The second episode of “Piper Staccato – A short interview”, this time with Marieke Van Ransbeeck
Piper staccato, a podcast produced by Gonçalo Cruz, is aimed as an international pro-bono project creating cultural bridges.
On this episode, this talented piper from Belgium lets us know how she became in love with bagpipes and tells us all about her current projects and her band Farandi – www.farandi.com
As usual, she also answered our “Staccato Questioner” – tips & tricks, likes and dislikes, of the world of bagpipes.
Marieke is a former student of the Sibelius Academy (University of the Arts Helsinki).
She holds a Masters in Early Music [LUCA School Of Arts – Leuven, Belgium], a Masters in Nordic Folk [Syddansk Musikkonsercatorium – Esbjerg, Denmark], and an extensive background in piping.
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Nordic Masters in Folk Music:
Syddansk Musikkonservatorium in Esbjerg (DK)
Sibelius Academy in Helsinki (FIN)
Kungliga Musikhögskolan in Stockholm (SWE)
Ole Bull Academy in Voss (NOR).
Gonçalo was born in Porto – Portugal.
He has been a Researcher & Maker of “Iberian Gaita” Bagpipes for the past 20 years.
He is a music composer and guest musician on live and recorded performances.
Gonçalo is also a designer & Educator, having earned a M.A. in Architecture and a tutor’s pedagogical aptitude certificate.
Gonçalo lives in Helsinki - Finland and is currently a Music PhD student at the Sibelius Academy researching the lost Finnish Säkkipilli