Rapalje

Name: Rapalje
Start: 2026-10-09T20:15:00+02:00
End: 2026-10-09T20:15:00+02:00
Location: Patronaat

took place · 9 Oct 2026

Patronaat, Haarlem

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Rapalje, the Dutch folk and shanty band, plays Patronaat in Haarlem.

Rapalje — also plays in other cities (3)

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About: Rapalje

For thirty years, Rapalje Celtic Folk Music has been filling venues with driving jigs, heartfelt ballads and plenty of humour - kilts on, bagpipes and fiddles at the ready. The Groningen band mixes Celtic traditionals with original songs, and gets audiences on their feet every time.

803K+

likes on Facebook

1000+

concerts given

3×

won: Best Live Act (Fantasy Awards, 2015/2018/2023)

30+

year active

What's new

2026-04
Rapalje announces three Celtic Folk Festivals in April 2026 in Northern Netherlands: in Eelde, a Halloween edition in Groningen and the new Loch & Legends festival at Zuidlaardermeer.
2026-02
On 6 February 2026, Rapalje performed a Celtic Folk Night at pop venue Iduna in Groningen.
2025
Rapalje celebrated their thirty-year anniversary in 2025 with the theatre tour '30 Years Breaking Borders', during which they performed in halls throughout the Netherlands.

Tour

GroningenHaarlemEeldeMaulbronnAurichOldenburgWilhelmshaven

Tracks

Wat Zullen We Drinkenone of the band's most famous songs, a permanent part of every show

The Drunken SailorCeltic classic in the regular repertoire

Whiskey In The Jartraditional Irish song, live favorite

CaledoniaScottish national anthem, regular closing song

Scotland's Storymost recent studio album (2019)

Recent shows

Sep 26, 2026 Freizeitpark Pröbsting, Borken (DE)
Aug 16, 2026 Dreiländergarten, Weil am Rhein (DE)
Aug 2, 2026 Keukenhof, Lisse

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