The album YORARE by Griff Trio is the result of 10 years of playing together, meeting people all over the world and hours of questioning themselves about their artistic identity. Until this album, their music was a lucky melting pot of different tunes from different parts of Europe. The more exotic, the better!
But slowly, the idea to work with their own traditional music, the underrated Belgian folk music, started to grow.
Putting their nose into dusty Walloon manuscripts, old Flemish songbooks or listening to rattling field recordings was like reading grandparent's personal diaries. Simple people's stories, anecdotes of yesteryears, humble melodies of street dances…
They could have played those melodies in their most rough form, like a bunch of photocopies, but they preferred to confront them to their imagination and artistic desires...
So no nostalgia in this record, but the breath of 21st century troubadours.
But slowly, the idea to work with their own traditional music, the underrated Belgian folk music, started to grow.
Putting their nose into dusty Walloon manuscripts, old Flemish songbooks or listening to rattling field recordings was like reading grandparent's personal diaries. Simple people's stories, anecdotes of yesteryears, humble melodies of street dances…
They could have played those melodies in their most rough form, like a bunch of photocopies, but they preferred to confront them to their imagination and artistic desires...
So no nostalgia in this record, but the breath of 21st century troubadours.
Tracklist:
01. Les Rescapés du Bal Champêtre
02. Oh! Ma Mère
03. Bargoensch Drinklied
04. Menuet de l'Hermite
05. Hôliolô
06. Naar Oostland
07. L'argent du Meunier
08. Hansken
09. Berceuse de Maffle
10. Mali Maffle
11. Ballet sous la Pluie
12. J'ai Perdu Mon Oiseau
13. Yoraré
14. Si l'Amour vous Gêne
15. Sneeuwwit Vogelke
16. Riololo
17. Boerenvreught
01. Les Rescapés du Bal Champêtre
02. Oh! Ma Mère
03. Bargoensch Drinklied
04. Menuet de l'Hermite
05. Hôliolô
06. Naar Oostland
07. L'argent du Meunier
08. Hansken
09. Berceuse de Maffle
10. Mali Maffle
11. Ballet sous la Pluie
12. J'ai Perdu Mon Oiseau
13. Yoraré
14. Si l'Amour vous Gêne
15. Sneeuwwit Vogelke
16. Riololo
17. Boerenvreught
Musicians
Colin Deru: Bagpipes, Whistles, Voice
Rémi Decker: Voice, Whistles, Bagpipes
Raphaël De Cock: Voice, Whistles, Pipes
Colin Deru: Bagpipes, Whistles, Voice
Rémi Decker: Voice, Whistles, Bagpipes
Raphaël De Cock: Voice, Whistles, Pipes
Guest Musicians
Marc Malempré: Voice
Marc Malempré: Voice