Joost van Kersbergen 'Live On Air', friday March 18th 2016.

Joost van Kersbergen (Amsterdam), live on air.
Recorded: Friday March 18th 2016, ‘Gouwestad Radio Studio 2.
Tracks: Je Ontsnapt Niet Aan Jezelf/Willem/No Title/Alleen De Duivel/.

Note: former radio collegue and part of the 90’s-early 2000’s local hiphop scene, Joost moved to Dutch language, early Blues and Jazz inspired music, before moving to Amsterdam. He now writes poetry and performs his music anywhere, acting as ‘Instant songwriter’. The song “Willem” is about Willem van Rooijen, a local discarded metal collector, who roamed the streets for over 60 years and who had recently died.

Stems 'In Session', friday February 26th 2016.

Stems (UK), In Session.
Recorded: Friday February 26th 2016, ‘Gouwestad Radio Studio 2.
Tracks: Bawn/Eclipse: The Courting Of The Sun And Moon/Ygre.

Note: Uk trio, merging improvised electric guitar and drums with Classical cello, based on 12th century clerical and Indian musical structures. The cinematic result was recorded on an early afternoon session, as the band had to play Leiden that evening. Amazing stuff.

Sommerhus 'In Session', friday February 12th 2016.

Sommerhus (Rotterdam), In Session.
Recorded: Friday February 12th 2016, ‘Gouwestad Radio Studio 2.
Tracks: On Returning (Take 1, breakdown)/On Returning (Take 2)/Haunting/Lost For Words/Dreamer’s Street/Nancy’s Wish/Is There Such A Thing As Too Much Love?/Denmark (Take 1, breakdown)/Denmark (Take 2).

Note: Being booked for the avening, Vera and Peter came to the studio in the early afternoon, to record this session, plus an interview to promote their latest release ‘Is There Such A Thing As Too Much Love?’. As some sound problems caused the first song to break down, the last track eeded a retake, as half of the duo forgot the melody for a moment. Aired that same day.

Nienke Deiters 'In Session', friday January 29th 2016.

Nienke Deiters (Arnhem), In Session.
Recorded: January 29th 2016, ‘Gouwestad Radio Studio 2.
Tracks: Rainy Days/Lonely Man/Train Of Thoughts/Dreaming During Daytime//Hoist The Sails/Taste Of Colour/Magnet.

Note: scvheduled as a live broadcast, things fell through as the broadcast system went down two seconds before air time. Having everything prepared, we decided to record the show anyway and reschedule airing time. Despite being somewhat shy, Nienke delivered 8 beautifull songs, fragile at times. Aired in February 2016.

Daydream Delusion 'Live On Air', friday January 22nd 2016.

Daydream Delusion (Gouda/Moordrecht/Utrecht), live on air.
Recorded: January 22nd 2016, ‘Gouwestad Radio Studio 2.
Tracks: You Should Have Known/Suicide/Sea/Child/Train/”Bla”/Heroine.

Note: Alternative rock with a slightly dark edge, that had some enthusiastic support from nationwide 3FM DJ Herman, entered the studio for a liveset, one week before the release of their debut album. The band was driven and the set intense. Great way to start a new year of live radio.

Kinderboerderij Benefiet, Kinderboerderij 'De Goudse Hofsteden', saturday June 13th 2015.

Kinderboerderij-Benefiet: Jana de Heer, Pip Mariah Alblas & Ron Baggerman (Gouda/The Hague), 2-track recorded.
Saturday June 13th 2015, Kinderboerderij 'De Goudse Hofstede' Gouda.

Jana de Heer: Crush (Jennifer Paige)/I’m No Good (Amy Winehouse)/Heartless (Justin Nozuka)/Stay (Rihanna)/Riptide (Vance Joy)/Weather With You (Crowded House)/Dreams (Fleetwood Mac)/You Really Got A Hold On Me (Shirellles)/Is This Love? (Bob Marley). Encore: We Can’t Stop (Miley Cyrus)/Weather With You (Crowded House)/Sexy Als Ik Dans (Nielson)/La Bamba (Ritchie Valens).

Note: Gouda’s educational kiddy farmhouse was threatened with closure, after the city council decided to cut severely on their subsidising. To raise money, they held some benefits. As they couldn’t arrange a soundman for this night, I was asked to help out. Occupied that night, I passed it on to my radio collegue Ton Dekker, who did the job and also recorded all sets. Jana and friends were the first to play a set of covers.

Jana & Ron BaggermanValerie (Amy Winehouse)/Proud Mary (Creedence Clearwater Revival)/.
Note: At the end of the set Ziggystick-virtuoso and multi-instrumentalkist Ron Baggerman joined Jana for some tracks.

Pip Mariah Alblas & Ron Baggerman:New Soul (Yael Naim)/Walking On Sunshine (Catherina & The Waves)
Note: After Jana and Ron finished their sets, Pip came on stage and played some more tracks with Ron, before she started her own set.

Pip Mariah Alblas: Hey Little Monkey/Kiss Me (Sixpence None The Richer)/Walls Around Her Heart/Proof/Put Your Records On (Corrine Bailey Rae)/Where I Feel “Okay”/Fix You (Coldplay)/Blame It All On You/Something On The Side.

Note: Fuelled up by her performances during ‘The Voice Of Holland’ TV shows, Pip worked hard on her own set of songs, which she played this night. She was in the middle of a crowdfunding to get her debut-EP financed. This EP was released in November 2015 and contained most of the tracks played this night.

Aafke Romeijn, Live 'On Air', friday July 19th 2013.

Aafke Romeijn (), live on air.
Recorded: July 19th 2013, ‘Gouwestad Radio Studio 2.
Track: Boys Don’t Cry (The Cure).

Note: Inbetween releasing her well-received ‘Stella’ and her Dec 15th 2013 released ‘Chin.Ind.Spec.Rest’ albums, Aafke dropped by the studio to fill the listeners in on both releases, as well as some news on her band ‘Mr Blue Sky’. Besides playing an unmastered track from her upcoming album, she played this beautifull cover version of The Cure’s landmark song. Original plan, playing tracks from ‘Stella’ and ‘Chin.Ind.Spec.Rest’, failed as her electric piano was too big to carry to the studio from the outskirts of the centre, while parking in front of the studio was impossible at that moment. Alas.