Dirty Shirt's brand of crossover folk metal will get a special treatment next year. The band is planning a tour with a complete traditional Romanian orchestra (named The National Folkloric Ensemble Transylvania) for next year. To counter the costs of such a grandiose project, the band has decided to crowdfund this project and stated that should they not achieve their goal, the tour stands, although with a smaller orchestra. The crowdfunding page can be found here.

This is the message posted by the band: "Dear Friends, it is time to let you know about the crazy project that we are planning for next year: a tour with a complete traditional orchestra in Romania (Ansamblul Folcloric National Transilvania) followed by the release of a live album in CD and DVD format. We know it is a very project, an artistic, technical and logistical challenge, but we believe that its artistic potential is huge, it is something never done before, and this is why we are taking this risk. Such a project, nonetheless, implies considerable production costs, and the income from ticketing is insufficient. This is why we started a crowdfunding campaign. Apart from this, several applications for subsidies are pending. However, we know that with your help we can achieve something unique. If the budget for the big production is not met, we will move on with our plans for the tour and the live album with a smaller-scale production involving only Dirty Shirt and a taraf (a small traditional orchestra)."

"If you want to support us, you can take part in the crowdfunding campaign and in exchange you will be rewarded with cool things: albums, t-shirts, etc. And if you consider coming to one of our shows and having a nice holiday in Romania, we can help you find the best travel and accommodation solutions. Of course, any help in promoting our project is welcome. We are counting on you! Cheers."

The tour will be called Folkcore De-tour and the opening band will be E-an-na, who are also touring to promote their debut EP. Dirty Shirt latest album, Dirtylicious was extremely well received as it was nominated on last year's MS Awards in the Folk Metal category.




Tour dates:

17 March - Baia Mare
18 March - Timisoara
24 March - Cluj-Napoca
25 March - Iasi
7/8 March - Bucharest

Source:	facebook.com
Band profile:	Dirty Shirt