Traditional American music is indeed at the origins of a complete serie of current music crazes. What about going right up to the roots and taking you there, to these intense moments during which pioneers, slaves did all invent? « Musique Acoustique asbl » had its appetite whetted after Old-Time Bluegrass « The Straps » local group's concert that had been attended by over 600 people in 2004 on the occasion of the outing and the promotion of their first CD, « Appalaches ». The success, the atmosphere and the conviviality of htat evening made this association want to do it again in the same authentical and countryside setting of the Roiseau farm in the hamlet of Hamawé, with a somehow changed formula. For this reason, it organized the very first Belgian Bluegrass festival : Hamawé Bluegrass Festival. The festival whose name was turned from"Bluegrass" to "Roots" (raçines), expanded its horizons...Place: ferme du Roiseux, 1 km outside Ethe towards Saint-Léger Some further information will be given later

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Every third Sunday in July, Torgny receives over 100 artists and craftmen from everywhere in Belgium and from the neighbouring France. Discover some items that have been made with passion ans skill and taste a great number of local products that will delight your tasting buds.

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120 exhibitors in the streets of the village. Sculptors, lacemakers, basketworkers, chair repairers, a district of flavours, district of wine producers, local painters, exhibition of old tractors and also some music and folk groups will have you spend an unforgettable time. Free admission Varied entertainments all long the day Free concerts : 15H: Les Thés Gaumais 17H30 : Wight Spirit 20H : The Detain

The Cabu day has taken place in Mussy-la-Ville for over 50 years. This feast is linked to the market-gardening tradition that lats from the 19th century and gives cabage the honour place. Further than the proposed activities, the grand finale of the celebration will be the competition of the biggest cabu eaterFree on Sunday

Do enjoy Belgian and European jazz in a matchless greenery setting ! You can come alone, in family or accompanied with the same purpose to share a cocktail of jazz and of fresh air, to discover what the best young professional talented musicians have to say, whether they are Belgian or European, to vibrate with the many stylistic accents of jazz open to the widest experssions : tradition, emerging beauties, prospective creations. With over 25 live concerts on turn on 5 stages without making too much noise, the Gaume Jazz Festival is also an OFF festival with about 10 concerts outside Rossignol that are to be added in several places, and that create an intense bubbling in the whole Belgian Provence. Finally, it is a paedagogical project with 3 trainings for the Musical Youths before the festival : jazz and visual arts (for children aged 4-6 years and 6-12 years) and in boarding school, jazz initiation and practice (amateurs from 12 years on).The places are : in the hall, under a big top, in the park and in the church