Loes van Schaijk

Originally from the Netherlands, I'm a singer-songwriter and instrumentalist (double bass, guitar, and bodhrán) based in Prague, Czech Republic.

I have many years of experience touring the European bluegrass and folk scene with bands such as Red Herring, Svaťa Kotas Band, Waterflow, and Lucy & the Man.

In 2021, I released my debut solo album All I Ever Really Seem To Say and won the competition of the acclaimed folk/country festival Porta Řevnice that same year.

When I'm not playing my original music, I can regularly be found on the stage of The Irish Times Bar or The Dubliner in Prague with the collective "The Celtic Link".

The reason I play music? That feeling you get when somebody comes up to you after a concert and says: "Thanks, I needed that."