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- CELTIC FOLK MUSIC - The musicians of Rapalje with their wild hair and medieval kilts create flaming energy with their enthusiasm and motivation. With sensitive ballads, fiery songs and vivacious Celtic melodies Rapalje electrifies their audience. A concert of Rapalje is like a journey through time with recognizable licentiousness and a rough way of life. Supplemented with Irish dance Rapalje shows what they stand for: Fiery footwork on exciting, boisterous Celtic melodies.

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D I E B
Vocals, Fiddle, Tin Whistle & Accordion

Dieb started his 'career' when he met Maceál in his local pub '1672'. They formed a band with some other musicians and played symphonic rock music. This music was soon changed into folkrock. After hearing some musicians in their local pub playing celtic folk music, the rock part was kicked out of the band and Dieb and Maceál started a duo called 'Ruk en Pluk'. Dieb tried to play the accordion and Maceál the guitar. Every time Dieb had a new instrument it had to be tested on the audience immediately.



W I L L I A M
Vocals, Gitouki, Mandolin, Bodhrán,& Tea-Chest Bass

Well known as a street performer in Groningen and Oldenburg because of his voice, music and charm. Maceál playing on one side of the street and William on the other, playing the same instruments, didn't quite work out. When Maceál learned to play the squeeze box and the tea-chest bass they tried to play something together. Maceál already had a duo with Dieb and introduced William to the band. His introduction was on the CD 'Celts in Kilts'. On that album he sang the song 'Jock Stuart' and played gitouki on 'The Drunken Sailor' and 'William's Favourite'.



M A C E A L
Vocals, Mouth Organ, Squeezebox, Gitouki, Bodhrán & Tea-Chest Bass

This multi-instrumentalist was at first a one man band playing eleven instruments at the same time. Nowadays he playes three instruments simultaneously and adds two imaginary bandmembers to Rapalje. After 'Ruk en Pluk' a group was formed with the name 'De Eikeltjes aldus Ronald'. The first attempt to have a decent name was with 'Klootjesfolk'. Maceál invented a new instrument, the gitouki, and complete new tunings for the mouth organ and the squeezebox.



D A V I D
Highlandpipes, Borderpipes, Tin Whistle & Low Whistle

This half Scottish enthusiast started playing the Scottish bagpipes in 1992 with the ‘Clan MacBeth Pipe Band’ from the city of Groningen. David was ‘discovered’ by Rapalje during a Scottish festival, where he stood out amongst others because of his obvious talent and melodic way of playing. Playing Scottish bagpipes, tin whistle and low whistle this youngest asset to the band blows a fresh breeze through Rapalje.


D I S C O G R A P H Y


CD Live Double Album


Live DVD


CD Celtic Fire


CD Diamonds


CD Spades


CD Alesia


CD Into Folk


CD Rakish Paddies:
Celts in Kilts (1997)
Rakish Paddy (1999)
Wack fol the Daddy-o (2000)


CD Wack fol the Daddy-o (2000)
Available as part of
CD Rakish Paddies


CD Rakish Paddy (1999)
Available as part of
CD Rakish Paddies


CD Celts in Kilts (1997)
Available as part of
CD Rakish Paddies

Influences:

Traditional Irish music bar O'Ceallaigh in Groningen, the Netherlands and all the musicians who ever played in the sessions there. And bands like: Battlefield Band, Dubliners, Dervish, Tannahill Weavers, Cran, Lunasa, Grada, The Bothy Band, Flook, Cara, Steampacket, Planxty, Dervish, Faun, Omnia, Dubliners, The Pogues, Fiddler's Green

Sounds Like:

Celtic, Irish and Scottish Traditional Folk Battlefield Band, Dubliners, Dervish, Tannahill Weavers, Cran, Lunasa, Grada, The Bothy Band, Flook, Cara, Steampacket, Planxty, Dervish, Faun, Omnia, Dubliners, The Pogues, Fiddler's Green

Record Label:

Belhamel