Foar de organisearjende Stichting Liet ‘91 wie it bysûnder dat it Fryske sjongfestival foar it earst op it Befrijdingsfestival plak fûn op in poadium yn de fiver fan de Prinsetún. Dy kar pakte goed út. De Prinsetún wie goed fol by it Fryske sjongfestival en luts sawol fêste Liet-besikers as in nij publyk. En alhoewol’t yn ‘e rin fan ‘e jûn guon besikers ôfheakken fanwege de ynfallende kjeld, wie de tún op ‘e nij fol doe’t it oan it bekend meitsjen fan de winners ta wie. Publyk en artysten wiene beide dan ek goed te sprekken oer de nije lokaasje fan it Fryske sjongfestival. Itselde jildt ek foar de beide belutsen Stichtingen Liet ‘91 en Befrijdingsfestival Fryslân. Foar it Befrijdingsfestival is Liet in wolkomme oanfolling op it programma, dy’t dúdlik yn in ferlet foarsjocht. Stichting Liet ‘91 is tige wiis mei de lokaasje yn it hert fan Ljouwert en ek mei de noflike gearwurking mei it Befrijdingsfestival, in poadium dêr’t alle Liet-dielnimmers hiel graach stean wolle. De twa stichtingen hawwe dan ek ôfpraat dat se fan doel binne om de gearwurking troch te setten.

De folsleine útslach fan Liet 2012:
1. Yldau mei ‘Fjoer’: 50 punten
2. Klif: 49 punten
3. Frjemdling: 46 punten
4. Crab Groove Alliance: 41 punten
5. Mosk: 30 punten
6. Sake: 29 punten
7. Het Struikelblok: 24 punten
8. Carla de Wal: 23 punten
9. Sjaak Weiland mei ‘Earste leafde’ 22 punten en publykspriis
10. Jan Dirk en Elsa van der Meulen: 11 punten
10. Minstrels: 11 punten

Besjoch it winnende liet fan Yldau

Liet 2012 belibbe op sneon 17 maart in goed besochte twadde heale finale yn Poppoadium Asteriks yn de Ljouwerter Blokhúspoarte. Oan dizze foarronde diene 9 formaasjes en solisten mei yn tige útienrinnende muzykstilen; fan gefoelige ballades mei gitaar- en pianobegelieding oant ektroanyske pop en funk. Ek wie in skimerlampe op it poadium te bewûnderjen yn de funksje fan muzykynstrumint. Sjuery, publyk en organisaasje wiene yn Asteriks goed te sprekken oer it entûsjasme en it ferskaat fan de njoggen dielnimmers. De dielnimmers waarden beoardiele troch in sjuery ûnder foarsitterskip fan de Ljouwerter saksofoanspiler Anne Zwaga. De oare sjueryleden yn Asteriks wiene LC-sjoernaliste Jantien de Boer, Sjouke Nauta fan Friesland Pop en muzykdosint Hijlco van der Zwaag.

Nei wiidweidich beried selektearre de sjuery de folgjende trije formaasjes foar de finale fan Liet 2012:

* Klif mei it nûmer As de leafde winkt
* Sake mei it nûmer Skimerlampe
* Frjemdling mei it nûmer Rûzige fierten

 Ferline wike, op de earste heale finale yn Poppoadium Iduna yn Drachten, selektearre de sjuery al de folgjende trije acts foar de finale:

* Carla de Wal mei it nûmer Kom ris tichterby
* Sjaak Weiland mei it nûmer Earste leafde
* Mosk mei it nûmer BonaDe sjuery is noch net klear, want de sjuery mei út alle achttjin dielnimmers oan beide heale finales nochris fjouwer dielnimmers selektearje. Dizze seleksje sil begjin nije wike bekend makke wurde.

Liet is it sjongfestival foar it bêste nije liet yn it Frysk of in Fryske streektaal, sa’t dat live spile wurdt, en wurdt dit jier foar de 21ste kear organisearre. De finale fan Liet is dit jier op 5 maaie op it Ljouwerter Befrijdingsfestival. De winner fan Liet 2012 mei Fryslân yn desimber fertsjintwurdigje op Liet International yn de Noard-Spaanske stêd Gijón/Xixón yn de streek Asturië. Asturië is sûnt 2010 partner fan Stichting Liet International en sil dit jier it sjongfestival foar it earst op it Ibearysk skiereilân organisearje. Yn Fryslân wurdt Liet 2012 stipe troch de provinsje Fryslân en Kulturele Haadstêd Ljouwert/Leeuwarden 2018.

