The Flairck Appreciation Society

Well, it is about time to give one of the truly original bands in the PA database the attention it deserve.

I approached Flairck and their music with a great deal of scepticism. I was still unconverted when I did the interview with Flairck which you can find here. I am still not an all out convert to their cause. The sole reason why I am hesitant in embracing their music is that this music goes against everything I up to now have regarded as my taste in music. There is no electric guitars here, no moog, no hammond, no electricity at all.  Just organic acoustic music played with in total 150 instruments during their 20 odd albums. To be able to like them, I now have to accept that the floor in my living room is in fact the roof and vice verse. I got their 22 CDs box and gosh is there a lot of strange music there !

This is exactly why Flairck is such an original band even in PA's database of original bands and music. This band challenges those who think electricity is king. ......Because Flairck has proven you can make excellent progressive music without any electricity. Try to grasp that one, dear reader...........   

So I raise my glass with organic orange juice to salute Flairck and to suggest that they deserve your attention and their own appreciation society.    

Besides of my hesitant scepticism towards their music, Flairck is also a platinum selling band. OK, that was in the 1970s. But this proves that there is a lot of Dutch people out there with an excellent taste in music. 

Feel free to join this society and add your voice to this thread.    

PS.
And in case this thread would not stir much commotion, Torodd and me will simply keep it alive by sending over compliments between ourselves!

BTW i remember quite fondly when i hear the first album of them, The variations on a lady with a dutch title, they blew me away!!!!

I've been a Flairck fan since 1985 or so when i first listened to them on a prog radio show on mexican radio called "Spiral", then i went after the vynils and then after their cds.Finally i bought the 22 box set with all their albums and some years back I saw Erick Visser playing live presenting his solo album, got to say i love this group because it opened my musical taste (which was almost only prog at the time)to folk music which became my second favourite after prog.

Awesome footage there!
Seeing is almost not believing with these guys.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gkl7Y8tiK1Y

Another cracker from Flairck.

By accident; all the three Youtube videos I have posted so far are from their debut album Variaties op een Dame. Well, at least you now know which album you should buy next. 

Eeehhhh....... I need to dig out some videos from other albums too. 

Here is one from another album http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-Xcvbuj1sA

Edited by toroddfuglesteg - March 23 2010 at 14:15

I have been listening to the Encore live album........ and reviewed it. 4 stars. 

It is the acoustic version of Deep Purple's Made In Japan.......... when it comes to vibes and musicianship. Bang your head and raise your fists. Encore is a truly amazing live album. It is unfortunate only available in that 22 CDs box. But then again; that box has some true gems. I am on an amazing journey in that box and find music I did not thought it was possible to perform. I am truly blessed. 

 

^ I don't think they kept their quality as high as it was originally. And I stopped keeping track of them around 1990.

And where is Netherbelgium? Is the orange revolution coming back ?

By the way, if you're into Flairck you should check the ducth group Zenga, founded by two ex-Flairck flute players: Peter Weekers and Annet Visser; i have 3 of their albums wich i deeply recommend you.