Issue 3 2/98

NEWS FROM THE BELGIAN SCENE

Compiled by Marc Bekaert for FolkWorld

Marc Bekaert is the editor of Flemish folk mag BOURDONSKE, and he keeps you updated on the Belgian scene.


Pic for Winterfolk Looking back to the first festivals of 1998:

6 YEARS EYNDE BELSELE 17&18/1
Small folk club surprises with 24 hours non stop acoustic concerts. Flemish AMBROZIJN, Irish SHANTALLA, EMILIEN SANOU from Burkina Faso, etc...

FIRST WINTERFOLK AB BRUSSELS 31/1
Despite a good media campaign the Flemish folk boom got only a moderate public appearance. Celtic inspired COÏNCIDENCE and ORION were headlights. Furtheron every wednesday roll club at noon with new talent as HANS HELEWAUT (Meanwhile up in the snowy mountains) and funky BJORN.

SUCCESFULL 11TH BRUGGES FESTIVAL 4-8/2
Without any real famous star 5 nights a full house for world music. Extravagant Australian COLIN OFFORD, TAIKO TO TABLA-percussion and a lot of mediterrenean stuff besides local new talent as MYRDDIN and duo MALLOU.


Exit magazine, new labels & changing artist statute

Magazine Pic

Regrouping

Photo of Rony Verbiest After FLEMISH FOLK MUSIC 97 boom new combinations appear:


Coming festivals & tours

A lot of international artists have been or will be touring: Northumbrian KATHRYN TICKELL with brand new trio, Canadian LEAHY family, GEOFFREY ORYEMA (Ouganda), Greek NENA VENETSANOU, South African MYRIAM MAKEBA, gypsies TARAF DE HAÏDOUKS & KOCANI ORKESTAR, Portugese MADREDEUS, RUBEN GONZALEZ (Cuba), Celtic show LORD OF THE DANCE, etc... Look on internet!


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