WÖR

Back to the 1780's! If it sounded good back then, why not today? WÖR (pronounced ‘were’) is a band of five musicians whose curiosity, passion and talent has led to a niche goldmine of melodies in stunning contemporary arrangements.

With their finely textured arrangements WÖR injects new energy into 18th-century melodies from the Flanders region of Belgium. Their music shines an inventive spotlight, with a modern twist, on the melodies in these manuscripts. A driving baritone saxophone, a solid guitar, accordion riffs, a soaring fiddle, and virtuoso bagpipes color their music, creating WÖR’s signature powerful sound.

Since 2015, WÖR has been touring concert halls and festivals across Europe, North America, and Australia. They have released four albums: Back to the 1780s (2015), Sssht (2017), About Towers (2021), and Songbooks (2026). In 2021 and 2025, they were nominated for 'Best Live Band' at the Flemish Folk Awards. In 2018 and 2026, they received the prestigious German Critics' Choice Award (Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik) for their albums Sssht and Songbooks - Live.

CORNAMUSE AND SOPRANO SAXOPHONE
Pieterjan Van Kerckhoven

VIOLIN
Jeroen Goegebuer

ACCORDION
Bert Ruymbeek

GUITAR
Jonas Scheys

BARITONE SAXOPHONE
Fabio Di Meo