Asturies can be proud to be the first autonomous region of Spain to receive Liet International

HENRIQUE G. FACURIELLA. UVIÉU/OVIEDO - 01/03/2012 A LES 12:35:27

Onno Falkena is the international coordinator of Foundation Liet International, the organisation which initiated the festival with the same name. Since the year 2002 this festivals invites eleven or twelve bands, which sing in a minority language from all over Europe. This year Gijón is the city which receives the festival. Falkena was in Gijón for the Asturian songcontest Premiu al Meyor Cantar. Since 2009 the winner of this festival represents Asturias at Liet International. There were also meetings in Asturias with all members of the Liet International network and meetings with the Asturian government to prepare Liet International in Gijón.

-What do you think about the five finalists of the Premiu al Meyor Cantar=

The level of the Premiu al Meyor Cantar was very good this year. The organisation of the PMC obviously manages to attract some of the best Asturian bands. This is something we envy, because in some other areas – like Fryslân – the well known bands are sometimes reluctant to participate in a song contest….

- How does the Asturian competition look like and does it differ from other
song contests in Europe, like Nos Ur or Sami Grand Prix?

The Sámi Grand Prix cannot be compared with any other event. Imagine a huge sportshall full of thousands of Sámi dressed in traditional gákti. The Sámi Grand Prix in Kautokeino is for the Sámi one of the highlights of the year. It is part of a festival week with many other concerts and other interesting events such as reindeer races and ice fishing. The Sámi Grand Prix actually consists of two contests; one for the best new yoik (the traditional Sámi way of singing) and one for the best new yoik-song.

Song contest Nos Ur does not exist at the moment. Our Scottish contact stopped with the contest because of a lack of funds. In Europa it is the reality these days that it is harder to find public financial support for festivals like ours. We realise that the crisis has hit Spain and also Asturias pretty hard. We therefore appreciate it a lot that the government of Asturias is determined to ahead with Liet International in spite of the crisis. From our point of view it is important to keep investing in the language and culture, even if the going gets tough.

About the possible collaboration with the Celtic minorities we are in touch with the Festival Interceltique and its director Lisardo Lombardia. He
already offered in the past to host Nos Ur in Brittany. This probable will not happen this year, but we are committed to keep the Celtic connection open, also because of the quality of the music scene.

– What do you think about the infrastructure that Asturias has to hold Liet International?

We are quite impressed by the huge Laboral Ciudad de la Cultura. It is a well equipped theatre with a professional staff and the Asturian television nextdoor. The only small disadvantage is that the theatre is not in the centre. We therefore consider to have some smaller concerts in other venues in the city on the day before Liet International. Xixón is a very nice and lively city. We would like to take the festival to the city and, if possible, also to other places in Asturias.

– At what point is there work to do in order to make Liet International in Xixón a success?

Liet International is a showcase festival for the most interesting contemporary music in minority languages. Asturias can be proud to be the very first region in Spain to host it, well before the Basque Country and Catalunya. If I were you I would try to promote the festival on the whole Iberian peninsula, including the national Spanish media. We will try to do the same at the European level in collaboration with the Council of Europe. Liet International is organised under the official patronage of the Council of Europe since 2008. They have a very effective press office, communicating directly with all major news agencies such as Efe and Ria Novosti in Russia.

– What possibilities for further internationalization do you see in the Asturian music scene beyond Celtic music festivals?

Sooner or later Liet International will be won by an Asturian band. Xera was pretty close in 2010. Usually the host doesn´t win at Liet International, but maybe 2012 will be an exception. There is obviously lots of interesting music in Asturias. Liet International is already a clever way to reach out to the world beyond the Celtic festivals. There are also plenty of interesting folkfestivals around Europe which are not exclusvely Celtic like the huge Dranouter festival at the border of France and Belgium. The Asturian music is interesting enough to be played also at events which are not specificly Celtic.

There are also other possibilities such as Womex and Eurosonic. The bands at these events are often selected by broadcasting companies at state level. At some points the state structures, which do not always help the minorities so much, still exist. Make sure that you get the attention that you deserve!

–Is the economic crisis is affecting the work of the Liet International Foundation?

Sometimes you loose partners, simply because they do not have the money anymore to continue. This has happened twice; once in Sweden and once in Scotland. In Sweden we have found an interesting new partner. European capital of culture Umea 2014 – 600 kilometers north of Stockholm – will host Liet International in 2014. Donostia-San Sebastian will do this in 2016. Collaborating with European capitals of culture, who embed Liet International in a larger year-long cultural programme, is one of the ways for us to move forward. Our hometown Ljouwert-Leeuwarden is one of the Dutch candidates to become European capital of culture in the year 2018; Venice/Venezia is one of the Italian candidates for 2019 and is also interested.

