Not so long ago I ran into the album ‘Astonishing Tales From Beyond The Brass Dimension’ by the Broken Brass Ensemble, a brass band (naturally) from the Netherlands. And then I saw they’d come to Simplon for a concert. A very nice coincidence and of course I went there too.
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At the close of the ice skating season there’s one last time to shine for the ice stadium. After all the ice skate races the final act on the ice is wrecking the layers of ice for real. Fast motorcycles, big spikes and a lot of adrenaline! Welcome to Ice Speedway racing…
Continue reading Ice Speedway racing 2018 Saturday heats at Thialf
On April 6 I visited Vanslag for a sold out The Secret Sisters concert. I’ve seen them before at the Take Roots festival, but that was back in 2011 so I was eager to see them again after such a long time.
On a very very Good Friday I went to church. To the Vanslag church in Borger for a concert of Hans Hannemann and band.
I wasn’t able to make it to Barcelona in time for my birthday this year, so I went a bit later to celebrate my 42nd with Monica in a better climate then I had in the Netherlands.
On March 17 we headed to the third concert in a few days time and this time we headed to the Harlem Jazz Club where Ray Cuza & Septeto Sazonando would perform.
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On March 16 Monica and I visited the next concert: the presentation of Angela Furquet’s album De Sol a Son at Soda Acustic.
I was in Barcelona again for a few days with Monica and we visited several concerts. To start with we headed to the Jazz club JazzMan where we just managed to find a small spot to watch the concert of Gabriel Amargant and Manel Fortià.
King of the World played in a sold out Vanslag last Friday and it was absolutely fantastic!
It’s been a while since I was last in Vera, but when I read up on the band The Pack AD, I found the perfect reason to visit Groningen again!
By the light of the moon
When the night holds the secrets
Of the sleepy lagoon
I’m contemplating moonlight
On the water
When I’m walking with you
On an evening in June
(Van Morrison / On an evening in June)