Old Hallowe’en Song in Dutch. I wrote this song for my kids back in 2002 and recorded it just now. Hope you like it. Lyrics Om twaalf uur in de nacht bij volle maanWanneer de uilen vliegen en de klokken slaanOm twaalf uur in de…
This is an old children’s poem from the USA that was set to music by Simon Oak, thanks to Wim van Gent who posted the poem after a silent night of snowfall. I took the photo in December 2009. Source: Edgar, M. G.: “A Treasury of Verse for…
While I was writing down this little tune, I received a message from a friend who was visiting Iran and, like all visitor stories about Iran, he reported great friendliness of the people there, so therefore this name “Tune For Iran”. Feel free to learn it and make…
Some songs can’t be sung just like that and to me “The Ballad Of Claudy” by James Simmons is clearly one of that kind. In the early days of our band The Doggy Dike we had regular gigs in a pub called “The Lowlander” in Bodegraven. It was at…
A sentimental modern Irish immigrant song for the Day After Saint Patrick’s Day. As a Dutchman I apologize for the last verse, not meaning to insult anyone. Frank McLynn is willing to take the blame for those words. Rough recording to let you hear the melody. Full recording…
A tune I made while I actually should have been moving piles of old paper to the side of the road, hence the title. Because it’s a bit jazzy and slow, I wanted to hear some drums, so this is the first time I’ve used…
My grandpa was born next to a water tower, so that’s where the name of this new tune comes from. Did you know we have a water tower in Holland that looks like the ancient Irish round towers built near monasteries like Glendalough? And here’s…
Trad Syrian? Yep. No joke, no typo. To be prepared for a warm welcome of the many Syrian refugees that find shelter here, I wanted to learn a little more about Syria and there’s no better way than to dive into a country’s trad music. I haven’t played…
This tune I dedicate to the people from Homs, one of Syria’s ruined cities. I wrote it when the news came in that Homs was lost and back under control of Assad’s murderous clan. For what we know of the situation, they say there’s very little left of…
Impressed by the wanderlust of Leny, a supple old woman I met today, I named this new tune Leny’s Travels. Hope to see her home safe and sound from her next big adventure to the other side of the world. Please feel free to learn the tune and…