On the 6th of August 2015, the 6th edition of the Houdetsi Music Festival will seek to surpass yet again the aspirations of those who have supported it over the years, those whose inspiration it was, as well as those of the thousands (35,000 in 2014!) of visitors who have recognized it as an authentic and truly alternative cultural expression of the highest calibre.
The original concept of the Festival was to provide an opportunity for collaboration between the Musical Workshop Labyrinth together with the local community who hosts its activities, as a token of mutual respect and recognition as well as as the spontaneous expression and realization of an event with international significance. The long standing, systematic and dynamic integration of the essential elements of some of the world's most significant traditions, a hallmark of Labyrinth's work, has given rise to new standards and practices in the realm of the musical traditions in question.
The Houdetsi Music Festival succeeds in highlighting the magic of the meeting and uniting of different musical worlds, combining them harmoniously with local colors, images, scents, and tastes in a celebration of hospitality, extended unconditionally by the local people to all who wish to participate in this unique festival.
The conscious choice of the creators and organizers of the Houdetsi Festival of a policy of entrance and participation free of charge is not merely the result of adverse the economic circumstances of our times. The basic philosophy and characteristics of the festival clearly necessitate such a policy. Of particular relevance in this context is the participation of hundreds of musicians and volunteers free of charge.
During the four days of the festival, the 5 stages, the exhibition of musical instrument makers, visual artists, the various spontaneous happenings, the quaint and enticing lanes of the village will all invite you to follow the thread of your own Labyrinth.
With the support of the Region of Crete, the Municipality of Archanes-Asterousia, as well as with the close cooperation of the Society of Friends of the Musical Workshop Labyrinth and the Cultural Society of Houdetsi.
The detailed concert program
Last Update: AUG 1 2015, 19:45
Thursday, August 6
Spiliada
9:30 - 10:20. Giorgos Xylouris "Psarogiorgis" with Antonis Xylouris (cretan lute) , Nikos Xylouris (lyra), John Papatzanis (daoul), Giannis Polychronakis (double bass)
10:30 - 11:20. Göksel Baktagir (kanun), Yurdal Tokcan (ud), Derya Türkan (kemence)
11:30 - 12:30. Christos Barbas (ney, bansuri) , Efren Lopez (rabab), Peppe Frana (rabab), Ciro Montanari (tabla)
Labyrinth Garden
9:00 - 9:50. Efren Lopez (viola de roda), Meira Segal (gaida), Yoni Ben Dor (percussion)
10:00 - 10:50. Periklis Papapetropoulos (lavta, saz, voice), Stratis Psaradelis (kemence),
11:00 - 12:00. Giorgos Manolakis with “Couleur Locale”
Patitiri
9:30 - 10:20. Beraber: Taxiarchis Georgoulis (ud), Sofia Efkleidou (cello), Nikos Palaiologos (ud, saz)
10:30 - 11:20. Patrizia Bovi (voice, medieval harp), Peppe Frana (medieval strings)
11:30 - 12:30. Ross Daly (lyra, tarhu, saz, rabab), Kelly Thoma (lyras)
Marmara Square
10:00 - 10:50. Sound Gardens with Kiril Osherov (percussion) & Andrej Kashirtshev (percussion)
11:00 - 11:50. Thaleia Rossou (voice), Stelios Kasapakis (ud), Giorgos Papaioannopu (violin)
12:00 - 1:00 Giannis Kapetanakis (looping lyra)
Hatzines
9:00 - 10:20. Nikolas Karatzis (mandolin, voice), Dimitris Stefanakis (lyra), Antonis Papadakis (Cretan laouto), Kostas Anetakis (guitar), Antonis Apostolou (Cretan laouto)
