Celtic Folk Music With A Difference!
Last week David announced a mystery, we are going to do something new. This year we are transforming three of our coolest shows to a new Celtic Folk Festival, on the picture David shows our first show in EM2 Groningen. Zomerfolks best bands are coming, will we see you there?
Tickets for EM2 Groningen, Bremen and Speyer are available on Celtic Folk Festival
Welcome to the live stream in o’Ceallaigh in Groningen, Holland.
It’s a traditional music pub where we started making this music. We couldn’t play any instruments many years ago. We learned the music here in this Irish pub
In this video, we’re going to play our new album “Scotland Story”
Continue reading “Presenting our new album in o’Ceallaigh Irish music bar – Rapalje Show 86”
We will send a goodie bag to the person who guesses it right the first time!
Our patron Michael Witt invited me to his home!
He performs in the band Verus Viator
https://www.facebook.com/SpielleytVerusViator/
http://verusviator.de
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& Emscherflute: https://www.facebook.com/Emscherflute-217732804921973
Support us at: https://www.patreon.com/rapalje_celtic_folk_music
Longest Welch word: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3b2F-bkAdM
Longest German word: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhsEhBZ8q6Q
In this episode we talk about hobbies and the longest word in the world..
Rapalje
p.a. Nieuwe Ebbingestraat 133
9714 AM GRONINGEN
Netherlands
Continue reading “Video: I visit patron Michael. Can you guess where I am? Rapalje Show 65”
Imagine yourself in a completely different world at Castlefest,
the Fantasy festival of the Netherlands. A fest for young and old, where, as soon as you enter the gates, you find yourself in the Other World. Castlefest is a total experience with lots of music, fantasy writers, themed catering, medieval crafts and a large market which offers everything a fantasy fan is looking for.
A large amount of bands are performing at the various festival stages, from Pagan Folk to World Music, from Medieval Rock to Indie. In short, for each music lover his own!
Castlefest characterizes itself by a unique ambiance. This makes that regular visitors are looking forward to the next edition a year in advance. It creates a feeling where you find yourself in a completely different world, causing a daze and homesickness for weeks after the event took place.
The Castlefest-feeling is difficult to define, but something everyone needs to experience themselves…
Continue reading “Video: Home is where my friends are at Castlefest in the Netherlands!”
The craic, pronounced crack, refers to the laughter and banter that goes with having a good night out with friends. If the craic was 90 it means it was exceptionally good and you were having the time of your life!
The phrase became well known from the late sixties onwards because of the song, The Craic was 90 in the Isle of Man..
Tijdens een optreden van The Pogues op Pinkpop had Bart Peeters gezien hoe een duidelijk door de folk geïnspireerde groep als The Pogues het publiek kon begeesteren, beter nog dan de Red Hot Chili Peppers. Als het mij nu eens zou lukken, dacht Bart, al die folkclichés in één liedje te vatten. Hij ging op zoek naar een geschikt doordeweeks riedeltje op zijn gitaar, zo eentje, of het nu folk is, of flamenco of wat dan ook, dat vlot in het gehoor ligt. Daarmee zou de song moeten beginnen en dan zouden de clichés de revue mogen passeren. I’m into folk moest , dat wou Bart , cabaretesk klinken, grotesk zelfs. Het nummer werd uiteindelijk een pastiche, een doelbewuste slechte nabootsing van de oerdegelijke Ierse folkmuziek. Begin 1989 geraakten The Radios met I’m into folk tot in de staart van de BRT Top 30
Continue reading “Video: “I’m Into Folk” from Bart Peeters, The Radios”
Yes!!! Finally the official aftermovie of the Rapalje Zomerfolk Festival 2018 is online: Have fun!
This is one of my favorite pieces, because I can play my violin really wild.
Have fun!
RAKISH PADDY REEL
Also known as Cabar Feidh, Cabar Feigh, Caber Feidh, Caber Feigh, Caberfeidh, The Deer’s Antlers, Fainne Gail An Lae, O’Halloran’s, Rakish Pat.
SHEILA COYLE’S REEL
Also known as Shiela Coyle’s, Shielded Coils.
as its playing is mentioned in an account by a foreign visitor named Berringer or Beranger of a “cake” dance (i.e. where the prize was a cake) he participated in while visiting in Connacht. O’Neill (1913) relates Beranger’s observations somewhat differently and gives that it was one of six tunes played by Galway pipers in 1779 for the entertainment of the traveler. Irish violinist R.M. Levey includes the reel (as “Miss M’Cloud”) in his first collection of Irish dance tunes (1858), but notes its Irish provenance is “doubtful.” In modern times in Ireland the tune was included in a famous set of the late Donegal fiddlers, brothers Mickey and John Doherty, who played it as the last tune after “Enniskillen Dragoon” and “Nora Chrionna” (Wise Nora), though sometimes they substituted “Piper of Keadue (The)” for “Miss McLeod’s.” The whole set was played in the rare AAae tuning, which required playing in position (Caoimhin MacAoidh). See also “Foxhunter’s Reel” and “Grey Plover” for a related tunes in O’Neill. (Wikipedia)
Also known as Dance For Your Daddy My Little Laddie, Did You Ever Meet The Devil, Uncle Joe?, The Dun Cow, Eighthsome, Hop High Ladies, Iníon Mhic Leóid, May Day, McCleod’s, McCloud’s, McLeod’s, Miss MacLeod, Miss McCleod, Miss McCleod’s, Miss McCloud, Miss McCloud’s, Miss McLeod, Miss McLeod’s, Mrs MacLeod Of Raasay, Mrs Mc Leod’s, Mrs Mcleod Of Raasay, Mrs McLeod’s, Mrs McLeods, Mrs. MacLeod’s, Mrs. Mc Cloud, Mrs. McCloud, Mrs. McCloud’s, Mrs. McClouds, Mrs. McLeod, Mrs. McLeod Of Rasay, Mrs. McLeod’s, Mrs. McLeods, Ms McCloud’s, Old Mammy Knickerbocker, Uncle Joe’s.