Solex Ahoy - province Flevoland / THE LAST PROVINCE |
When we wanted to sail from Utrecht to our last destination, province Flevoland, the weather changed and the forecast wasn't positive either. We had to cross open water and could not sail the Nenuphar...
Posted by SOLEX on Thu, 16 Oct 2008 03:58:00 PST |
Solex Ahoy - province Utrecht / THE FOOTBALLPUMPCLARINET OF TEUN HOCKS |
Utrecht city is great to sail through. Although Amsterdam is famous for its canals, I think some of the canals in Utrecht are much nicer. In Oud Zuilen we met up with Danibal aka Daniel Hentschel who ...
Posted by SOLEX on Sun, 05 Oct 2008 08:28:00 PST |
Solex Ahoy - province Zuid-Holland / OFF SHE GOES! |
In Vlaardingen we picked up Elle Bandita with her friend Philippa. Elle grew up in Maassluis from where she took the the train to Vlaardingen. The recordings were done before we knew it. Give her a gu...
Posted by SOLEX on Tue, 30 Sep 2008 01:07:00 PST |
Solex Ahoy - province Zeeland / THAT LADY OF HAPPY |
The province Zeeland has the best light for photography, the nicest dikes and the finest 'bolussen' (a very sweet traditional delight). Someone who lives in Zeeland is called a Zeeuw.In Brouwershaven...
Posted by SOLEX on Wed, 24 Sep 2008 04:36:00 PST |
Solex Ahoy - province Brabant / ALL HANDS ON DECK |
Richard Slegers (Het Beukorkest) was the first to board in province Brabant. He was accompanied by Timo van Veen, singer/guitarist of Stuurbaard Bakkebaard. They just returned from a big party in The ...
Posted by SOLEX on Sat, 20 Sep 2008 10:18:00 PST |
Solex Ahoy - province Limburg / THE ’BOK’ VERSUS THE ’GEIT’ |
Close to Thorn, in a little town called Grathum we moored for two recording sessions with three musicians from Limburg. The first one is already a legendary one. It was a 'battle' between a 'Bok' (a b...
Posted by SOLEX on Mon, 15 Sep 2008 08:48:00 PST |
Solex Ahoy - province Gelderland / WOODEN SHOES |
First musician in Gelderland was Henk Landkroon. Henk used to have a fish shop in the Achterhoek. The region is predominantly rural, with lots of free space, forests and farms. When he had to stop wor...
Posted by SOLEX on Thu, 11 Sep 2008 06:36:00 PST |
Solex Ahoy - province Overijssel / A KICK IN THE BALLS |
First town in Overijssel where we met up with a musician was Zwolle. At 6pm Maurits Boreel dropped by with his violin. It was a present from a real gypsy. When Maurits played, it started to rain and t...
Posted by SOLEX on Thu, 04 Sep 2008 10:41:00 PST |
Solex Ahoy - province Drenthe / LOUISIANA IN DRENTHE |
The first town in the province Drenthe was Assen. A small city with a brand new harbor. Nice, but just for a day.After Assen we hoped to record Drenthe's finest musicians in Dieverbrug. That's about 4...
Posted by SOLEX on Mon, 01 Sep 2008 01:44:00 PST |
Solex Ahoy - province Groningen / PIGEONS |
The hardest thing of sailing through The Netherlands is reaching your destination before the last bridge opens or before you reach the last lock. Unfortunately we got stuck in the middle of some spook...
Posted by SOLEX on Sun, 31 Aug 2008 03:51:00 PST |
