Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:32:35 +0200https://english.radio.cz/legendary-folk-and-country-festival-hits-50-8236536© 2026 Radio Prague International The Czech Republic's biggest festival of country and folk music, Porta, celebrates its 50th birthday this year. Established in 1967 by a group of music enthusiasts, the festival gradually evolved into one of the largest events of its kind in Europe, attracting some 30,000 visitors in its heydey. Many of the country’s respected musicians and bands, including Spirituál kvintet, Wabi Daněk or the Nedvěd brothers, started their careers there. Last week, Porta launched the first of a series of concerts marking its special anniversary. encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/porta_2010_spiritual.jpg?timestamp=1590623165 https://english.radio.cz/legendary-folk-and-country-festival-hits-50-8236536 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9