Arts Centre Vooruit, Ghent, Belgium

With their interwoven vocals and warm melodies, American trio Bowerbirds whole-heartedly embrace the new folk tradition The songs from their debut, Hymns for a Dark Horse, are sure to get a campfire vibe going in the Café.

The band will tour as support for Bon Iver, who took the Balzaal by storm in May 2008. Other fans include The Mountain Goats: “Only once every ten years or so does one hear a new band this good, this bursting with ideas, this audibly in love with music… It is beyond stunning. This band is the complete package.”

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