Na fir bolg
| Na Fir Bolg | |
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| Genre | Rock, folk |
| Dates | Friday–Sunday around the beginning of July |
| Location(s) | Vorselaar, Belgium |
| Years active | 1995 – present |
| Founded by | |
| Website | http://www.folkfestival.be |
Na Fir Bolg is a folk music festival, held annually in Vorselaar, Belgium. The festival always takes place on the first weekend of July.
The festival started in 1995 and has grown from a single evening to a three-day festival. It is now the biggest festival in Antwerp (6,000 visitors in 2009[1]).
A few known groups who have played at Na Fir Bolg are: The Albion Band, John Kirkpatrick, Robb Johnson, , , Mira, De Mens, The Popes and Anam.
The round men[]
"Na Fir Bolg", which means "The round men" or "The bag men" in Gaelic, were a Gaelic tribe. This was mentioned by one of the crew of Na Fir Bolg in a pub in '95. Because all persons who thought of organising the festival were a bit fat, they called them self "the round men". "Na Fir Bolg" quickly became the name for the folk festival.
Non-profit festival[]
Na Fir Bolg is a non-profit festival, every year a good purpose is chosen to support. In 2009 and 2010 they supported , an emerging volunteer movement in Belgium who are active in the fields of globalization (and how to change it) and sustainable development in Latin America.[2]
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- Music festivals established in 1995
- Festivals in Belgium
- Music festivals in Belgium
- Folk festivals in Belgium
- Summer events in Belgium