Event - Stadsmuzikantenfestival & MoMent
Hey, don't you wanna know how I've been since I left you behind? (sic ISE)
Only last year, in 2023, I discovered there was a music festival in Tongeren. Several bands on the list like were frequently played on the alternative radio station I listen to (Willy Radio). On top of that it was held in several locations scattered throughout the medieval beguinage.
So I had to shoot it.. at least once..
I went for Isbells & Johannes is zijn naam.
I discovered Echo Beatty, Roufaida & the fun of Lupagangang.
Got Iron Maiden-beer & ice-cream to cool off.
It was a good day.. so let's if 2024 can be as good.
Let's provide you with a few links:
▷ All photos can always be found on/downloaded from my Flickr and here!
▷ A "How to download stills from Flickr" tutorial was posted here.
▷ Updates are on THE Facebook.
▷ Buy Red Cathedral a whisky on Ko-Fi
▷ I'll try to post something to Clapper , Instagram & on Threads.
▷ Give a follow to this young creative foundation: Deep Red Noise vzw/asbl
Here are the stills gallery of Stadsmuzikantenfestival 2023 + 2024:
(Click on the arrows on the side to scroll)
Now it's 2024 and the last months have been so challenging that I cancelled all events till August, but this weekend is another edition of this Stadsmuzikantenfestival (a part of Moment Festival of Arts) and I'm looking forward to Dressed Like Boys (= the frontman of the band DIRK), ISE (The badass winner of De Nieuwe Lichting) and TJE (A very promissing 3rd place in Humo's Rockrally). Maybe I'll discover some unknown diamonds like last year.
UPDATE 2024:
The rain waited till after all shows were done and my very special beers were finished. Luckily, because the shows were as good as hoped for.
For a singer-songwriter festival the sound went all over the place; from indie pop/folk, via jazzy sounds to Indian tribal and something which in the old days would have been labelled as kleinkunst.
The 3 artists I really wanted to see delivered solid shows and are ready for the big Summer stages. They all have huge potential so it's great to have seen them for such an intimate showcase. However, compared to the 2023 edition, 2024 had almost 5 times more visitors. Some venues were even getting too small for the crowd.
BTW If you ever have the chance to listen to Dushime, don't hesitate. The music is more jazzy, hence less my thing, but her voice is as impressive, powerful and epic as a Walküre riding down from Valhalla to find the fallen heroes on the battlefield. Just WOW!
For those who enjoy street spectacles: during the 2024 MoMent festival, of which the Stadsmuzikantenfestival is a part, the giant Mo and their Red ribbons took over the streets:
You should read the story behind the spectacle about Mo the child refugee on their website.
A 90 seconds video of the show: on my Clapper
This is a selection of images I made for Instagram:
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Peace
A direct link to this article: https://tinyurl.com/stadsmuzikanten24
