Bio

CEILÍ MOSS is an acoustic folk-rock band from Belgium founded in 1996. We describe ourselves as « acoustic folk-rock with guts and melodies, with a Northern European edge, not afraid of colouring a bit outside of the lines ». Perhaps it is Genevieve Williams from Widdershins who described us best : « They are not as punk as The Pogues, but they have a bit of that attitude and it gives them an edge many folk groups lack ». Other recurring comparisons are Ambrozijn, The Waterboys, Tri Yann, Jaune Toujours, Les Ogres de Barback, the old Clannad … If, like many, we started with (and still enjoy playing) the “Spanish drunken Danny rover of the County Down in the jar”, we have during our 14 years of activity constantly broadened our musical spectrum: Celtic, Flanders, Scandinavia, klezmer, medieval music, French chanson, Eastern Europe, ska, Balkanbeat, kleinkunst, singer-songwriter, blues, we take whatever we like, put it in our cauldron and whoever says it’s not bloody “orthodox” or poxy “as it should be” gets a smack bottom… We play an approximately 2/3-1/3 mix of our own tunes sung in English, French or Dutch, and of mistreated traditionals. Want to know more? The Ceilí Moss inn is open 24/7: [link="http://www.ceilimoss.be"]www.ceilimoss.be[/link]