10:30 - 11:50. Stelios Vasilakis (lyra, voice), Spyros Skouradakis (Cretan laouto), Nontas Erotokritakis (Cretan laouto)
12:00 - Stefanos Messaritakis (lyra, voice), Nikos Giatromanolakis(Cretan laouto), Kostas Sfakianakis (guitar)
Friday, August 7
Spiliada
9:00 - 9:50. Naadistan: Onur Halil Dagli (kanun) Kushal Krishna (tabla),Efi Psiachoulia (kora, riqq)
Fermin Orlando Iturrios (guitar), Hadar Boxer (Cretan lyra)
Madhav (saxophone, bansuri, ney)
10:00 - 10:50. "String Demons" Kostantinos Bountounis (cello), Lydia Bountouni (violin)
11:00 - 12:00. "Alan Dalon" Vaggelio Fasoulaki (voice), Stefanos Kouroupakis (double bass)
Giorgos Papaioannou (violin), Nikos Vergos (guitar)
Sotiris Alexakis (guitar)
Labyrinth Garden
9:30 - 10:20. Giorgos Papaioannou (violin), Fanis Karousos (santur), Elexandros Papadimitrakis (ud), Jerôme Salomon (tombak)
10:30 - 11:20. Hooshang Farahani (tar, setar), Kourosh Ghazvineh (tambur, santur), Tigran Aleksanyan (duduk), Derya Türkan (kemence)
11:30 - 12:30. Ross Daly (lyra, tarhu), Kelly Thoma (lyra), Yurdal Tokcan (ud), Göksel Baktagir (kanun), Derya Türkan (kemence), Taxiarchis Georgoulis (ud), Sofia Efkleidou (cello), Pavlos Spyropoulos (double bass), Zohar Fresco (percussion), Periklis Papapetropoulos (lavta, saz), Marika Falk (percussion), Christos Barbas (ney, kaval), Efrèn Lopez (ud, viola de roda)
Patitiri
9:00 - 9:50 Giorgos Vouidaskis (mandolin, voice), Babis Vouidaskis (mandolin, voice)
10:00 - 10:50. Eirini Derebei (voice, lavta, kaval), Karolos Kouklakis (boulgari, laouto), Vasilis Tzortzinis (double base)
11:00 - 12:00. Giorgos Mavromanolakis (ud, laouto, voice), Manolis Kanakakis (kanun, voice), Dimitris Stefanakis (lyra), Alejandro de Antonio (double bass), Yoni Ben Dor (percussion)
Maramara Square
10:00 - 10:50. Evgenia Toli-Damavoliti (voice), Giannis Paximadakis (boulgari, laouto)
11:00 - 11:50. Rima : Stavros Papakyritsis (ud),
Christos Syggelos (ud), Myron Greventzakis (lyra)
12:00 - 1:00. Haris Panagiotakis (lyra, voice), Manolis Manousakis (laouto), Marijia Katsouna (percussion)
Hatzines
9:00 - 10:20. Manolis Papadakis (viololyra, voice), Giannis Linardakis (laouto, voice), Manolis Moschakis (mandolin, violin, guitar, Sofoklis Hiskakis (daoul)
10:30 - 11:50. Giorgos Papadakis (lyra, voice), Michalis Fragiadoulakis (laouto), Minas Papadakis (laouto), Antonis Lazanakis (guitar), Stavros Papadakis (mandolin)
12:00 - Antonis Karatzis (mandolin, voice), Nikos Liners (lyra, voice), Giorgos Katsoulieris (laouto), Alexis Kazakis (guitar), Damianos Vasilakis (askomantoura, daoul)
Saturday, August 8
Spiliada
9.30-10.20 Giorgos Mavromanolakis (oud), Theodora Athanasiou (lavta, Voice), Myron Greventzakis (Lyra),
10.30-11.20 Haig Hazdjian (oud, voice)
11.30-12.30 Kelly Thoma (lyras), Ross Daly (tarhu, lyra), Zohar Fresco (percussion), Sofia Efkleidou (cello), Marijia Katsouna (percussion), Taxiarchis Georgoulis (oud), Aris Kornelakis (lyra), Efren Lopez (Viola da roda, saz, daul), Pavlos Spyropoulos (double bass)
Labyrinth Garden
9.30-9.50 Scotch Broth: Morag Brown (violin), Peter Brown (guitar, voice), Freya Rae (flute), Jonas Pour Mozaffar (mandolin), Christos Barbas (accordeon), Giorgos Papaioanou (violin)
10.00-10.50 Tokso: Kely Thoma (lyras), Sofia Efkleidou (cello), Eleonore Billy (nyckelharpa), Anne Hytta (hardanger fiddle)
11.00-12.00 Orvim: Yaniv Masel (oud), Yoni Ben Dor (percussion), Lilu Einstein (kamance), Ori Eshed (tar).
