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Wild Boar Music, Belgium

fRoots says of this label: "Wild Boar are a small Belgian label who concentrate on a few artists; they seem to favour quality rather than quantity; nothing other than very interesting albums have come my way from them."

Click on the titles below to learn more about the artists, and to hear some more audio samples.

La Paloma Negra - Kadril and Alumea
$17.99
(cdRoots# wbm-50)
Two ensembles, from Belgium and Spain, join forces in a musical trans-European express ride. Kadril is: Eva De Roovere (vocal, clarinet), Bart De Cock (bagpipes and nyckelharpa), Hans Quaghebeur (accordeon, keyboards), Harlind Libbrecht (dulcimer, mandolin), Peter Libbrecht (violin), Erwin Libbrecht (guitar, bouzouki), Dirk Verhegge (elec. guitar), Koen Dewaele (bass), Ron Reuman (drums) / Alumea is Sonja Palomo, Noëlla Palomo, Miguel Palomo (percussion) and Santiago Palomo (bagpipes).

Invite...s - Didier Laloy
$18.99
(cdRoots# wbm-053)
A CD and DVD set recorded live at 'Festival d'Art de Huy' by the Flemish accordionist and a large array of guests including Wim Claeys, Gabriel Yacoub, Tref, Trio Trad, Panta Rhei and members of Lais. DVD presents different songs than the CD, but it is PAL format... may work on US computers or multi-region DVD players... buyer beware.

De Andere Kust - Kadril
$16.99
(cdRoots# wbm-057)
The 2005 release by the Flemish folk rock band features three great female vocalists, Kadril singer Mariken Boussemaere, Heather Grabham and the wonderful Hungarian vocalist Szilvia Bognár.

Kiss me you fool! Kiss me Lila - Follia!
$17.99
(cdRoots# wbm-051)
Contemporary Belgian/Flemish folk(rock) performed on bagpipes, diatonic accordion, tamborine, violin; flutes, schalmei, piano, electric guitar, bass, percussion and drums.

T Is Met Dees Koude Winterse Dagen - T Kliekske
$17.99
(cdRoots# wbm-18)
Y2K release of traditional Flemish music from Belgium, performed by an ensemble of singers, accordion, bagpipes, hurdy-gurdy, percussion, flutes, strings. No fusion, no funk, just stright interpretations of folk songs.

Kadril 1 - Kadril
$17.99
(cdRoots# wbm-02)
The first recording (1986) by one of Belgium's most important and long-lived folk and folk-rock ensembles, still the one most requested, and now available. Peter Libbrecht (violin, voice), Harlind Libbrecht (voice, mandolin, mandola, dulcimer), Erwin Libbrecht (guitar,voice) and Bart De Cock (bagpipes, keynpoard, voice).

The Humours of Altan - Valerio
$17.99
(cdRoots# wbm-059)
Fiddler Kieran Fahy with Julie Biget (voice, guitar, mandolin, bouzouki and bodhran), Serge Desaunay (accordion) and Julien Favreuille (saxophone) bring Belgium and Ireland together quite nicely on a spirited set of tunes and songs that capture the tradition without being trapped in it. Includes a great interpreation of the Richard Thompson tune that gace the band its name.

zee van azov - Kimiz
$17.99
(cdRoots# wbm-58)
Johan de Baedts (Percussion), Myriam Fuks (Vocals), Christel Berghlevens (Clarinet, Bass Clarinet), Roman Korolik (Bass, Fretless Bass), Dirk Van Esbroeck (Vocals, Guitar), Jean-Michel Alexandre (Viol), Filip Vermeert (Guitar, Oud)

het meisje aan de toog - Balladeus
$17.99
(cdRoots# wbm-52)

Force Majeure - Jokke Schreurs
$17.99
(cdRoots# wbm-60)
Elegant Belgian guitarist, accompanied by upright bass and guitar, performs straight-ahead jazz in the lineage of Django, but certainly not hemmed in by the Gypsy's legacy. 9 pieces, most originals, with works by Piazzolla, Tchaikowsky, Coltrane and one trad tune filling out the set.

S-Tres / Versione originale - Didier Laloy
$18.99
(cdRoots# wbm-46)
The Belgian accordionist creates a highly original series of compositions and performs them with a sometimes subtle, sometimes manic sense of timing and space. It veers from folk to avant garde at the drop of a reed, and the ensemble backing him on this endeavor is flawless, adding sharp percussion, guitar, tuba and piano.

Schoon Lief - 't Kliekske
$16.99
(cdRoots# wbm-42)
Straight forward traditional Flemish music from Belgium, performed by an ensemble of singers, accordion, bagpipes, hurdy-gurdy, percussion, flutes, strings and more.

Meslanges: Violin populaire en Wollonie - Luc Pilartz
$17.99
(cdRoots# wbm-41)
The Flemish fiddler and composer presents regional music through a modern prism, solo or accompanied by accordeon, cornmuse, guitar, violins, bass and percussion. From the sublimly traditional to the daring adventure, Pilartz pushes both the tradition and the instrument.