I also would like to stress that our network also has plenty of economic opportunities to offer. The city of Udine in Italy, which hosted Liet International last year, has invited both Asturias and Friesland to participate at the huge slowfood and culinary fair FriuliDoc in september this year. At this open air fair some 500.000 people taste and buy interesting culinary products of high standarts from all over Italy. They would love to welcome an Asturian presence with cider, Asturian cheeses and sausages and other products like the pote and the fabada. The Italians do not know the Asturian cuisine at all, but our Friulian friends are confident that it will be a huge success. The invitation has been forwarded to the Asturian administration, and I hope that Asturias will indeed be present in Udine in September to promote Asturian products.

It is one thing which I learned from our Italian friends: culinary diversity is just as interesting and important as cultural, linguistic and musical diversity. If you manage to link culture with culinary economic activities you have a very strong formula. In order to become economically stronger you have to try to do these things. A festival who is managing this very well is the huge Festival Interceltique of Lorient in Brittany. A real source of inspiration, but still more Breton than Asturian cider.

–Liet International Festival was created, among other reasons, for the promotion and defense of minority languages. Do you think this objective
is being met?

Liet International is the largest event for the promotion of minority languages in Europe. The event is on purpose created for big audiences, both majority and minority language speakers. Even if you don’t know a thing about minority languages, you can still appreciate it the music. Liet International helps people discover that languages such as Asturian, Frisian, Udmurtian and Vepsian exist.

Over the years Liet International has generated lots of positive interest for minority languages in mainstream media such as the Frankfurter Algemeine Zeitung, Le Monde, BBC, CNN, The Sunday Times. We consciously present the languages as an asset, as something enjoyable in stead of something problematic.

It is also significant that Liet International closely collaborates with the secretariat of the European Charter for Regional and Minority Languages (ECRML) of the Council of Europe. The Charter is currently the main defense mechanism on behalf of minority languages in Europe. However, the hard work of the experts of the council usually gets very limited media attention.That’s precisely why we collaborate. Raising awareness that the minorities exist and even create and present contemporary music like e.g. Xera or Alfredo Gonzalez is our job.

We have a very fruitfull relation with the Council of Europe. Thanks to them we recently acquired a partner in the Russian Federation. They would like to develop a song contest for all 180 linguistic minorities of the Russian Federation, which is quite a challenge. In the future they would like to host Liet International itself as well. But this year they will start by sending one interesting band to Liet International in Xixón/Gijón.

–How the development of new communication technologies is promoting the knowledge of minority languages and its art forms?

Liet International has always been a media event since its very first edition when, unexpectedly, both BBC World and CNN made reports, which were broadcasted globally. The internet is obviously equally important for us. Last year the internet structure of our Italian partner and ourselves was unable to cope with the huge interest of the audience. We will seriously invest in this this year. With the help of RTPA we would like to offer a stream of professional standart of Liet International 2012.

Being on-line also obliges you to interact with the audience. It is therefore important to give them a role and let them vote for the public award of Liet. I think it could also be a nice addition to the Premiu al Meyor Cantar. Let the audience vote for the public award, and you’ll have two winners in stead of one, because juries and audiences often have a different taste.

(Oerset út it Asturysk)

Link to the original article in Lesnoticies.com

De winnende tonada waard opfallend genôch skreaun troch de Amerikaanske muzikant en songwriter Michael Lee Wolfe, dy’t al 27 jier yn Asturië wennet en wurket. De Asturiana Mining Company krige de priis fanwege de kwaliteit fan it lied en de treflike live útfiering, dy’t ek in soad bijfal krige yn de seal. It nivo fan de Premiu al Meyor Cantar wie heech. Under de fiif finalisten wienen mar leafst twa eardere dielnimmers oan Liet International: sawol Alfredo González (2009) as de band Xera (2010) fertsjintwurdigen Asturië al in kear. Mar de sjuery – mei Onno Falkena as Fryske fertsjintwurdige – makke dit kear in oare kar en joech de foarkar oan de Asturiana Mining Company. Alhoewol’t Liet International ein dit jier yn Gijón/Xixón is, mei de band dochs op reis. De band krige nammentlik in útnoeging om mei te dwaan oan in muzykfestival op Korsika op 19 maaie.

