Legendary folk and country music Porta festival marks 50th anniversary

Photo: Jana Huzilová

This week’s edition of Sunday Music Show is dedicated to the legendary country and folk music festival Porta, which celebrates its 50th edition this weekend. Established in 1967 by a group of music enthusiasts, the festival gradually evolved into one of the largest events of its kind in Europe and many of the country’s most respected folk musicians launched their careers there. Today we are going to listen to some of the greatest hits that were played at Porta over the past 50 years.

Photo: Jana Huzilová
This week’s edition of Sunday Music Show is dedicated to the legendary country and folk music festival Porta, which celebrates its 50th edition this weekend. Established in 1967 by a group of music enthusiasts, the festival gradually evolved into one of the largest events of its kind in Europe and many of the country’s most respected folk musicians launched their careers there. Today we are going to listen to some of the greatest hits that were played at Porta over the past 50 years.