Lirio can be heard live in Acoustic Roots on Friday evening, 19 September 2014 from 21.00-22.00.  The recording takes place
in the library of the St. Pieterskerk in Utrecht.
The band Lirio is mainly known for its live performances. The warm sounds of acoustic instruments together with the enthusiastic approach of the band give a new impetus to
the European tradition of dance music. The trio brings European and Dutch balfolk, whereby it makes use of the original compositions with catching melodies.
Balfolk is music played on live dance nights. The music can consist of western European dances, like the ones played on Irish and Scottish dance-nights (also called céilídh) and dances from the bal populaire in France. The performance contains couple-dances as well as group-dances, i.e. mazurka, jig, or cercle.
There is a lot of interaction between dancers and musicians, which makes balfolk playful, enjoyable and attractive. Look also on the website: balfolk.nl
Lirio often plays on Dutch balls, as well as on balls abroad. Often there is an extra session at the end of the ball, when the band has finished but it is still quite some time before everybody wants to go home. All kinds of dancers, who turn out to be musicians as well, take up their instruments to play a bit more in the middle of the dance floor and to amuse the dancers. Frequently the musicians who played on stage earlier that evening join them as well. It is an event that is becoming more and more popular in the Netherlands as well, thanks to bands like Lirio.
Meanwhile Lirio has recorded 2 CDs: ‘Lirio’ and ‘Hanterdroom’.  Both albums are based on and inspired by traditional music and dancing. Subsequently they have been processed into personal compositions.
For further information: lirio.nl
Lirio consists of:
Wouter Kuyper: accordion, bagpipes, compositions
Sander van der Schaaf:
guitar, scores
Gerdien Smit: violin
Broadcast: Acoustic Roots,
Friday 19 September 2014, 21.00-22.00
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