Midwinter Fair Archeon

So, for a while now we have alluded to us working together with several festivals. The time has come to tell you a little bit more about one of these projects!

For the past few months we at CeltCast have been in close contact with the amazing people of Archeon . Having visited their Midwinter Fair Archeon many years on end, it’s quite something to now having a proud part in organising the festival! We did some brainstorming with them on general matters, but of course mainly helped to set up part of the musical program of this year’s Midwinter Fair Yule Fest ! We were (are) the linking pin between the organisation, the bands, and the dance instructors. Working closely together our two organisations have come up with a musical line-up that will knock your socks off!

Not all bands have been announced yet, but they will be soon. In the meantime, we are certainly looking forward to some stomping energy provided by Sassenachs and some medieval partying with Pøbel ! We can’t wait to dream away to the beautiful sounds of EMIAN PaganFolk and to be woken up again by the musical power of Trolska Polska ! Meanwhile there will be a part of the festival dedicated all weekend to the dance! Balfolk workshops, Irish dancing lessons and a few brilliant bands to accompany them, among others the very first Dutch performance by EMIAN duo !

Have we peeked your interest yet? No? Well, how about if we tell you about the storytellers? The wandering musicians? The craftsmen and the marketplace? New this year is a Yule ritual in which everyone is free to partake or just watch. We have seen some of the plans for the ritual, and trust us, it will be special! And of course the key feature of the location, the historically accurate reproduced buildings, from eras ranging from early prehistory to the late middle ages, that give the event its special atmosphere, enhanced by the many fires all over the grounds.

We guarantee you that it will be very much a “not to be missed” type of event, so we hope to see you all there! And if you’ve taken the time to read all of this, then let us give you a little heads up as a thank you 😉 Keep a close eye on our page tomorrow! We might have a little early Yule present for you!

Midwinter Fair

It was one special heart-warming experience!

This was special! Really special actually. From the moment I (Cliff) got the end mix in, containing Meidi makes Music ‘s first solo mini-CD Heartstrings, up to me and my girlfriend visiting the official release concert yesterday – a concert Meidi Goh gave together with Hanna van Gorcum and Abe de Verteller (the storyteller) – it was one special heartwarming experience.

I not only loved listening to Meidi’s beautiful music, but also loved talking with Meidi about the background of that music. ‘Just to put it into context’ became a key sentence the last two weeks. That way I learned about the difference between baroque and classical singing. I understand how Heartstrings was recorded. And heard the touching story behind the seven stringed bass viol Meidi plays.

Heartstrings is a mini CD that combines Meidi’s love for old classical music and english folk. The lyrics are poetic and have an Elisabethan feel to them. And the voices, well they are stunning, the stars on this mini CD. Want to know more, then just follow the link and read all about Meidi’s first solo CD Heartstrings. I sincerely hope it will not be her last one.

– Cliff
https://celtcast.com/meidi-goh-heartstrings-2018/



Live in the Livingroom: Home!

Live in the Home-room, err…
Living in Live-room, no…
Live in the Livingroom: Home!
We all know and love Rob , the ever-smiling percussionist, known formerly from OMNIA and of course nowadays from his project ThunderCrow , together with Daphyd . Well, recently Rob has released his first solo-album, titled “Home”! Working together with the lovely ladies of Guinevere and other guest musicians like Gijs Anders van Straalen , they produced some amazing music!

So, we have some good news for you! This Tuesday around 20:30h CET, Alex will visit them for a *Live in the Livingroom* session! As you have come to know from us there will be live music, friendly chatting and of course some in depth interviewing ;-). Do you have some questions for Rob, Barbe , Tineke , Tineke or Sanne Mieloo that you’ve always wanted to ask but were afraid to? Well, let Alex do the heavy lifting for you! Just ask your question here or as a comment during the interview and Alex will try to work your question into the evening!

So keep a close eye on our page and let’s all meet up online this Tuesday!

Rob and Guinevere

Picture on the left taken by Erwin van Dijck Picture on the right taken by Dejan Vekić

Brisinga’s ‘Vísa Nornir’ review is online!

Only a week has passed since Cliff ‘s last review, but he is at it again with his deep research, surprising but accurate comparisons and almost poetic descriptions of music. This time he has reviewed Brisinga ‘s Vísa Nornir.

A musical love story from the start, Brisinga is a duo that has taken the Pagan Folk style and made it their own. Cliff uses the word minimalistic in this review several times, but it is clear that this is meant in a good way. One might see it as undressed, showing the naked beauty of the essence of the songs. Comparisons are drawn to OMNIA, but also to Sinéad O’Connor. The album was recorded by Fieke . dearworld studio and so with her talent overlaid on the talents of Fanny and Lorenza (Fabi), this album is guaranteed to touch your soul!

Reed the entire review at: https://celtcast.com/brisinga-visa-nornir-2017/



Happy Autumn!

We are happily enjoying the Autumn season and looking forward to the coming of the winter festivals and concerts!

Alex in the sand

Pic by Photography by Rosanne






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