1,529 result(s) for folk
See What Happened @ Xpat Wine Club, With Basilicus & Janus
- 28 May 2015 11:40 AM
- community & culture
Words by Liz Frommer: Happy attendees of the most recent Xpat Wine Club, held last Thursday 21 May, received a special treat: a slew of top tastes from two of Hungary’s best wineries, all served amidst a scarcely seen vestige of Budapest’s historic castle district.
Invitation: Concert Of Hiroko Ishimoto In Budapest, 13 June
- 26 May 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The piano recital will be held on Saturday 13 June, starts at 19:30. in Nador Terem , Ajtosi Dur sor 30 in Budapest. Works by Chopin, Mozart, Liszt and Kodaly.
Museum Festival In Budapest, This Weekend
- 15 May 2015 9:04 AM
- community & culture
With the aim of creating a tradition, the Hungarian National Museum called into being 'Museums Majális' in 1996 to unite the world of Hungarian museums. Organically connected to International Museum Day (18th May), which has been organised annually for almost three decades by ICOM (International Council of Museums), this upcoming May weekend of 16 - 17 May is intended to draw attention to the ...
Guardian: Budapest’s Margaret Island Among Ten Best Islands In Europe
- 14 May 2015 1:40 AM
- getting around
British newspaper The Guardian has listed Margaret Island among Europe’s ten best but lesser-known islands. “Margaret Island, in the middle of the Danube in central Budapest, spends winter shrouded in mist; come summer the island is an oasis in the midst the city. Encircled by a 5km asphalt running track and jetties from which to launch small boats (and bodies – some of the swimmers here are ...
Check Out These Hungarian (Thigh) Slappers
- 12 May 2015 9:00 AM
- video
These folk dancers from Hungary are having a thigh-slappingly good time on tonight’s show. And according to David, the boys - otherwise known as FRICSKA - are pretty easy on the eye, as well... Even Simon's impressed: "Interestingly it works with the three of you doing the slapping dancing, but I can imagine a lot of slappers behind you." Ahem, indeed!
Rosalia 'Rosé & Sparkling Festival' In Budapest, 8 - 10 May
- 8 May 2015 4:20 AM
- food & drink
It is time to welcome summer with a rich selection of still wines - with a heavy emphasis on rosés -, and all kinds of sparkling pleasures between May 8 and 10 in the Gesztenyés garden in the 12th district of Buda. To make some perfect matches with the wines and to round up a perfect outdoor festival feeling we offer a variety of street foods.
FBI Director Regrets Holocaust Remarks Were “Distracting”
- 24 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
FBI director James Comey declined to apologise for recent remarks regarding the involvement of Germany, Poland and Hungary in the Holocaust but said he regretted mentioning specific countries, which was “distracting” for readers, the US news website wate.com reported. During a visit to the local FBI headquarters of Knoxville on Tuesday, Comey was asked if he had an apology for his remarks ...
Sinéad O'Connor Concert 21 April In Budapest
- 19 Apr 2015 4:40 AM
- entertainment
Sinéad last performed in Hungary eight years ago, and will be back in 2015 as part of Budapest's Spring Festival. Earlier, in 1987, she was twenty when she recorded The Lion and the Cobra, one of the most powerful debut albums of the age. The shaved-headed maverick of a singer was pregnant with her first child as she recorded the viscerally ingenious songs, which she also produced.
Limp Bizkit & More Big Names Just Joined Sziget Budapest Line-Up
- 16 Apr 2015 9:04 AM
- entertainment
Program announcements never stop when it comes to the Island of Freedom. The multicultural festival that is held in the middle of Budapest on an island, hosting more than 415.000 people for 7 days is a real festival holiday with non-stop parties and to-dos. This time Avicii, Limp Bizkit, Holywood Undead, The Gaslight Anthem and more acts have joined the line-up. Discounted 'Advance Round 1' ...
See What Happened @ Xpat Wine Club, With Basilicus & Janus
- 28 May 2015 11:40 AM
- community & culture
Words by Liz Frommer: Happy attendees of the most recent Xpat Wine Club, held last Thursday 21 May, received a special treat: a slew of top tastes from two of Hungary’s best wineries, all served amidst a scarcely seen vestige of Budapest’s historic castle district.
Invitation: Concert Of Hiroko Ishimoto In Budapest, 13 June
- 26 May 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The piano recital will be held on Saturday 13 June, starts at 19:30. in Nador Terem , Ajtosi Dur sor 30 in Budapest. Works by Chopin, Mozart, Liszt and Kodaly.
Museum Festival In Budapest, This Weekend
- 15 May 2015 9:04 AM
- community & culture
With the aim of creating a tradition, the Hungarian National Museum called into being 'Museums Majális' in 1996 to unite the world of Hungarian museums. Organically connected to International Museum Day (18th May), which has been organised annually for almost three decades by ICOM (International Council of Museums), this upcoming May weekend of 16 - 17 May is intended to draw attention to the ...
Guardian: Budapest’s Margaret Island Among Ten Best Islands In Europe
- 14 May 2015 1:40 AM
- getting around
British newspaper The Guardian has listed Margaret Island among Europe’s ten best but lesser-known islands. “Margaret Island, in the middle of the Danube in central Budapest, spends winter shrouded in mist; come summer the island is an oasis in the midst the city. Encircled by a 5km asphalt running track and jetties from which to launch small boats (and bodies – some of the swimmers here are ...
Check Out These Hungarian (Thigh) Slappers
- 12 May 2015 9:00 AM
- video
These folk dancers from Hungary are having a thigh-slappingly good time on tonight’s show. And according to David, the boys - otherwise known as FRICSKA - are pretty easy on the eye, as well... Even Simon's impressed: "Interestingly it works with the three of you doing the slapping dancing, but I can imagine a lot of slappers behind you." Ahem, indeed!
Rosalia 'Rosé & Sparkling Festival' In Budapest, 8 - 10 May
- 8 May 2015 4:20 AM
- food & drink
It is time to welcome summer with a rich selection of still wines - with a heavy emphasis on rosés -, and all kinds of sparkling pleasures between May 8 and 10 in the Gesztenyés garden in the 12th district of Buda. To make some perfect matches with the wines and to round up a perfect outdoor festival feeling we offer a variety of street foods.
FBI Director Regrets Holocaust Remarks Were “Distracting”
- 24 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
FBI director James Comey declined to apologise for recent remarks regarding the involvement of Germany, Poland and Hungary in the Holocaust but said he regretted mentioning specific countries, which was “distracting” for readers, the US news website wate.com reported. During a visit to the local FBI headquarters of Knoxville on Tuesday, Comey was asked if he had an apology for his remarks ...
Sinéad O'Connor Concert 21 April In Budapest
- 19 Apr 2015 4:40 AM
- entertainment
Sinéad last performed in Hungary eight years ago, and will be back in 2015 as part of Budapest's Spring Festival. Earlier, in 1987, she was twenty when she recorded The Lion and the Cobra, one of the most powerful debut albums of the age. The shaved-headed maverick of a singer was pregnant with her first child as she recorded the viscerally ingenious songs, which she also produced.
Limp Bizkit & More Big Names Just Joined Sziget Budapest Line-Up
- 16 Apr 2015 9:04 AM
- entertainment
Program announcements never stop when it comes to the Island of Freedom. The multicultural festival that is held in the middle of Budapest on an island, hosting more than 415.000 people for 7 days is a real festival holiday with non-stop parties and to-dos. This time Avicii, Limp Bizkit, Holywood Undead, The Gaslight Anthem and more acts have joined the line-up. Discounted 'Advance Round 1' ...