After their successful first album Old Tunes, Dusted Down – a concept album devoted to the impressive fieldwork of folklorist Hubert Boone – and a second album on which they explored the Bossa Nova style, MANdolinMAN return to their roots. The foursome dig even deeper into Flemish folk music and once again breathe new life into old tunes and melodies from the province of Flemish Brabant. Played on four mandolins, the music takes on new forms and the historic melodies are injected with a modern and contemporary vigour. Instrumental Flemish Folk music has never sounded so exotic!

Composer-musician-psychologist-spiritual traveller. Music interests are multi-ethnic folk music, playing all instruments, in all original compositions. All compositions are copyright protected. Playing American (swing, trad jazz, blues, country, bluegrass, old-timey, folk), Celtic, African and Middle Eastern compositions. On guitar, mandolin, tenor banjo, frailing banjo, octave mandolin, slide guitar, kalimba, harmonica, percussion, hand drums and vocals.

Musican, Composer, Actor, Photographer, Model
All tracks I share is my compositions and I play all instruments if not creditation given to other artist.
My inspirations is world wide...   The Beatles, Serge Gainsbourg, Igor Stravinsky, Pierre Henry, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Francoise Hardy, Pierre Bolez, Puig, Ravi Shankar, Ben Webster, Chet Baker, Thelonious Monk, Carlos Jobim, Art Farmer, Astrud Gilberto, Lee "Scratch" Perry, Ernest Ranglin, Albert Griffith, Joseph Hill, BM&W and many more... Four years education and frekvent on tour in Scandinavia, Turkie and farries... Have been pro since 1987. Worked as an teacher, guitar, bass, percussion. Film actor since 1993, model since 2001, photographer since the 70-ties. My hobby is indoor plants with special interrest in cacti. Have an account on youtube, facebook and youpic...

Front Country forged a sound that lies somewhere between indie folk and Americana—a genre some might call “Roots Pop”: the past is discernible with a wink and a nod, and the future is here. They’re working to translate the incredibly intricate arrangements and structures of the best pop songs into an organic form.

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