Belgium succes?

Barrelhouse is ofcourse more than just one of the leading Dutch R & B bands for over 30 years. Because that might have the smell of resting on their laurels and that's something very far away from what this band is all about. 

From May 9th till 12th Barrelhouse did 3 shows ( " Starts to look like touring ", one of the bandmembers said with a wide grin on his face ) in Holland and Belgium. In Holland Barrelhouse is a household name and highly appreciated. Ribs & Blues in Raalte was a very special show, where the enormous crowd ( a bit weary from 3 days festival, lots of sunshine and some beers ) picked up the energy coming from the Barrelhouse show straight away. Result: one cheering crowd. And that around 6 o'clock when the show had to be stopped.

In Belgium Barrelhouse is not that well known (up until now) as in their homeland, but good music is recognised and appreciated there as well. A great line up was presented In the packed 1200 capacity Hof Ter Lo during the 15th Belgium Roots Night with, amongst others, Johnny Winter. The highly respected Rootsville wrote in their review that Barrelhouse is 'almost the best what can happen to you coming from the northern provinces. Their repetoire is somewhere in between Chicago- and Texas-blues, soul, swing and even folk." The ending line of the review " Who's gonna bring Barrellhouse to Belgium ? " seems like an open invitation to Belgium festivals and clubs. The whole review can be read here.