“Farmers” rock band Normaal, celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, has been put forward by its fan club as a candidate for the Dutch list of intangible cultural heritage. The band not only invented “dialect rock” by adopting their local Achterhoek dialect but also helped the emancipation of young farmers in the area, pop journalist Dolf Ruesink told local broadcaster RTV Oost. Normaal first performed in the Achterhoek town of Lochem, Gelderland, in 1975 and went on to score hits...