Glen Coe – Pumpkin’s Fancy – Theater het Kielzog

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During the corona lockdown we gave a unique concert stuffed toys in the Kielzog theater in Hoogezand. We opened the concert with Glen Coe – Pumkin’s Fancy and we had to do this concert without our violinist Dieb.

Glen Coe

Glen Coe is a fantastic volcanic valley in the Scottish highlands. The valley is named after the river Coe flowing through it.

The song, the melody of which we play on the bagpipes, is about the “Massacre of Glen Coe” The Glen Coe Massacre from 1692, in which 37 men of the Clan Donald were slaughtered and at least 40 women and children perished.

Pumpkin’s Fancy

Composed by Dublin piper (GHB variety) Terry Tully, This is one of the first hornpipe tunes our David learned. The song is characterized by the slides that you hear in the song.

Photo series: Rapalje @ Skulpturen Park

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MPS Skulpturenpark: the biggest of it’s kind and truly unique. Totally Corona-proof and still as magical and fun as any other MPS. This one of a kind event lasts 11 weeks. To give you an idea of this park and event we took some pictures for you: be sure to pay a visit!

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Wat zullen we Drinken with Ganaim

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What we really missed, besides the “real” audience, is playing together with other bands. During our show at Hallig Langeness with Ganaim we didn’t miss out on the opportunity, which resulted in this fantastic version of “Wat Zullen We Drinken”. What a party! What do you think of this Dutch-German variant?

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MPS Skulpturenpark Watchparty

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This Saturday on August 22nd you can join us for another watchparty! We’ll start at 8pm CET on Facebook & YouTube : will we see you there?

Ours gigs at MPS Skulpturenpark in Bückeburg were amazing! It really was fantastic to see all of our MPS family and friends again. We had an unforgettable time and we will be back at MPS soon. Here are some short clips of our show, hope you enjoy: be easy and free!

We will be back at MPS Skulpturenpark on 29 August, see you there?

Photo series: Rapalje @ Halligen Langeneß

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In our 25 years as a band, we have played at thousands of great locations. Halligen Langeneß in Germany remains one of the most unique and most beautiful places. Last Friday we were allowed to perform there for the second time and again it was fantastic! Together with Ganaim we performed for a select group and turned it into a huge party for everyone. Fortunately we also had enough time to swim, explore the area and of course take some nice pictures; isn’t it beautiful?

Visiting Dieb on the cargo bike

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Touring Groningen by cargo bike, we visit Dieb and see if he wants to play a song with us, since we had been missing him so much.

Watch the complete vlog with us on August 15th at 20:00 CET and talk to us in the chat!

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Rapalje congratulates Mark van der Stelt during Castlefest

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Mark van der Stelt, organizer of Castlefest, had his birthday recently, which is why Rapalje had planned to break into the Vana Events office and fire a confetti cannon there. All this was filmed and shown to him during the Castlefest Home Edition 2020, where of course his reaction was recorded. You can see if everything is going as planned in this video.