The concertinas are back in Mouquim On Sunday, June 5th, takes place the 3rd Concertinas Festival of the Watermills Route in Mouquim, Valmaior.
The village celebrates once again the traditional portuguese music, with Ruizinho de Penacova, Ás da Concertina Ricardo e plus other 250 players. The Sportive and Cultural Union of Mouquim (UDCM) organizes "the biggest concertinas festival in Aveiro", a day filled with animation, lunch service and small places to eat some snacks, handicraft and concertinas exhibitors.
It invites players from all parts of the country, like Guilherme Gonçalves from Lisbon, Franscisco & Tatiana from Viana do Castelo e the Concertinas Group from Safurdão da Guarda. This will be a great oportunity to rediscover this instrument, meet old friends and enjoy the warming and welcoming village environment.
Mouquim is a place in the village of Valmaior, located 6km from Albergaria-a-Velha city centre. Here you can also visit the Watermill Chão do Ribeiro.
Source: Mouquim's Sportive and Cultural Union/União Desportiva e Cultural de Mouquim
The village celebrates once again the traditional portuguese music, with Ruizinho de Penacova, Ás da Concertina Ricardo e plus other 250 players. The Sportive and Cultural Union of Mouquim (UDCM) organizes "the biggest concertinas festival in Aveiro", a day filled with animation, lunch service and small places to eat some snacks, handicraft and concertinas exhibitors.
It invites players from all parts of the country, like Guilherme Gonçalves from Lisbon, Franscisco & Tatiana from Viana do Castelo e the Concertinas Group from Safurdão da Guarda. This will be a great oportunity to rediscover this instrument, meet old friends and enjoy the warming and welcoming village environment.
Mouquim is a place in the village of Valmaior, located 6km from Albergaria-a-Velha city centre. Here you can also visit the Watermill Chão do Ribeiro.
Source: Mouquim's Sportive and Cultural Union/União Desportiva e Cultural de Mouquim