Charmes - Jaques Vandevelde
$16.99
(cdRoots# wbm-40)

Sara VersoIl Matino - Sexteto Tanguedia
$17.99
(cdRoots# wbm-35)

Muziek Van Voor Den Oorlog - Jokke Schreurs Trio
$special order
(cdRoots# wbm-34)
limited stock: may take a few weeks for shipment

Le Jambon Faché - Trio Dor
$17.99
(cdRoots# wbm-33)
Excellent Flemish new folk by a trio using violins, accrdion, clarinet and bass clarinet.

I planted roses (Rozsat Ültettem) - Vandor Vokal
$special order
(cdRoots# wbm-32)
limited stock: may take a few weeks for shipment / Hungarian vocal and intstumental ensemble features Sylvia Bognar

Sporen - Oblomow
$16.99
(cdRoots# wbm-31)

All The Best (2 CD set) - Kadril
$18.99
(cdRoots# wbm-29)
Belgian folk-rock band works with bagpipes, nyckelharpa, accordions, flutes, reeds, violins, guitars, bass and drums and has become one of the best proponents of the music from Belgium.

(BUB) - Bub
$17.99
(cdRoots# wbm-20)
New Flemish folk music by an interesting mixture of musians ranying from electric guitar and bass to hurdy-gurdy, bagpipes, sax, accordion, piano and percussion performaing all instrumental music based on many different European roots, plus jazz, rock and a touch of the avant garde

Something Within - Vera Coomans and Tom Theuns
$special order
(cdRoots# wbm-19)

Various - Cadans Der Getouwen
$17.99
(cdRoots# wbm-16)

Flandriens - Groep Erik Wille
$special order
(cdRoots# wbm-15)
limited stock: may take a few weeks for shipment

Brusk - Jaune Toujours
$17.99
(cdRoots# wbm-14)
Jaune Toujours are a kickass roots band who hail from Brussels and play their own distinctive form of wild, weird, brassy folk-punk. Had Joe Strummer swapped his guitar for an accordeon, had Shane Mc Gowan imbibed vast quantities of Belgium wheat beer instead of vast quantities of... whatever it is he knocks back, had Mano Negra or Les Negresses Vertes hailed from Brussels, well they might all have sounded a bit like this.' - Jamie Renton in fRoots

Various - Island
$special order
(cdRoots# wbm-13)
limited stock: may take a few weeks for shipment

Webbesnaren - Piccard and Masure
$17.99
(cdRoots# wbm-12)
Guido Piccard plays the hommel (a Belgian zither similar to the Appalachian dulcimer), cister, mandolin, mandola and bouzouki. Philip Masure sings and plays guitars, bouzouki, whistles and percussion. The CD offers original tunes based on Flemish traditional , and some traditional pieces.

Balswaree - Twalseree
$17.99
(cdRoots# wbm-09)

Eva - Kadril
$17.99
(cdRoots# wbm-07)
Eva De Roovere (vocal, clarinet), Bart De Cock (bagpipes and nyckelharpa), Hans Quaghebeur (accordeon, keyboards), Harlind Libbrecht (dulcimer, mandolin), Peter Libbrecht (violin), Erwin Libbrecht (guitar, bouzouki), Dirk Verhegge (elec. guitar), Koen Dewaele (bass), Ron Reuman (drums)

Second Skin - Snakes In Exile
$17.99
(cdRoots# wbm-06)

Shantalla 1 - Shantalla
$17.99
(cdRoots# wbm-04)

Ambrozijn (first CD) - Ambrozijn
$17.99
(cdRoots# wbm-03)
This Belgian ensemble is one of those wondrous bands that make a simple description impossible. They can make music that is deceptively direct, using folk instruments like fiddle, guitar and accordion to produce straight folk melodies and dance tunes. But they can also jump out of the mold completely, advancing into difficult and complex new music full of unexpected rhythms and subtle dissonance.

Carambole - Twalseree
$(temp out of stock)17.99
(cdRoots# wbm-62)
Elegant Flemish folk music played on a huge variety of ancient instruments by this quartet - bagpipes, hurdy-gurdy, violins, krumhorns, flutes, accordions, guitar, percussion, dulcimer, clarinet, vocals and much more.

Hamza - Djamel
$temp out of stock
(cdRoots# wbm-61)
Algerian singer Djamel and his Belgium-based band plays Arabic pop music with roots in both places. A strong band with a horn section, accordion, a rhythm section of bass, guitar, drums and percussion, and a lot of local instrumental color presents music that surpasses your expectations for a mixed-nationality band.

Carduelis - Amorroma
$temp out of stock
(cdRoots# wbm-45)
The band says: Carduelis Carduelis... the latin word for a "goldfinch" or "putter" in flemish, a songbird widespread in Europe and the sole vocalist on this disc.... For ages now it has been passing on its song, over the borders, averse to trends and free as... a bird. And although Amorroma's music is new, it contains that same centuries-old inspiration, passed on over the whole of Europe.

