Rapalje is a Dutch
Celtic folk
Celtic music is a broad grouping of music genres that evolved out of the folk music traditions of the Celtic people of Northwestern Europe. It refers to both orally-transmitted traditional music and recorded music and the styles vary considerab ...
band which performs Irish, Scottish and Dutch
folk music
Folk music is a music genre that includes traditional folk music and the contemporary genre that evolved from the former during the 20th-century folk revival. Some types of folk music may be called world music. Traditional folk music has b ...
and sings in English as well as in Dutch. The band consists of William van der Laan, David Myles, and Marcel "Maceál" Meijer. Former member Dieb den Boer left the band in April 2022.
Recordings
The band recorded 10
CD's, of which 3 were later compiled into 1 album, and 1
DVD
The DVD (common abbreviation for Digital Video Disc or Digital Versatile Disc) is a digital optical disc data storage format. It was invented and developed in 1995 and first released on November 1, 1996, in Japan. The medium can store any kind ...
.
* 1998: Into Folk
* 2000: Rakish Paddies (the compiled album)
* 2001: Alesia
* 2004: Spades / ''Schoppen''
* 2004: Diamonds / ''Ruiten''
* 2007: Celtic Fire (live recordings in theatres)
* 2008: Live DVD
* 2010: Double live CD
* 2012: Clubs
* 2014: Hearts
* 2019: Scotland's Story
References
External links
Website of RapaljeWebCite archive
Rapalje
at Discogs
Rapalje
at Last.fm
*(Dutch
Mention in the ''Muziekencyclopedie''
of the Muziek Centrum Nederland
Music Center the Netherlands (MCN) is an organization that promotes and archives Dutch professional music. It aims to strengthens the position of Dutch music and music culture in the Netherlands and abroad. It organizes events and informative meet ...
*(German)
Rapalje stehen viereinhalb Stunden auf der Bühne
', Nordwest-Zeitung, November 6, 2007
*(German)
"Rapalje" hüllte sich in dichte Nebelschwaden
', Ostfriesen-Zeitung, Karin Eden, January 17, 2011
Dutch folk music groups
Celtic music groups
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