Heathen Apostles to Play Roots in the Jar / Muddy Roots Festival

Philip Vandendriessche’s ROOTS IN THE JAR came to life in June 2020, it was an online music festival with 3 days of roots music, Gothic Americana, honky tonk, country, blues, bluegrass and gospel. during the COVID-19 pandemic. After a successful first edition of the online festival, four more editions followed. Inspired by this success, Philip envisioned a live Roots in the Jar Festival, and the Heathen Apostles were among the first bands announced for the June 8th date. Recently, it was revealed that there would be a Roots in the Jar / Muddy Roots festival partnership.

The Muddy Roots Announcement:
Muddy Roots was always supposed to be a bridge between scenes, genres, and art communities. It has no borders. It can not be confined to a venue.
Here’s the BIG NEWS!! Muddy Roots will carry on the original mission to spread the Muddy Roots Gospel. That means we are here to build up and support other promoters and bands. Events all over will be officially supported, consulted, and backed by Muddy Roots.
Roots In The Jar festival started planning their event recently. The bands that were announced sure felt closer to the earlier MRE lineups, so naturally, it caught our eye.. You could see the fighting spirit this new promoter had and the energy the bands were going to bring to his field. It’s quite common for people in our scenes to create their own festivals. Which means we knew Philip from coming to MRE. What a perfect fit for a new partnership. (Not under Galaz Events & Trading Co. which was established to do MRE at Cowboy Up) This event is owned by Philip, but backed and supported by us.
Join us in Belgium June 6-9, 2025 at “ROOTS IN THE JAR,” Farm Fest! We’ll get more info on the site this week. Tickets can be purchased through Philip HERE