Flemish Folk Music - Volume 1 and 2 - Het Brabants Volksorkest
$temp out of stock
(cdRoots# wbm-49)
The Brabant Traditional Music Band of Belgium presents Flemish folk dance music in a formal 'chamber' style

Seven Evenings,Seven Mornings - Shantalla
$temp out of stock
(cdRoots# wbm-30)

Op Voyage - Amorroma
$temp out of stock-17.99
(cdRoots# wbm-25)

N'tia, N'tia - Djamel
$special order
(cdRoots# wbm-24)
limited stock: may take a few weeks for shipment

Bela Bartok - 44 duets for violins on the nyckelharpa - Francois and Ambrosini
$temp out of stock
(cdRoots# wbm-22)

New Folk Wave 2 - Various artists
$special order
(cdRoots# wbm-21)
limited stock: may take a few weeks for shipment

Lais - Lais
$temp out of stock-17.99
(cdRoots# wbm-05)
Three female vocalists from Belgium, Jorunn Bauweraerts, Annelies Brosens and Nathalie Delcroix, lightly accompanied by a small ensemble, present a wideranging view of European folk music that starts with Flemish folk and then expands to Scotland, Sweden, Italy and Ireland.

Kabonka - Ambrozijn
$temp out of stock-17.99
(cdRoots# wbm-38)
The 2003 release from one of Belgium's most innovative roots ensembles features creative new music played on violin, acoustic guitar, sitar, banjo, bass, piano, harmonium, mandocello, pslaterion, diatonic accordion, percussion, bagpipes and vocals, with special guests Sylvie Berger and Gabriel Yacoub. Yacoub also produced.

Pays - Kadril
$temp out of stock-17.99
(cdRoots# wbm-39)
'This band seems to broaden their versatility and range with each release. They have become a fine vehicle for the lovely cool voice of Eva De Roovere, after whom an earlier album was named. However, all their singing develops and the unaccompanied part-singing of Het Kerelslied is one of several tracks that stand out; the others are where Eva's voice is to the fore. The subtle bass and drums of Koen Dewaale and Ron Reuman give the band a gentle folk rock approach at times; they have somehow managed to make their overall sound broader and give it a wider appeal without compromising their approach.' - froots

Hotel Bergerac - Papillon
$temp out of stock-17.99
(cdRoots# wbm-056)
An elegant Gypsy-jazz-inspired ensemble from Belgium that is centered on the wonderful vocals of Karla Verlie and a fine ensemble of musicians and singers: Gwen Cresens (accordeon), Jean Corti (accordeon), , Ben Faes (bass), Hendrik Braeckman (guitar), Koen De Cauter (voice, guitar, saxophone) and percussionists Cesar Janssens and Kobi Preosmans, with special guest Jean Corti on accordion. It's elegant. It swings. It's superb.

Imaxes - Camaxe
$temp out of stock-17.99
(cdRoots# wbm-054)
Camaxe is the name of a beach on the island in Galicia. This is the belgium-based ensemble's first recording (2005). The sound of characteristic instruments like gaita, pito and pandereita is merged with more common folk instruments. The compositions are inspired by the Galician tradition and played in arrangements in with diverse influences can be heard.

Oode - Klezmic noiZ
$special order
(cdRoots# wbm-44)

Jokke Schreurs Trio - Jokke Schreurs Trio
$special order
(cdRoots# wbm-28)
limited stock: may take a few weeks for shipment

Accordéon Diatonique - Tref
$temp out of stock
(cdRoots# wbm-27)
Three great diatonic accordionists of Belgium form a band, and the results are quite spectacular. Tref are Wim Clays (Ambrozijn, Olla Vogala), Didier Lalo (Panta Rei) and Bruno Le Tron, accompanied by Frédéric Malempré on percussion and berimbeau. The music may be Flemish in locale, but their influences wander all over Europen, from dark Nordic swatches to light brush strokes from the Mediterranean.

Musique D'europe - Trio Trad
$temp out of stock-17.99
(cdRoots# wbm-26)
The Belgian ensemble of Aurélie Dorzée (violin), Luc Pilartz(violin and bagpipes) and a diatonic accordeonist Didier Laloy, Trio Trad cover a lot of traditional musical turf, from Sweden, Eastern Europe (Transylvania, Serbia, Hungary etc.), Shetland and Italy. They also make new Flemish music with their own compositions and tackle, rather nicely, a Bach Canon.

Made in Belgium - Trio Trad
$temp out of stock-17.99
(cdRoots# wbm-55)
The Belgian band says: 'The Trad trio returns with a second album stuffed of inventions and sensitivity in a repertory of continental Europe; Balkans, Greece, Sweden and of the islands like Ireland or Hébrides, let us add to that some surprises. Aurélie Dorzée, Luc Pilartz and Didier Laloy have grown together for more than ten years and now seem to draw of the same breath. Two violins and an accordion sound like an orchestra: broad and powerful. They release an energy which allures the listener,and the quality of the playing is fresh. Didier Laloy (Melodeon), Aurèlie Dorzée (Violin, Viola), Luc Pilartz (Violin, Bagpipes) present their 2005 recording.

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