Patitiri
9.30-10.30 Dorós: Nikolas Aggelopoulos (lauto, lavta, guitar), Alexis Nonis (percussion), Dimitris Brentas (klarino, ney, kaval), Christos Syggelos (oud)
10.30-11.20 Hlay Lamba: Mikis Attaliadis (basse), Kostas Tsarouhis (oud),Alexandros Kladas (percussion)
11.30-12.30 Christos Barbas (ney), Peppe Frana (oud), Chrisanthi Gika (kemençe), Nikos Papageorgiou (tanbour).
Marmara Square
10.00-10.50 Tarab: Themis Polyzoakis (violin), Eleanna Papanikolopoulou (percussion, voice), Giannis Dermitzakis (oud), Manolis Tzanakis (guitar)
11.00-11.50 Paul Goodman (lyra, saz, boulgari), Manolia Kokologianni (lyra), Alexis Nonis (percussion)
12.00 Daud Khan (rabab), Ciro Montanari (tabla)
Hatzines
9.00-10.20 Alexandros Papadakis (lyra, voice), Giorgis Psarakis (laouto), Idomeneas Kamilakis (laouto), Giannis Vergadis (laouto)
10.30-11.50 Michalis Griniezakis (lyra, voice), Nontas Erotokritakis (laouto), Sotiris Aggelakis (guitar), Stathis Gialitakis (askomandoura, daul)
12.00 Giorgos Christonakis (mandolin, voice), Kostas Nodarakis (lyra, voice), Manolis Papadakis (laouto, voice), Giorgos Nistikakis (laouto, voice), Michalis Fragiadoulakis (laouto)
Sunday, August 9
Spiliada
9.00-9.50 Evgenia Toli-Damavoliti (voice), Ross Daly (lyra, laouto), Kelly Thoma (lyra), Giorgos Stavrakakis (laouto), Antonis Xylouris (laouto), Marijia Katsouna (percussion)
10:00 -10:50. Stratis Skarakis (violin, voice), Giorgis Annousakis (laouto), Giorgis Psarakis (guitar), Giannis Papatzanis (percussion, voice )
11:00 -12:00 Eran: Nektarios Pachiadakis (lyra,voice), Antonis Manousakis (laouto, voice), Kyveli Stergiou (voice, percussion)
Labyrinth Garden
9.30-10.20 Stelios Petrakis quartet: Antonis Stavrakakis (laouto, mandolin, voice), Giorgos Stavrakakis (laouto, voice), Charalambos Kakepakis (mandura,dance),
10.30 -final concert and Street Serenade through Houdetsi, with Vasilis Stavrakakis
Patitiri
9.00-9.50 Garlic Duo: Pavlos Spyropoulos (double bass), Theodora Athanasiou (guitar)
12.00 Christos Barbas (ney), Murat Aydemir (tanbur)
Marmara Square
9:00 - 9:50. Evgelios Voulgaris (yaylı tanbur, ud , voice), Christos Barbas (ney), Zohar Fresco (percussion)
Hatzines
9:00 - 10:20. Vaggelis Vardakis (violin, voice), Manolis Liapakis (laouto, voice), Giannis Geniatakis (guitar, voice)
with “Erotokrites" dance group
10:30 - 11:50. Dimitris Sgouros (lyra, voice), Michalis Kontaxakis (mandolin), Alexis Tzanakis (laouto), Manolis Pagalos (laouto)
12:00 - Manolis Drakakis (lyra, voice), Lefteris Dagkonakis (laouto), Kostas Diakenisakis (laouto)