Urban Trad Explained

Urban Trad is a Belgian folk music group, consisting of both Flemish and French speaking people and a close connection with Galicia.

Members

• Yves Barbieux: flutes and Galician bagpipe
• Veronica Codesal: vocals
• Soetkin Collier: vocals
• Sophie Cavez (replaced Didier Laloy): diatonic accordion
• Philip Masure: acoustic guitar
• Michel Morvan: drums (died 3 July 2010)
• Dirk Naessens: violin
• Marie-Sophie Talbot: vocals, piano and percussions (no longer with the band)
• Bo Waterschoot: bass
• Jill Delien: bass (since 2014)
• Nicolas Scalliet: drums (since 2014)

Eurovision Song Contest

Urban Trad participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003, where they ended second with the song "Sanomi", a modern folk song with vocals in an imaginary language. A few months before the contest, the selectors dropped singer Soetkin Collier on the advice of the Belgian security services, who claimed that she'd had extreme right sympathies in the past.^[1] Collier vigorously denied the claims, and later that year after an investigation it was concluded that the accusations were exaggerated and based on outdated information.

As a result of this, two versions of the song exist on record. One was the standard album version (4:08) and another version was released on single and on the Eurovision Song Contest 2003 collaboration album. Often known as the Eurovision edit, it cut down to 3:01 and it had Soetkin Collier's vocals removed.

Discography

• One o Four (2001)
  • 1. Subway Call
  • 2. Avreel
  • 3. La Belle Jig
  • 4. Vodka Time
  • 5. Waltzing Dranouter
  • 6. Basement Scotch
  • 7. Baline
  • 8. Brass Corto
  • 9. Bamboo
  • 10. Free Wheel
  • 11. Rap A Doo
  • 12. Mecanix (Who'S Who) (after Waltzing Dranouter)
• Kerua (2003)
  • 1. Mecanix Remix
  • 2. Kerua
  • 3. Sanomi
  • 4. Il Est Bien Temps
  • 5. Lampang
  • 6. Berim Dance
  • 7. Quimper - Moscou
  • 8. Get Reel
  • 9. The Roses
  • 10. Medina
  • 11. Leina Street
  • 12. Alto
  • 13. Sanomi (Eurovision Edit)
  • 14. Galicia
• Elem (2004)
  • • • 1. Rodgrod Med Flode 2. De Luz, Amor Y Nada
  • 3. Vigo
  • 4. Jorden/Terra
  • 5. Bourrée d'Erasme
  • 6. De L'Air
  • 7. Valse
  • 8. Two Hornpipes
  • 9. Zout
  • 10. Mind the Gap
  • 11. V.T. Intro
  • 12. Vodka Time (Mass'Mix)
  • 13. Bonus : Lampang/Mideau Rhemila (live)
• Erbalunga (2007)
  • 1. Sans garde-fou
  • 2. Hedningarden
  • 3. Oh la belle
  • 4. Le serpent
  • 5. Erbalunga
  • 6. Fields of Deeley
  • 7. L'olivier
  • 8. Bourrée Tappen
  • 9. Accovi / Onderweg
  • 10. Polaire
  • 11. Noite Longa
  • 12. Scottiche de la tête
  • 13. Asturiana
  • 14. A Terra
  • 15. Diama Den (bonus)

Notes and References

1. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/belgium/1422729/Belgium-bans-neo-Nazi-Eurovision-singer.html "Belgium bans 'neo-Nazi' Eurovision singer"