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The Bullfight
12+ albums
indierockindie rocknetherlandsunder 2000 listeners
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The Bullfight is an 'indie noir' or 'dark folk' outfit based in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, with songwriter, band leader and multi-instrumentalist Thomas van der Vliet as its core member. Discography Lips & Ashes (self-released, 2004) One Was a Snake (2006) Stranger Than The Night (2010) La Chasse (2015) Shame, Guilt, Deception (2017) Whisper in the Dark for Me (live album, 2017) Eggs & Marrowbone (2019) Some Divine Gift (2022) (spoken word project with guests) Amen, Demon (2024) (soundtrack to the Thomas van der Vliet novel, Het interview) Het interview (original score) (2024) (score to the novel of the same title) 81 Bedford St. (2025) (soundtrack to an as yet non-existent film) The band's prestigious Eggs & Marrowbone project (2019), about 'murder ballads', included the release of an art book ('Eggs & Marrowbone: The Art of the Murder Ballad'), a studio album of ten original The Bullfight murder ballads and exhibits in Rotterdam's Donner book store and Amsterdam's Concerto record store. Personnel through the years: Nick Verhoeven (lead vocals), Thomas van der Vliet (guitar, piano, organ), Jeroen Gahrmann (bass), Anne Slaets (cello, organ), Willem Eijkelenboom (guitar, vocals), André van den Hoek (drums), Conrad Freling (organ, banjo), Ludo de Goeje (violin, accordion), Eddie Kuijpers (bass guitar, double bass), Tim Moerkerken (rhodes, synths, piano), Esther Vroegindeweij (violin), Daisy Cools (vocals). User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-
