Balladero is an internationally active act led by accomplished Slovenian singer-songwriter Dominik Bagola. With two internationally produced albums, Balladero has been performing extensively in Slovenia and across Europe with numerous concerts and tours also in Austria, Germany, Switzerland and the UK.

Banditi is a punk rock band from Idrija, which has been active since 2005.

Bar pr` Gabrijelu has been a culture and music venue since it opened in 1995. It was established to address the general shortage of concert life in the region and provide a suitable music venue in Cerkno. In addition to hosting concerts, the Bar broadened its repertoire to include organising festivals soon after its establishment. Today’s Jazz Cerkno and Keltika festivals are the direct legacies of the venue’s first organising efforts. Location: Cerkno

A live-music venue on the edge of Ljubljana’s city centre, Prulček is renowned for its daily admission-free concerts. Location: Ljubljana

Barbara Grahor Vovk is a Slovenian jazz and classical violist, composer, arranger, conductor, and pedagogue. She graduated summa cum laude with a master’s degree from the Ljubljana Academy of Music in 2018 and is finishing her second master’s in jazz improvisation for strings at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Munich. She bridges classical music and jazz, creating as a soloist and in various chamber ensembles, including the Samo & Barbara duo, the NOVA string quartet, and with pianist Shuteen Erdenebaatar. She is also one of the art directors of the NOVA chamber orchestra.

Mezzo-soprano Barbara Jernejčič is noted for being among a handful of vocalists whose main focus of interest is primarily music by contemporary Slovenian composers (having premiered over 50 new works). She has established herself as an operatic soloist and concert singer. Barbara Jernejčič also devotes her time to teaching.

Slovenian mezzosoprano Barbara Kozelj debuted with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in 2013. After that her career has taken flight. A Carnegie Hall debut the year after in St. Matthew Passion with Iván Fischer received critical acclaim, describing her voice as “deep and dark” and “enchanting”.

An independent record label and recording studio specializing in guitar and classical music.