Stijn is an uilleann pipes and low whistle player originating from Arnhem in the east of Holland. After playing and studying music in Cork city in Ireland for a couple of years he moved back to the Netherlands and settled in Amsterdam. Here he worked with a multitude of musicians from different musical backgrounds: from Irish trad to balkan music, from experimentalism to jazz and classical. The music he plays is always rooted though in the tradition of travelling Irish pipers like Johnny Doran and Paddy Keenan. Over the last years he performed with amongst othersIrish singer Niamh Parsons and tango bandoneonist Carel Kraayenhof.
In 2007 he got a Master degree in Composition and Music Technology. He is playing as a duo with bouzouki player and guitarist Kaspar Laval. He is one of the four members of Stargazer, a group focusing on contemporary traditional music. He regularly plays at folkbals in Belgium and Holland with instrumental contemporary folkgroup Hot Griselda. Also he performs with the band around singer Mapi Quintana, who mixes music from her homeland Asturias with jazz influences. Recently he is involved with indie rock band Moke as a guest musician.
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playing in Bonn with Stargazer:
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playing with Moke at 3voor12 Pinkpop 2008
