For those that don't know him the Wiki entry Jacques Romain Georges Brel is a good starting point.

A lot of people will have heard 'Amsterdam' by David Bowie and 'Jackie' by Scott Walker but how many have heard any other stuff? Particularly at folk clubs? There was Eric at the Hare and Hounds in Mancheaster who, as well as being completely barking, used to do wonderful unaccompanied renditions, in both French and English, of many Brel classics. More in the mainstream the Divine Comedy do a lot of Brel 'type' stuff and I beleive their songs to be particularly 'folky' as well in that they often tell stories or have a message. Marc Almond (anyone for 80's hair do's:-) ) has even been smitten and did, I think, a whole album of Brel covers.

Just thought I'd ask.

Cheers

Dave