Bagpipes, hip hop and keyboards

Do you know the difference between a Highland bagpipe and its Scottish version? The different sounds of Scottish highlands arrived at the Art Camp stage where Celtica Pipes Rocks! rocked the venue despite small technical problems. The group members in traditional Scottish kilts captivatedthe visitors not only with the powerful sound of bagpipes but also with a fire spectacle, while some younger visitors were jumping around in the big crowd. But even they were left speechless when the group members started to play the mighty drums and all of us mistook the green park space for a battle march through the Scottish highlands for a while.

From the Scottish highlands we slowly went down to the Drava banks, past the Jurček stage where Adi Smolar was entertaining the crowd long after sundown. Not far away, on the Večer stage, the Bosnian hip hop and rap musicians Edo Maajka and Frenkie frankly analysed the modern society. “We always enjoy our time at the Lent Festival, we performed here a couple of times. We know the Maribor audience from the times we had a lot of concerts at Štuk,” said Edo after the concert. “We love to play in Slovenia because of the audience and organization. I have to say that the organization is really great for such a small city and is far better than in some bigger Balkan cities. Slovenian organization, what else should I say,” said Edo with a big smile.

A big crowd of music lovers also gathered at the Old radio venue where they could enjoy a lot of creative notes together with the performing musicians. An extraordinary jam session was prepared by Organics trio, playing keyboards, drums and guitar. The performers were joined by the jazz podium members who brought additional saxophone, electro-organs and percussion sounds. The mixing of musical colours and styles enthused some Folkart performers, the mayor and the organizing team of the Festival who were swinging to the music until the early morning.