Belgium Folk-Rock & Contemporary Folk review page 3










V.A. : "Les Singulieres"Piwiz TrioGranuba  Turdus Philomelos










   Orbál        V.A.: Contemporary
Folk in Flanders


See also

Dietrich
Mogil


more links & more reviews


Best to me known Flemish and perhaps only psychfolk s/sw album :
Patrick Conrad. PP : "Gelukkig als in het bijzijn van een vrouw" 1973, not yet rereleased ; I eagerly await !!
review on http://singersong.homestead.com/wishforreissue.html#anchor_141

Other recommended new Belgium folk related releases (not listed on other pages):
Wild Boar Rec. Vera Coomans & Tom Theuns : Something Within ***°
(with a wonderful sitar version of Garden of Jane Delawney !!)
DurecoVera Coomans & Philip Hoessen : Sad Eyes ***°

One singer related release, a reissue from Ann Christy
is reviewed at http://singersong.homestead.com/reissue.html#anchor_44

Nada & Olla Vogola, two splendid to very good folk releases with world music & sitar influences
are reviewed on http://psychevanhetfolk.homestead.com/INDIAWORLD.html
Karim Baggili Quartet is a very good flamenco/chamber musc/middle Eastern Fusion item
which is reviewed on http://progressive.homestead.com/MiddleEast2.html#anchor_101
Alughana (folkrock), Zaam (folkpsych), Attica (postrock)
are reviewed on http://progressive.homestead.com/belgium.html

the laptop/freakfolk from Uské Orchestra is reviewed on
http://psychedelicfolk.homestead.com/acidfolkreview26.html#anchor_912
latop folk from Sepia Hours on http://singersong.homestead.com/SepiaHours.html
the folkjazzpop from V.O. on http://singersong.homestead.com/VO.html
the folk-pop from Soy Un Caballo on http://singersong.homestead.com/SoyUnCaballo.html

New Prog/Psych groups from Belgium are listed at http://progressive.homestead.com/belgium.html

all 'Chamber Music Rock' related releases & composed music with rock / folkrock touches are listed at http://psychemusic.org/belgium2.html & http://psychemusic.org/belgium3.html
(There are some bands reviewed there that others might list being related to folk)

USEFUL LINKS (not updated!!)

Useful contacts for folk & folkrock in Belgium : http://www.folkspot.be/links.html
& http://www.folkroddels.be/categorie/CONCERT_index.html
few more links : http://www.muziekpublique.be/html/Links/linksn.html with musiccentres that book folk : http://www.muziekpublique.be/html/Links/linksn.html#muziekcentra
More useful links : http://www.agenda-to.com/agenda/List_Fest_01.asp?target=2
& http://users.belgacom.net/folklinks/folk/Belgie/Engelsch.htm
(see links section of) http://www.folkroddels.be/
Folk festivals : http://www.folkroddels.be/categorie/LINKFESTIV_index.html with international groups in 
Gooik, Nafirbolg, Labadoux, Dranouter,..
General festival-info benelux : http://www.festivalinfo.nl/festivals.php
Here are folkclubs listed :
http://www.folkroddels.be/categorie/LCLUBS_index.html
International groups at Fagot, Smiske, Ekster, tEy,Toogenblik,Heksenketel,La Tentation,..
Belgian folk sites : http://www.volksmuziek.be/links.html en http://club.euronet.be/claude.calteux/html/ppbelg.htm
Biggest Belgian folkfestival http://www.folkdranouter.be
Belgian folk label and groups at http://welcome.to/appel
Concertkalender folk in Belgium : http://www.radio1.be/cgi-bin/getcalender.pl?genre1=Folk

Belgium band list : http://www.astro.ulg.ac.be/~royer/links/let/belbands.htm
http://www.belgianmusic.net/bmpframe.htm & http://www.muziekcentrum.be/home/home.asp?clr=1
http://houbi.com/belpop/ & http://houbi.com/belpop/albums/index.htm
http://club.euronet.be/claude.calteux/html/ppbelg.htm & http://www.muziekpublique.be/html/liens.html
http://www.folkspot.be/artiesten.html & http://www.volksmuziek.be/en/folkgroepen_en.htm
Antwerp bands list : http://users.compaqnet.be/antwerpmusic/bands.htm
Other useful links : http://users.compaqnet.be/antwerpmusic/links/other.htm
& http://www.muziekpublique.be/html/liens.html
organisations, festivals,.. : http://www.agenda-to.com/agenda/List_Fest_01.asp?target=2
Info on fairs, second-hand shops etc. : http://www.kdx.be/nl/collectors.php
A few more places for gigs : http://www.brdf.net/contacts_salles/salles_belges.htm

-links not updated- Please provide me more helpful links, especially where alternative/contemporary folk gigs appear.
More acoustic music from belgium, chamber music related,
you will find on next review pages, starting on http://psychemusic.org/belgium2.html -->

or go back to the
psychedelic folk index page
or the full (radioshow related) music index

Any recommendations of creative folk releases
with a true spirit for the music?
Please E-mail me to inform me.


More acoustic music from belgium, chamber music related,
you will find on next review pages, starting on http://psychemusic.org/belgium2.html -->

or go back to the
psychedelic folk index page
or the full (radioshow related) music index