Festival under the Chestnuts

Name: Festival under the Chestnuts
Start: 2026-07-10T18:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-07-10T18:00:00+02:00
Location: Amfiteátr na Skalkách

took place · 10 Jul 2026

Amphitheatre na Skalkách, Nový Jičín

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A summer open-air festival at the amphitheatre on Skalky in Nový Jičín.

About the venue: Amphitheatre na Skalkách

An open-air natural amphitheatre in the Skalky recreational area on the outskirts of Nový Jičín, about 2 km from the city centre. The venue, with a capacity of around 200 seats, is operated by the Municipal Cultural Centre of Nový Jičín. Every summer it hosts concerts, theatre performances and festivals such as Jičínfest and EDM Open Air Skalky. The nearby area includes the Čerťák reservoir and the Svinec ski slope.

Skalky 99, 741 01 Nový Jičín Get directions

Line-up

TataGrass 14:00
ŠANY & Míša Riesnerová 15:35
Monika Byrtusová & band 19:30
Slávek Janoušek a kapela 21:00
Gorol Karol
Václav Fajfr
Jan Hlucháň

About: Petr Brandejs band

Petr Brandejs Band brings seven albums' worth of bluegrass to the stage - original songs alongside genre-crossing covers. The group is built around Petr Brandejs, three-time Czech Banjo Player of the Year and winner of the pan-European EWOB festival in 2001.

10+

recorded CDs (complete discography)

3×

Banjo Player of the Year in the Czech Republic

50+

organized music workshops since 1995

Petr Brandejs Band albums

What's new

2024-10
The 29th bluegrass workshop in Malé Svatoňovice (October 25-28, 2024) sold out before the public offer.
2024
Brandejs together with Ondrej Kozak received an IBMA grant for an educational program introducing bluegrass instruments in kindergartens.
2024
The renewed Petr Brandejs Band lineup returned to the stage with a selection from the entire seven-album discography.

Tracks

Fit As a Banjoalbum from 2008, a mix of bluegrass and original compositions

Triple Troublealbum from 2006, the band's fourth CD

Pro dětialbum from 2010, a bluegrass program for children's audience

Bludovice Bluesinstrumental composition by Petr Brandejs from the album Fit As a Banjo

Jak mám napsat dobrou píseňoriginal song by P. Brandejs, part of the album Fit As a Banjo

About: Cimbal Classic

The Brno-based sextet led by the Štrunc couple places the dulcimer at the heart of a sound that moves freely between folk, world music and chamber music - thirty-plus years on stage and still impossible to pigeonhole.

13+

own profile albums

30+

years on stage

Tour

BrnoPraha

Tracks

Všechno je hudbaone of the band's most famous songs, available on YouTube

Vrávorámtitle song of the 1999 album

Noc s pastýřemfavorite song from the concert repertoire

Bylo a není2021 album, so far the latest studio album

Melodies from around the globe2013 album, international world music project

About: Vojta Kiďák Tomáško

Vojta Kiďák Tomáško is a Czech folk and country singer-songwriter and guitarist. He is known for his mix of humorous and lyrical acoustic songs, and performs regularly at festivals and open-air events across the Czech Republic.

About: Robert Křesťan a Druhá tráva

A Brno-born acoustic legend bridging Czech folk with American bluegrass and country since 1991. With more than twenty albums and multiple Anděl awards to their name, the band is now marking 35 years on stage with a series of landmark concerts.

1.6M

views of the most popular YouTube video (One More Coffee)

1.4M

views of the video I, Song on YouTube

20+

albums released in the Czech Republic and USA during the band's existence

years on stage (anniversary celebrated in 2026)

Tour

PrahaHradec KrálovéČeské BudějoviceBrnoOstravaPraha

Tracks

Ještě jedno kafethe most-watched music video by the band, over 1.6 million views on YouTube

Díl prvníalbum from 2020 (2021), awarded the Anděl prize in the Folk and Country category

Díl druhýalbum from 2022 (2023), again awarded the Anděl prize; single Crazy Horse

Pojďme se napítalbum from 2013, recorded with American producer Steve Walsh

Já, písničkaduet with Pavlína Jíšová, over 1.4 million views on YouTube

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