Artist Detailed Info: Dommelvolk

Dommelvolk was a band, part of the 1970s Dutch "new wave of folk music". They played "simple" farmers songs, broadside ballads and dancetunes from the province of Noord-Brabant.

They consisted of:
Ad van Genechten: guitar, flute, mandoline, lead vocals
Bert Spin: accordion, harmonium, vocals
Steeph Custers: fiddle, vocals
Jitze Kopinga: guitar, bass, vocals.

They were formed in 1977, and broke up in 1985. They have started touring again recently.

Dutch readers: switch to Dutch, there is a much more extensive biography in Dutch.

Albums:
Dommelbeschuit 1977, with Crackerhash
Ptazzie 1978
Nr. 100 1981
Van Mijn Kempenland 1984

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