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't Smidje
't Smidje" (''"The Little Blacksmith"'') is a single by the Belgian band Laïs in Dutch from 1998. It is a traditional song that has its origins in Flemish medieval music. The same text had previously been set to music by Miek en Roel & Roland in the song "Wie wil horen". The song became popular in Spain and in Poland, where it is known as "Taniec Belgijski" ("Belgian Dance") or "Belgijka" ("The Belgian"). In 2008, this classic song by Laïs celebrated its tenth year in the top 100 of Radio 1's charts. That same year, it ranked 42nd, which was 11 places better than the previous year; in 2011 it was in 65th place and in 2012 in 83rd place. The second song on their debut single was "De wereld vergaat", which appeared on the self-titled album from 1998. In 2020, the Georgian group Trio Mandili recorded a cover version of t Smidje". Personnel * Producer: ** Erwin Libbrecht * Musicians: ** Annelies Brosens (vocals) ** Bart De Cock (bagpipes, nyckelharpa) ** Dirk Verhegge (elec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laïs (band)
Laïs is a Flemish group that creates folk, and world music consisting of polyphonic close harmony songs, occasionally a cappella, based on self-composed melodies with lyrics dating back to the Middle Ages. "Laïs" is a Celtic word, meaning "voice". History Laïs' career started in 1994, when Jorunn Bauweraerts and Annelies Brosens, together with Soetkin Collier (who later became a vocalist with the Belgian folk music group Urban Trad) performed a song at a folk festival in Gooik, near Brussels. Somewhat later, Collier left the group and Nathalie Delcroix joined. They had their breakthrough after their appearance at Folk Dranouter, near Ypres, in 1996. Their debut CD album, sung a cappella as well as accompanied instrumentally by the folk rock band Kadril, was released in 1998. They performed at the Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees in Oudtshoorn, South Africa (1996), at Vorst Nationaal, Belgium (1998), Canada, France (1999) (as a supporting act for Sting), Spain (1999, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |