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Follia!
Kiss me you fool. Kiss me Lila. (Wild Boar)
$17.99
Contemporary Belgian/Flemish folk(rock) performed on bagpipes, diatonic accordion, tamborine, violin; flutes, schalmei, piano, electric guitar, bass, percussion and drums. Fans of Galicia's Berroguetto will find a similar attitude and sound in the dense arranangements and over all lushness of the sound.
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Listen:
tinalaria
quand la belle s'y promene
sammy, his peace
The musicians:
Johan Decanq: bagpipes, schalmeien & diatonic accordeon; Pieter Decanq: voice, tamborine and violin; Sammy Lee Daese: flutes, schalmei & piano; Eduardo Vega: electric guitar; Jeroen Goegebuer: violin; Luc Vandestock: bass guitar; Pros Deblaere: percussion; Andreas: drums.
The band says:
Early 1999 the Dranouter folk festival, Johan Decancq, Sammy Lee Daese and Greet Gariau (Fluxus) received an invitation to play two memorable concerts in Rumania (Praid & Tirgu Mures), the land that now can well and truly be called the spiritual cradle of Follia!
Under the Romanian sky and nurtured by the richly flowing Chuika, this crossover concept where folk and jazz musicians combine the best of both worlds, finally came to full bloom. Follia was created in September 1999 by Johan Decancq, Sammy Lee Daese and Pieter Decancq and with the support of the Dranouter folk festival.
Own lyrics as well as old European lyrics (e.g. from the book of songs by Jan Frans Willems – Flanders, 19th century) are skilfully used as a blue print for Follia! sound. The classical Jazz education and the inspiration taken from the folk world's best musical examples are only the pepper and salt in the rich, spicy and adventurous dish that is Follia! Slow ballads, sparkling songs with orientally inspired incantations, ancient lyrics on a background of psychedelic distortions of the violin; Follia! has it all and brings an irresistible and very exciting mixture of music and dance.
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