Na fir bolg
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Na Fir Bolg is a folk music
festival, held annually in Vorselaar
, Belgium
. The festival always takes place on the first weekend of July.
The festival started in 1995 and has grown from a single evening to a three-day festival. It is now the biggest festival in Antwerp (6000 visitors in 2009)
A few known groups who have played at Na Fir Bolg are:
The Albion Band, John Kirkpatrick, Robb Johnson
, Yevgueni, Bram Vermeulen, Mira
, De Mens
, The Popes and Anam.
"Na Fir Bolg" quickly became the name for the Folk festival.
Folk music
Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....
festival, held annually in Vorselaar
Vorselaar
Vorselaar is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises only the town of Vorselaar proper. On January 1, 2006 Vorselaar had a total population of 7,359. The total area is 27.62 km² which gives a population density of 266 inhabitants per km².-Famous...
, Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
. The festival always takes place on the first weekend of July.
The festival started in 1995 and has grown from a single evening to a three-day festival. It is now the biggest festival in Antwerp (6000 visitors in 2009)
A few known groups who have played at Na Fir Bolg are:
The Albion Band, John Kirkpatrick, Robb Johnson
Robb Johnson
Robb Jenner Johnson is a British musician and songwriter, who has been called "one of the last genuinely political songwriters", and is known for his mix of political satire and wit...
, Yevgueni, Bram Vermeulen, Mira
Mira
Mira also known as Omicron Ceti , is a red giant star estimated 200-400 light years away in the constellation Cetus. Mira is a binary star, consisting of the red giant Mira A along with Mira B. Mira A is also an oscillating variable star and was the first non-supernova variable star discovered,...
, De Mens
De Mens
De Mens is a Flemish rock band from Belgium. The current members of the band are Frank Vander linden, Michel de Coster, and Dirk Jans.-History:...
, The Popes and Anam.
The round men
"Na Fir Bolg", what means "The round men" in Gaelic, was an Gaelic tribe. This was mentioned by one of the crew of Na Fir Bolg in a pub in '95. Because of the fact that all persons who thought of organising the festival were a bit fat, they called them self "the round men"."Na Fir Bolg" quickly became the name for the Folk festival.