CD - Terra Amorosa

Orfeo was a Dutch balfolk group which later transformed into the band Ball Noir. Orfeo excisted from 2005 until 2015. They had lots of adventures, foreign trips, formidable shows and formed a tight group due to their friendship. With the departure of their beloved flute player Erica, the band stopped playing.  

Fairytale balfolk-rock 
Orfeo was a Dutch balfolk band. The group consisted of five multi-instrumentalists, who came from different backgrounds like medieval music, classical music, rock, metal and celtic folk music and all these influences were prominent in the music they made as a group. These friends did not only mix various genres but also different instruments like harp, hurdy-gurdy, flute, bass clarinet, guitar and drums. Their love for music is what combined them and inspired by their roots they wrote their own melodies. Orfeo played balfolk music and at an Orfeo live show you could dance, swing, circle or just listen with eyes closed.  
The musicians of Orfeo were active in other groups, such as Rama, Ball Noir, Datura and Kelten zonder Grenzen. Orfeo did also give balfolk workshops, so everyone can dance along.  

Bio 
The journey started in 2005 with more traditional work, but they evolved quickly and within a few years Orfeo had found their own place in balfolk-land, being of the first balfolkbands in the Netherlands with a louder style and with drums and electric guitars. In 2009 they started to organize their own balfolkfestival, called ‘Orfest’, where two stages entertained the 250 visitors. This festival is held ever since up until 2013, by which it had grown too popular for their small backyard.  

A lot of people were attracted to Orfeo’s new balfolk sound and since then a lot of folkbals, clubs and festivals have met Orfeo, such as Folkwoods, Summer Darkness, Castlefest, Elfia and the Midvinterfestival in Denmark.  

In 2011 Orfeo worked together with hurdy-gurdy builder Jaap Mulder and together they developed a new model hurdy-gurdy, which is called ‘the Orfeo’. More information about this instrument can be found at: www.jaap-mulder.nl.  

Orfeo also organized their own folkbals, called ‘Orfbals’ and they toured with their ‘Balfolk Fantasy Night’ through clubs to promote balfolk music to a wider audience.

Terra Amorosa (2014)
This is the second album by the Dutch balfolk group Orfeo. The Orfeos were (and are) good friends and could often be found in their rehearsal space in Noordeloos, where they made music, drank tea and beer, and sat around the campfire. The title, Terra Amorosa, is a fictional Latin name inspired by Terra (earth) and Amor (love). With this album, they honored their roots and the fertile soil in which their music grows. 

Terra Amorosa (2014)
1. Orfest andro (andro)
2. Together (waltz in 3 and 5 times)
3. Queen Bee (bourrée)
4. Night at the Campfire (waltz)
5. Ronja's Lullaby (mazurka)
6. Morningrise (jigue)
7. Birds (polska)
8. Castle Dance (laridée)
9. Noel (scottish)
10. Bite me! (tarantella) - Live
11. La Follia (mazurka) - Live
12. Villa D'Or (hanterdro) - Live