ARTIST: Griff Trio
COUNTRY: Belgium
GENRE: Belgian bagpipes without kilt
MORE ABOUT: Griff Trio was formed by Rémi Decker and uses the skills of three virtuoso bagpipe players (either playing solo or in polyphony), arranged in a modern, though not superficial way. Their repertoire is a balance between new composition and traditional music, using different types of bagpipes, as well as whistles and singing.
Griff Trio already blew away the dust of old myths concerning bagpipes; “Pipes but no kilt” is their motto… They play tunes in their particular own style using an army of windbags, tubes and pipes of each format plus the icy warm voice of Raphaël the Cock. With musical traditions as an inspirational source their playing regards harmony and virtuosity in both early and more contemporary music.
MUSICIANS:
- Rémi DECKER: bagpipes, low whistle, voice
- Birgit BORNAUW: bagpipes, whistle, voice
- Raphaël DE COCK: uilleann pipes, low whistles, voice, shruti box, jew’s harp, small percussion
SELECTED PRESS REVIEWS AND QUOTES:
“They bring bagpipe music to a higher level!” (Eelco Schilder, Folkworld.de)
“They make a mighty sound when going at full tilt, but there is lots of subtlety as well, particularly when the pipes are played slowly on three-part harmony on airs and when the fine voice of Raphael De Cock is heard” (Vic Smith, fRoots, UK)
SELECTED DISCOGRAPHY:
- “The False Fly” (2011)
- “Winter Traditions” (2010)
- “Griff” (2004)
SELECTED VIDEOS:
SELECTED PERFORMANCES:
- Groeten Uit Oisterwijk, Moergestel, Netherlands (2011)
- Dour Cultural Centre, Belgium (2011)
- Glatt&Verkehrt Festival, Krems, Austria (2011)
- William Kennedy Piping Festival, Armagh, Ireland (2010)
- Dudaky Festival, Strakonice, Czech Republic (2010)
- Noorderzon Festival, Groningen, Netherlands (2010)
- Folkwoods, Eidhoven, Netherlands (2010)
- Trobada de Buners, Ordino, Andorra (2010)
- Italian Tour (2010)
- Italian Tour (2009)
- Hebridean Celtic Festival, Scotland (2008)
- Italian Tour (2008)
- Brosella, Austria (2007)
- Organic Sound, Austria (2006)
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