In 1996, folk music fan Joop van den Bremen started his website Streektaalmuziek in Nederland (“Regional language music in the Netherlands”).1 On this website he collects information on Dutch musicians singing in dialect.2 As of September 2014, his still expanding database contains 6,164 artists that have performed in the past or are still active. This website highlights musical developments that often remain under the radar of established media and heritage organizations, particularly those operating on a national level. As such, Streektaalzang contributes to a wider recognition of dialect artists.

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Journal of World Popular Music
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van der Hoeven, A. (2015). Joop van den Bremen, Streektaalmuziek in Nederland. Journal of World Popular Music, 2(1), 135–141. doi:10.1558/jwpm.v2i1.26588