About us

It is the purpose of our association to promote song, folk and world music as cultural assets in a manner that they themselves further an overall ethos of tolerance as well as the idea of international understanding.

Others on PROFOLK:
“… somehow class representative, somehow trade union, somehow organizer , a medium to exchange ideas, a percolator for exciting ventures and projects, PROFOLK stands for a lot of things and the more all of us together make of it, the more diversified and enduring it will be. It’s as simple as that. And that’s just it: Sounds evident but in practical application and on a day to day basis it’s quite a hard job … “
Manfred Maurenbrecher, German singer/songwriter

PROFOLK
… promotes national and international events in the area of musical and cultural entertainment and education in order to bring people together and to further cultural exchange

... is a member of the German Council for Music

… has been co-founder of the international Dance & Folk Festival in Rudolstadt (TFF.Rudolstadt) which gained worldwide recognition within only  a few years

… represents the musical scene it promotes at national and international trade fairs and festivals like WOMEX, Showcase Scotland, TFF.Rudolstadt, Bardentreffen Nürnberg, Festival Musik und Politik in Berlin and many more

… provides its members with a substantial, constantly expanding network of contacts – nationwide as well as cross-border

… functions as contact point in questions of copyright, handling of royalties, social insurance for musicians and many more

… can be supported by membership as well as donations

PROFOLK is a non-profit organization.