Onder Invloed sessions in 2016
As almost every year since the start of Onder Invloed (The Influences) in 2008, last year has often managed to surprise me. After many sessions I found myself listening to ...
Paul Tasker
There aren’t many better folk guitarists around than Paul Tasker, however subjective such a statement might be. He’s often compared to his great hero and influence Bert Jansch or named ...
Famous Blue Raincoat
Last week brought some terrible news, including the passing of Leonard Cohen; the writer of Hallelujah, probably one of the most covered songs in history, and so many other magnificent ...
Paul Tasker
Paul Tasker has been one of my favourite guitar players for a good amount of years and still manages to surprise me whenever I hear him play. Earlier this year ...
Iona Macdonald (Doghouse Roses)
Iona Macdonald was one of the first Scottish persons, plus one of the best singers I ever met. She’s gearing up to release the third album with Doghouse Roses, her ...
Onder Invloed sessions in 2014
Like every year, I’ve made an overview of what Onder Invloed did in the past twelve months. It’s a good time to look back on what has been done and ...
Paul Tasker
Last Sunday he ran the London marathon (well done!), but even more than his feet, Paul Tasker knows how to use his hands. On a guitar, that is. The (former) ...
What a night!
What. A. Night. I’ve had the idea to only post those three words, because I have been having difficulties finding words to describe our ‘The Influences‘ night at The Glad ...
Onder Invloed presents The Influences in Glasgow
All right folks, listen up. I’m very proud to be announcing this. On Thursday 28th of November, Onder Invloed will host a night called ‘The Influences’ at The Glad Cafe ...
Onder Invloed Magazine
This June, Onder Invloed will exist for five years. I think that’s an achievement. For me it is anyway. You already know there’ll be a live event at EKKO in ...
24. My Influences, by Paul Tasker
Paul Tasker is one of the guys who introduced me to Glasgow, now one of my favourite cities around. Tasker, one of the best guitarists I know, is currently working ...
Record Store Day sampler
Tomorrow it’s Record Store Day. For those of you who don’t know what that means and can’t make their minds up based on the name of the day; it’s a ...
Doghouse Roses – ‘See That My Grave Is Kept Clean’
Whenever Doghouse Roses are touring in The Netherlands, they’ll spend some nights at my place. I happen to live above a liquor store, which I have to walk through to ...
The ones that almost made the cut
I liked the Top 10 of Best Of Onder Invloed in 2011 I published earlier this week. But there was more to 2011 than those ten videos. A lot more. ...
Doghouse Roses
It doesn’t happen often, but last week I’ve recorded a second session with Doghouse Roses. They were touring in The Netherlands for the third time in twelve months and we ...
Onder Invloed at Hedon: photos
Photographer Tom Roelofs, who’s also responsible for all photos in the upcoming book, was present at Onder Invloed at Hedon in Zwolle last week. I don’t think Roelofs needs another ...
Maurits Westerik – ‘Man Of Constant Sorrow’
The Traditionals album is doing really well. So well, that Onder Invloed and In A Cabin With have been recording a second album last week! We recorded at the same ...
Traditionals album coming soon
We are proud to present a first official Onder Invloed album. In cooperation with the recording project In A Cabin With we’ve recorded this album in the summer of 2009. ...
Best of Onder Invloed in 2009
It’s been an incredible year for OnderInvloed.com. The second year of our existence, we recorded sessions with wonderful and talented musicians. Live shows in Utrecht and Amsterdam, OI-recordings on the ...
Doghouse Roses
I met Paul Tasker while filming Davie Lawson on tour in The Netherlands in September 2008. Tasker joined Lawson on the second day to play guitar on the rest of ...
Onder Invloed visits Glasgow, Scotland
This week, the Dutch music journalist Matthijs van der Ven is bringing his project ‘Onder Invloed’, which means ‘Under The Influence’ to Glasgow, Scotland. For ‘Onder Invloed in the City’ ...