 YouTube tour videos
Hungary. August 2012
Eastern Turkey. October 2012
*EASTERN TURKEY 2012 YouTube tour videos

Israel

2011
Sicily. May 2011

Norway. June 2011
Bulgaria. August 2011
       

2010
Budapest. March 2010
Hungary. July to August 2010

Israel and Jordan. March 2010
*ISRAEL and JORDAN 2010 YouTube tour videos
Norway. June 2010

Bulgaria. August 2010

Panorama of Poland. 2010
Greece and the Greek Islands. October 2010

2009

Poland

Israel and Jordan. March 2009
Greece and the Greek Islands.July 2009
Turkey. October 2009  

2008
Bulgaria. August 2008  
Greece and the Greek Islands. October 2008          

2007
Bulgaria. July 31-August 12. 2007
Greece and the Greek Islands. October 21-November 2. 2007

2006
Poland. August 6-19. 2006
Greece and the Greek Islands. October 14-29. 2006

Bulgaria

2005
Norway. Iceland. May 14-24, 24-27. 2005
Bulgaria. Koprivshtitsa Festival tour. August 1-13. 1995
Canada (French). July 4-13. 2005

2004
Slovenia, Croatia. Hungary. July 31-August 19. 2004

2003
Prague/Budapest. Spring Festival tour. March 17-31. 2003
Norway/Sweden/Iceland. July 26-August 12. 2003
Crete/Santorini/Athens. October 19-29. 2003

Spain

2002
Spain. May 9-22. 2002
Slovenia. Croatia. July 13-27. 2002

2001
Egypt. February 9-23. 2001

2000
Bulgaria. Koprivshtitsa Festival tour. August 3-19. 2000
Spain. October 12-24. 2000

Hungary

1999
Tunisia. April 24-May 2. 1999
Baltics (Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia,  Finland), and Russia. June 26-July 12. 1999
Greece. October 6-18.1999

1998
Sicily. February 1-15, 1998

1997
Greece. May 8-23. 1997
Romania. August 13-27. 1997

1996
Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland. June 28-July 14. 1996
Budapest. Spring Festival tour. March 14-21. 1996

Norway

1995
Budapest/Prague. Spring Festival tour. March 16-23, 23-27. 1995
Greece. May 4-20. 1995
Bulgaria. Koprivshtitsa Festival tour. August 4-14.

1994
Budapest/Prague. Spring Festival tour. March 11-18, 18-21. 1994

1993
Budapest/Prague. Spring Festival tour. March 19-26, 26-29. 1993
Bulgaria. Rose Festival Tour. May 31-June 7. 1993
Turkey. August 9-21. 1993
Israel. October 30-November 7. 1993

1992
Budapest/Prague. Spring Festival tour. March 20-30. 1192
Bulgaria. June 28-July 8. 1992
Turkey. August 2-18. 1992

Belgrade musicians

1991
Bulgaria. August 4-19. 1991

1989
Egypt. February 24-March 6. 1989
Czechoslovakia and Hungary. May 5-19. 1989
Soviet Union. July 9-24. 1989
Ireland. July 29-August 11. 1989

1988
Czechoslovakia and Hungary. May 6-20. 1988
Soviet Union. July 6-21. 1988

1987

Scottish country scene: A pair of dancers on the road

Scottish country scene:
A pair of dancers on the road

Israel. March 26-April 9. 1987
Czechoslovakia and Hungary. May 1-15, 1987
Soviet Union. July 19-August 6. 1987

1985

Hungary, July 26-August 9. 1985

1984
Hungary. July 9-27. 1984

 

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