In stevige Korsikaanske delegaasje fan fiif minsken wie yn Asturië oanwêzich om de Korsikaanske plannen foar Liet International 2013 te presintearjen. It giet om in inisjatyf fan de Korsikaanske sjonger en Liet International-winner Jacques Culioli. Syn plannen wurde no stipe troch de havenstêd Bastia en it autonome eilânbestjoer. Dat eilânbestjoer spruts ek de winsk út om folslein partner te wurden fan Stifting Liet International. Stifting Liet International is goed te sprekken oer de Korsikaanske plannen. It beslút fan it eilânbestjoer betsjut dat Stifting Liet International no stipe wurdt troch Fryslân – yn oparbeidzjen mei Kulturele Haadstêd Leeuwarden/Ljouwert 2018 -, Asturië, de Ried fan Europa en Korsika.

De jierlikse oprop foar nije ferskes yn minderheidstalen wurdt dit jier yn maaie publisearre. Letter dit jier folgje ek mear bysûnderheden oer de earste edysje fan Liet International op it Ibearysk skiereilân.

LINK FLICKR

1. Dútslân:
   * Deutsche Welle

   Ierlân:
   * Newstalk radio (Tom Dunne show):

   Italië:
   * Il Friuli 1:
   * Il Friuli 2

   Nederlân/Fryslân:
   * Feannet.nl:
   * Heerenveense Courant:
   * It Nijs
   * Leeuwarder Courant
   * NOS Nieuws (radio):
   * Omrop Fryslân 1 (radionews):
   * Omrop Fryslân 1 (news):
   * Omrop Fryslân 2 (K-rûte report):
   * Onze Taal
   * De Woudklank

   Noarwegen:
   * NRK Oddasat (TV):

   Ruslân:
   * Karelian TV

   Spanje:
   * Les Noticies (Asturias):
   * RTPA (Asturias):

   Sweden:
   * SVT/Sámiradio 1
   * SVT/Sámiradio 2

   Switserlân:
   * RTR TV
   * World Radio Switzerland

   Grut Bretanje:
   * The Independent
   * Sunday Telegraph

   Feriene Steaten:
   * National Public Radio

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   LIET INTERNATIONAL by leo virgili

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   Liet Ynternasjonaal spearpunt foar Kulturele Haadstêden Umeå 2014 en Donostia 2016

   (De oersetting komt sa gau mooglik)

   Het songfestival Liet International moet in de herfst van 2014 één van de speerpunten worden in het programma van de Europese culturele hoofdstad Umeå in het noorden van Zweden. De gemeente Umeå, de samenwerking van Sámi in Zweden en Stichting Liet International hebben hier in mei 2011 in Umeå een intentieovereenkomst over gesloten. Ook wil Umeå de andere cultuurhoofdstad van 2014, de Letse hoofdstad Riga, bij Liet International betrekken.

   Umeå 2014 is de meest noordelijke culturele hoofdstad van Europa tot nu toe. Het programma van 2014 is voor een groot deel geïnspireerd op de Sámi-cultuur en de acht Sámi seizoenen. De stad wil bij de openingsmanifestatie duizenden rendieren, die in de winter op plekken vlak buiten de stad verblijven, over de Ume-rivier laten draven. In Umeå wonen naast Zweden ook Sámi en veel Finnen en studenten. Umeå is een snel groeiende studentenstad, maar de regio waar Umeå hoofdstad van is, Västerbotten, heeft evenals Friesland met krimp te maken.

   2014 wordt de eerste keer dat Liet International wordt georganiseerd in een culturele hoofdstad. Stichting Liet International is blij met deze ontwikkeling. Door het groeiende netwerk is Liet International interessant geworden voor steden waar, naast de officiële taal, ook een minderheidstaal wordt gesproken. Naast Umeå 2014 zijn er al ook contacten met European capital of culture Donostia/San Sebastian 2016 in Spaans Baskenland. Udine, de Italiaanse stad die dit jaar Liet International ontvangt, is kandidaat voor de culturele hoofdstad in 2019.

   Liet International kan volgens de leiding van Umeå 2014 het begin worden van meer samenwerking tussen Umeå 2014 en Fryslân 2018. “Als Noord-Zweedse stad steunen wij graag de enige noordelijke kandidaat-culturele hoofdstad van Nederland, zeker nu we in Liet International een mooi gemeenschappelijk project hebben”, zegt voorzitter Tomas Wennström van de cultuurcommissie die Umeå 2014 aanstuurt. “In Zweden werd verwacht dat niet Umeå, maar het Zuid-Zweedse Lund culturele hoofdstad zou worden. Maar de commissie koos unaniem voor ons. Als we Friesland met adviezen of andere middelen kunnen helpen, dan doen wij dat graag.”

   Radioprogramma Omnium fan Omrop Fryslân oer Umea 2014

   

   It logo fan Umea 2014 hat in soad fan it Fryske pompeblêd

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