Loes (NL, based in Prague; voice & guitar) writes songs about dead frogs (and lots of other dead things), how hearts break, how hearts heal, about the thrill of wandering and yearning for a home, and about how she is always - always - so very sorry.
Solo act: voice & guitar / max. 3x45 min. sets / original material, traditionals & covers
Style: singer/songwriter, acoustic, bluegrass, country, americana, indie pop
Instrument: Collings D1A custom + a voice infused with a mix of smoke, passion and cynicism
Musical heroes: Tim O’Brien, Karine Polwart, Paul Brady, Nic Jones, Mr. Sun, Edgar Meyer
What do her tattoos mean?? The butterfly was inspired by the book & movie “Papillon” and the artwork on her arm and shoulder was created by Alvaro Diaz Delgado. Loes asked him to keep it strictly abstract. It became a minimalist play of lines that connect when Loes bends her arm to play the double bass.
So how do you pronounce her name?! Well... that “oe” in the middle is a diphthong typical of the Dutch language that sounds like the “u” in most other languages. So it’s not “Lo-wess.” Loes rhymes with “moose.” In English-speaking countries it would be Lucy, in France it would be Louise, in the Czech Republic it’s Lucie or Lucka. In Spanish it would sound like the word for “light.”
Other projects:
www.redherringband.com
Duo Loes & Honza - with fiddle player Jan Bartošek
Loes also works as a stand-in bass player, singer, and teacher (vocals, general music, interpretation of lyrics, songwriting, English & Dutch language)
