The thesis deals with the present situation of groups in the folk and country music area, describes the pluses and minuses of amateur bands running and the opportunities of their professional or economical growth. The work arises from the common public materials and data or the personal interview of the bands members and the organizers of particular actions. The analysis of the folk festivals and their financing was completed on the basis of statictics. The practical part is based on the experience of the "Berušky" band from Jablonec nad Nisou city. The band has been running in the folk and country genre for twelve years and it brought out its first authorial CD.Bakalářská práce se zabývá současnou situací skupin v oblasti hudebního žánru f...