[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":55},["ShallowReactive",2],{"bands-en-US":3,"banner-bands":52},[4,14,24,34,44],{"slug":5,"name":6,"image":7,"website_link":8,"facebook_link":9,"video_link":10,"translations":11},"snaarmaarwaar","Snaarmaarwaar","3e23566f-fee9-40a9-89fa-b1defb3fe4a0","http:\u002F\u002Fwww.snaarmaarwaar.be","http:\u002F\u002Fwww.facebook.com\u002Fsnaarmaarwaar","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fwatch?v=Tu2eu5gO_uY",[12],{"text":13},"\u003Cp>Watching the Belgian band Snaarmaarwaar is always a happy surprise. A trio stands in front of you but the stunning wall of sound coming from their acoustic instruments instead bears the impression of an explosive sextet. In a world full of cloned concepts and tired formats, Snaarmaarwaar write their own story, polishing their unique style day after day.\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp>They take both listeners and dancers on an adventure full of tight grooves and warm melodies. Old traditional tunes and newly composed pieces sit alongside one another, both lively and introverted, tender and rocking. As always, Jeroen Geerinck is the beating heart and pumping turbo engine of the band, paving the way for mandola man Maarten Decombel and mandolinist Ward Dhoore. Their interplay is tight, their music direct and they present a highly original vision of the ancient folk tunes hailing from the mud of Flanders. \u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp>To date, the trio have released 3 albums and have played on stages all across Europe and beyond: Nanjing Jazz and World Festival (China), Festival des Luthiers et Maîtres Sonneurs (F), TFF Rudolstadt (D), Kaustinen Folk Music Festival (FIN), Mandopolis (F), Viljandi Folk Music Festival (EE), Sunrise Celebration (UK)… This is Flemish folk, anno 2016, alive and kicking, standing tall in the world of today. A true discovery!\u003C\u002Fp>",{"slug":15,"name":16,"image":17,"website_link":18,"facebook_link":19,"video_link":20,"translations":21},"mandolinman","MANdolinMAN","3269c6d3-7afa-486e-9e82-9c464afe9fd7","http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mandolinman.be\u002F","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.facebook.com\u002FMANdolinMANband","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fwatch?v=17lOu0WTk9Y",[22],{"text":23},"\u003Cp>After their successful first album Old Tunes, Dusted Down – a concept album devoted to the impressive fieldwork of folklorist Hubert Boone – and a second album on which they explored the Bossa Nova style, MANdolinMAN return to their roots. The foursome dig even deeper into Flemish folk music and once again breathe new life into old tunes and melodies from the province of Flemish Brabant. Played on four mandolins, the music takes on new forms and the historic melodies are injected with a modern and contemporary vigour. Instrumental Flemish Folk music has never sounded so exotic!\u003Cbr \u002F>\r\n\u003Cbr \u002F>\r\nAndries Boone: mandolin\u003Cbr \u002F>\r\nPeter-Jan Daems: 10-string mandolin\u003Cbr \u002F>\r\nMaarten Decombel: mandocello\u003Cbr \u002F>\r\nDirk Naessens: mandolin\u003C\u002Fp>",{"slug":25,"name":26,"image":27,"website_link":28,"facebook_link":29,"video_link":30,"translations":31},"naragonia-quartet","Naragonia Quartet","d8458293-23fc-4d53-a178-0a7ddda3f535","http:\u002F\u002Fnaragonia.com\u002Fquartet\u002F","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.facebook.com\u002Fpascalerubens","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fwatch?v=PKiprmZJ43M",[32],{"text":33},"\u003Cp>Naragonia is a well-known band in the folk-ball scene and popular throughout Europe. Toon Van Mierlo (Novar, Hot Griselda) and Pascale Rubens met 14 years ago at the Andanças festival and have since formed more than one musical duo. They always bring extremely danceable folk with subtle but firm energy and with a lot of passion and enthusiasm. More than an extension of the duo, Naragonia Quartet has developed a separate repertoire and unique sound. They are guaranteed to provide an evening of beautiful, energetic music for a concert or dance. Maarten Decombel (mandola and guitare) and Luc Pilartz (violin) join Toon and Pascale to create a musical universe with a festive atmosphere.