The afternoon of the Brabant Song

Stichting Brabants Dialectenfestival organises the Afternoon of Brabant Song every other year at Open Air Theatre Mariahout with this year:

Lya de Haas  

Lya de Haas has been pursuing her great hobby of singing and playing guitar since 1982. Since 1993, she has released several CDs, including 'Blèf nog efkes' and 'Stille Taal'. In 2001, Lya was the winner of the 'Ad de Laatprijs'. For a long time, she hosted the Sunday afternoon programme 'Op z'n Brabants' on Omroep Brabant from 17:00 to 18:00.  Lya de Haas sings in Brabant dialect. 

Friends of Tjeu  

The 'Vrienden van Tjeu' (Friends of Tjeu) is a new-age Brabant music group. It performs a catchy collection of its own songs with styles from around the world brought with a sense of theatre and atmosphere.  Their song "Brabants Gevül" was used by Omroep Brabant as the namesake and tune for a programme of the same name. The Friends of Tjeu consists of Toon van Mierlo (vocals, guitar) and Wouter van Aaken (double bass, guitar) with occasional guest musicians. The musicians have previously played at festivals and venues such as Lowlands, Oerol, Paaspop and many pubs in Brabant. At the festival, they play mostly acoustic but in addition, they are currently working on the projects Brabodiscosjo and a collection of songs about the vanished Brabant railways. So: give your life a bit more zest, become a Friend of Tjeu...