The answer is LQR. So liquor. The label states Celtic Punk Folk since 2007. When you pull the cork from the bottle, you will taste a unique style packed with DNA from the entire music history. LQR fires the songs at you in a traditional way, with a nod to the legacy of folk giants Flogging Molly and The Pogues. With Irish whisky, the equivalent from the Scottish highlands and countless foaming miracles from the lower countries as another source of inspiration.

Punk folk and stuff  

LQR brings uptempo Celtic punk folk with a nice dash of other music brands. A good bottle of LQR consists of 50% punk folk and 50% gypsy ska, bluegrass, Americana and unadulterated rock ‘n’ roll. So full throttle, but from the highest gear LQR effortlessly shifts back to zero. Pull the plug out of the socket, give the floor to the mandolin and accordion. A cappella into the acoustic intermezzo. The audience was silent. The room is captivated. Music at its best.

Party guarantee

An LQR performance guarantees a party, a party and, above all, a party. For a full house in every pub. For overtime for bar staff. For a room on stilts and a pleasant chaos on stage. For a festival meadow smelling of smoke and beer. For the smell and taste of live music.

Every performance full throttle

An LQR set largely consists of single malt brews from their own kitchen, including the melancholy lyrics. You get that for free. All that other beauty consists of thirsty covers of true classics. You already had an eye on the reference sources. Flogging Molly, Gogol Bordello…

Drinking organs or gourmets?

Passion for music is number one. Liquor distilled from fermented grain mash and matured in wooden barrels follows immediately after. Heavily distilled punk folk from the South of the Netherlands. Drinking organs? Do not worry. Foodies? Right, totally spot on. And you hear that…