\u003C\u002Fp>",{"slug":35,"name":36,"image":37,"website_link":38,"facebook_link":39,"video_link":40,"translations":41},"spilar","Spilar","13dacbb8-dcaa-42d9-9f45-0c7a0e9e137d","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.spilar.be","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.facebook.com\u002Fspilarmusic?locale=nl_NL","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fwatch?v=CWKoGVWWP6U&list=RDCWKoGVWWP6U&start_radio=1",[42],{"text":43},"\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Spilar\u003C\u002Fstrong> is one of the emerging revelations of the new Belgian folk scene. The quintet got off to a flying start with the release of their debut album “Stormweere” (2020) which was warmly praised and welcomed by the press and public. They saw them nominated for the Flanders Folk Awards two years in a row as they performed an impressive series of concerts. Their music has a contemporary, open sound - drums, keyboards and guitar adding a deep and dark soundtrack to the magically blending voices of sister and brother Eva and Maarten Decombel. Together they seek out beautiful ballads and old traditional songs from their own soil but set them alongside carefully chosen gems from Béla Fléck, Jacques Brel or Richard Thompson.\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp>On their new album, \u003Cstrong>‘Vandaag En Alle Dagen’\u003C\u002Fstrong>, Spilar connect even more than before with the world of contemporary events. The disc takes its title from a quote by the great Antwerp poet and artist Wannes Van de Velde: “as a singer, I am just sketching a simple line in time, today and every day”. With this new music the band reflects the concerns and dreams of tomorrow, taking on climate change and conflict, but also affirming hope and trust. Hailing from the city of Ostend, it is also no surprise too that the salt winds of the sea play an increasingly important role: in musical choices, seen through the watchful eyes of the old sailor looking out over the treacherous water of the North Sea that gives and takes. "Vandaag En Alle Dagen" brings wonderful old stories and poetry to warm us around: a simple, profound and beautiful line in time!\u003C\u002Fp>",{"slug":45,"name":46,"image":47,"website_link":48,"facebook_link":48,"video_link":48,"translations":49},"jim-boyes-maarten-decombel","Jim Boyes & Maarten Decombel","1d05b1b4-0761-437a-833a-481ffab11049",null,[50],{"text":51},"\u003Cp>Invited to work together on a series of arts projects combining music with a sense of place last year, English singer and writer Jim Boyes and Belgian master guitarist and composer Maarten Decombel's collaboration has matured into a full scale musical partnership. Maarten's atmospheric accompaniments and feeling for the words are a perfect match fot Jim's songs - drawing out the subtlety and edge of their distinctive themes. Just about to make their debut on BBC with a song specially-commissioned for the Radio Ballads commemoration of the battle of Passchendaele and with dates already fixed for festivals in Flanders for summer 2018, Maarten and Jim are looking forward to a productive and busy year.\u003Cbr \u002F>\r\n\u003Cbr \u002F>\r\nWidely acknowledged as one of England’s finest harmony singers, Jim’s backstory includes founding membership of the ground-breaking trio, Swan Arcade, joint work with The Watersons in the folk supergroup Blue Murder, on-going musical collaborations with \u003Cem>War Horse \u003C\u002Fem>author, Michael Morpurgo, and writing and performance with Coope Boyes & Simpson, “quite simply the best purveyors of acappella song on this island”.\u003Cbr \u002F>\r\n \u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp> \u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Ch2> \u003C\u002Fh2>",{"image":53,"page":54},"d78d3f9c-2e87-45e7-a0c0-02b41c11ae2a","bands",1784662950142]