About Ceili Moss

Acoustic Northern European folk-rock with guts and melodies, not afraid of colouring a bit outside of the lines. That’s what you might say to describe Ceilí Moss in a few words. Perhaps it is Genevieve Williams from Widdershins who said it best: "They are not as punk as The Pogues, but they have a bit of that attitude and it gives them an edge many folk groups lack". Other recurring comparisons are Ambrozijn, Tri Yann, Jaune Toujours, Les Ogres de Barback, The Waterboys, the old Clannad...

If, like many, we started with (and still enjoy playing) the "Spanish drunken Danny rover of the County Down in the jar", 15 years of touring and recording have helped us create our own distinctive sound: Celtic, Flanders, Scandinavia, klezmer, medieval music, French chanson, Eastern Europe, ska, Balkanbeat, kleinkunst, singer-songwriter, blues, original material or (mistreated) traditionals, we take whatever we fancy, put it in our cauldron and whoever says it's not bloody "orthodox" or poxy "as it should be" gets a smack bottom...

We may be playing only gentle acoustic instruments, but compared to us, most speed-trash-doom-heavy-indus-aaaaaargh bands sound like a bunch of retired accountants…

Next gigs (in Belgium):
july 2, Mons
july 28, Louvain-la-Neuve
september 17, Namur
december 2, Braine-l'Alleud

Band Members