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Aarschots Folk & Bluegrass Festival

Kurt De Bont — Thu, 18 Dec 2025 11:36:31 +0000

Aarschots Folk & Bluegrass festival (2de editie) – 19/20 juni 2026

Rootstown en CC Het Gasthuis slaan opnieuw de handen in elkaar voor de 2de editie van hun Folk & Bluegrass event Aarschots Folk en Bluegrass Festival met als doel het promoten en organiseren van zowel lokaal, nationaal als internationaal folk- en bluegrasstalent. Na het succes van de 1ste editie (meer dan 500 bezoekers op een weekend) zorgen we voor de 2de editie opnieuw voor een echt feest met een mix van Folk & Bluegrass uit de stal van Rootstown en bevriende partners. Als extraatje voorzien we meerdere workshops met folkinstrumenten ism Westelfolk alsook een workshop harmony-vocals met de bandleden van Reedy River String Band (USA). Daarnaast organiseren we samen met de Aarschotse scholen en Apojo workshops folkinstrumenten in elf lagere schoolklassen, en ook dansinitiaties in lagere schoolklassen en leefgroepen van Apojo. Met als kers op de taart een heus Kids- en G-Folkbal op vrijdagnamiddag 19 juni voor Apojo en alle lagere scholen uit Aarschot.

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Aarschot Folk and Bluegrass Festival (2nd Edition) – 19/20 June 2026

Rootstown and CC Het Gasthuis are joining forces once again for the second edition of their Folk & Bluegrass event: the Aarschot Folk and Bluegrass Festival. Our mission is to promote and showcase local, national, and international folk and bluegrass talent. Following the success of the first edition—which drew over 500 visitors over the weekend—this second edition promises to be a true celebration. Expect a vibrant mix of Folk and Bluegrass curated by Rootstown and our partners. Highlights & Workshops This year, we are offering several exciting extras: Instrument Workshops: Multiple folk instrument workshops in collaboration with Westelfolk. Vocal Workshop: A harmony-vocals session led by the members of the Reedy River String Band (USA). Community Outreach In collaboration with Aarschot’s local schools and Apojo, we are organizing folk instrument workshops across eleven primary school classrooms, as well as dance initiations for students and Apojo residential groups. The “cherry on top” will be a grand Kids and G-Folk Ball on Friday afternoon, June 19th, specifically for Apojo and all primary schools in Aarschot.

Trafaria Bluegrass

Andre Dal — Thu, 06 Jun 2024 06:03:19 +0000

Five international bands and one portuguese band will perform, on this 3rd edition, two times in various spaces in the village of Trafaria, making it a musical village, which will so welcome this international community.
In addition, several side activities will take place, with the purpose of showing Bluegrass music and the village of Trafaria known to its visitors.

You will be able to meet, socialize and enjoy great moments with masterclasses, music and dance workshops, tours, guided tours of the village, street entertainment, gastronomy and spontaneous musical moments between local musicians and guest artists.
The Festival will make this different style of music known, not forgetting the exchange of experiences between visitors and the local population.
In this edition, the access to the village will be reinforced for an even more tranquil and sustainable experience.

Adiaha’s Bluegrass Camp

Piero Biasi — Mon, 31 Jan 2022 14:17:23 +0000

In early October musicians gather for an extraordinary music camp in beautiful Aschau/Bavaria.

Gilles REZARD

Banjopathe — Thu, 25 Jun 2020 19:33:12 +0000

French musician and teacher: banjo, guitar and mandolin since 1980

Wernick Method teacher since 2013

Bluegrass Nature Camp since 2010

Bluegrass Banjo Jam: online curriculum

Please feel free to visit: www.gillesrezard.com

Milan Ikhardt

Milan Ikhardt — Sat, 20 Jul 2019 11:29:14 +0000

Adiaha’s Bluegrass Camp

Adam Bülow — Thu, 18 Jul 2019 12:30:13 +0000

Lernen, jammen, essen, trinken, am Lagerfeuer musizieren, ratschen – bei Adiaha’s Bluegrass Camp ist dies alles unter einem Dach möglich – im Aktivhotel Aschau/Chiemgau – ein Seminarhaus für echtes Camp-Feeling.

Ob Banjo-, Gitarre-, Dobro- oder Mandolinen-SpielerInnen, Bassisten oder Fiddlerinnen – jährlich Anfang Oktober sind bluegrass-begeisterte Hobby-Musiker aus ganz Europa eingeladen, ein Wochenende in traumhafter Umgebung an den bayrischen Alpen unter Gleichgesinnten zu verbringen, in Intensiv-Workshops alles rund um ihr Instrument zu erfahren.

In gemeinschaftlicher Camp-Atmosphäre musizieren und Freundschaften knüpfen.

Stefan Hügin

Stefan Hügin — Tue, 16 Jul 2019 23:24:37 +0000

I started with guitar in the late 70s. Heard a 5 string banjo at a scout folk festival and was hooked. Discovered that it belongs to Bluegrass music. That‘s how the journey started. First I played with ‚Country Strings’, then founded my own band ‚Natural Grass‘ in the early 80th, with a real American guy in it. We recorded our own tape (!) ‚First Takes‘, later a CD. We won a band competition and were invited to record one 1/2 of a LP. The Swiss TV invited us to perform live in the show called ‚Karussell‘. During that time I started to play mandolin and a bit dobro. After a pause of more than 15 years (or so), I started to reactivate the music and my instruments and voice in jam‘s. I am currently looking to start a band with a broader orientation than only ‚hard core‘ bluegrass and nice harmony’s singing. Just making ‚good music‘ with the bluegrass music instruments (could be jazz, country, contemporary, ragtime, classical, … too). If you want to give it a try, contact me. So long, stay tuned.

Kevin Lynch

Kevin Lynch — Tue, 16 Jul 2019 10:07:50 +0000

Touring musician in USA since 1979; Living in Netherlands since Dec 2008.
Acoustic music journey includes: concert + festival production, recording studio engineer/producer/editor, freelance music related journalism, Voice Over experience in commercial or educational projects and film, session work for film documentaries, charter member of several Bluegrass + Folk related boards/committees in USA, Bluegrass + Americana radio host for 19 years (WWUH 91.3 FM), performing with numerous folk, bluegrass, and country artists since 1981.

Currently a freelance musician; available for short tours, last minute calls to fill-in for a band member, studio sessions, Master Classes (mandolin + guitar). ‘Have Strings, Will Travel ‘

Charlotte violin

Charlotte Saelemakers — Tue, 16 Jul 2019 09:01:58 +0000

Always looking for new Bluegrass adventures! I’m a classically trained violinist and can sing lead and backings. I help out with the organisation of the European Bluegrass Music Association and I also teach fiddle. Contact me if you need a fiddler (also replacement) or want some lessons or workshop.

https://m.facebook.com/charlotte.saelemakers

Pierre Bastide Syndicate

Pierre Bastide — Sun, 14 Jul 2019 09:11:24 +0000

Bluegrass Jam Band with a touch of Ole’Time and Blues with a 2-finger and 3-finger banjo picker…

Wernick Method Bluegrass Jam Class Teacher. Banjo teacher and coach.

Manager of The La Roche Bluegrass Workshop.