Bal Folk/Poitou

France

Lucas Thébaut is a diatonic accordeon player from Poitou (France). He started music and dance in his early twenties and hasn't stopped yet experimenting to improve phrasing and groove over various repertoires in search of what in dance and music movement will make the specificity, the essence of each dance.

All these elements brought together in a unique, musical universe.

After 20 years of thinking and tinkering, of sharing experiences and joy all over the world, still the path ahead lies anew, full of possibilities - and the journey continues. Rest assured that he will never miss an opportunity to share a tune, a dance ... or a drink with you.

Galician

Spain

Abril is a folk music group formed by:

Marina Carpente - fiddle

Claudia Abril - voice and tambourine

Antón Lago - classical guitar

The Vigo trio's different musical influences come together in their repertoire, which includes traditional Galician melodies and also from the rest of the peninsula rooted and mixed with more up-to-date sound environments . For this they use flamenco guitar , violin arrangements with American and European influences and more traditional Iberian percussion . They also all use the voice as accompaniment and harmonies in modern music .

Bal Folk

Suisse

Based in French-speaking Switzerland, Grand Balthazar composes, rearranges and tinkers with melodies and rhythms inspired by traditional European music, especially the kind that gets the hips moving and the head spinning.

Circles, waltzes, chapelloises, tarantellas, bourrées, avant-deux, scottishes, mixers, mazurkas, asymmetrical waltzes, ...

All these old and new dances can be learnt quickly and passed on from ball to ball, from workshop to workshop... And to the sound of Grand Balthazar, they take on a whole new dynamism and charm!

Grand Balthazar is an ensemble in perpetual creation and at the service of dance.Its taste for improvisation and spontaneity make it an original group in the field of (neo)traditional music.

Bal Folk

France

Laurent and Baltazar have been playing with the group Zef since 2002, with whom they have toured Europe playing contemporary compositions based on traditional French dance forms.

At the same time, they wanted to create a repertoire of traditional tunes from the places that have shaped their lives and where they have lived.

Music from Hungary follows on from songs from Brittany, music from Morvan blends with music from Provence or Gascony, Portugal or Estonia.

Designed for dance, this repertoire has a lot of character, because the finesse of the ornamentation, in the manner of early music, is what makes these arias so interesting, and gives those who know how to hear it a richness that is both free and firmly rooted.

Bal Folk

France

A friendship between four young musicians gave birth to Bargainatt, a dance music group that was formed in early 2016 in Montpellier.

The group took its first steps on the markets of Hérault and Gard in early spring. Wearing a hat and full of enthusiasm, it was on the streets that the first rehearsals took place and the musicians learned their trade. The group's name grew out of this rich experience. Taken from the English words 'Bargain' (market) and 'Hat' (hat).

Bargainatt was adopted unanimously

In May 2016, at the "bal des pas amoureux" in Avignon, the group discovered the world of dance and became passionate about it, never to leave.

The quartet begins by borrowing compositions from its illustrious predecessors (Shillelagh, Naragonia, Ballsy Swing...) and covers traditional tunes, giving themselves time to compose their own pieces, giving free rein to their creativity, always with the desire to create rhythmic music for dancing.

Initially, the repertoire consisted solely of instrumental music, but little by little singing made its appearance at the Bargainatt ball.

Today, songs written and performed by Youmi enrich the group's musical universe.

In January 2018, after two years of experimentation, the four musicians met up at the Auberté studio in Switzerland to record their first album, Omic, with the invaluable help of Aurélien Claranbaux on sound recording, mixing and mastering.

The CD saw the light of day in June 2018.

For almost two years, the group enjoyed travelling around France and Europe to meet dancers.

He continues to compose new tunes and songs, affirming his identity a little more each day.

It's 2020 and with nearly 100 concerts under their belts, the 4 Bargainatt friends are back at it again with a fruity, colourful album. Again with Aurélien Claranbaux on sound, but this time in his new studio "La Claranbox" in Corrèze!

There's no doubt that this newborn will be called "C'est pas banane!

With no particular repertoire, Bargainatt draws its inspiration from the dances of various regions of France that are close to its heart, while trying to respect their subtleties and traditions as much as possible.

From Auvergne to Brittany, via Poitou and Gascony, Bargainatt takes you on a journey of many colours and influences, full of energy and freshness.

Bal-Folk

Portugal

Dahú brings us a folk tradition combining extended influences on electronic, rock or choir music.

With a concertina and an acoustic guitar “Shoes off” discovers different ambiences -ranging from introspective to energetic - through its instrumental compositions.