Gill Landry
When you take a peek at Gill Landry’s Instagram account, you’re bound to see many gorgeous landscapes and still images of his surroundings, wherever that may be at that time. ...
David Keenan
In August 2019, I stayed a few days with my friend Davie Lawson and his lovely family in Ireland. Upon arrival, his eldest son called me into his room to ...
Alela Diane
The first time I heard Alela Diane was live at the Motel Mozaique festival in Rotterdam, back in 2008. ‘The Pirate’s Gospel’ got a European release in 2007. Here was ...
Farmer & Lewis
Some time in the Spring of 2017 I flew to Glasgow Scotland to film Ryan Joseph Burns’ album launch. That night in Saint Luke’s, I single-handedly filmed with six cameras. ...
Arborist
Two years ago, Dutch comedian and radio dj Dolf Jansen asked me to film a show he was doing with a band from Belfast, Northern Ireland. That night, the band ...
The Deep Dark Woods
‘The first time I really listened to Bob Dylan changed my life.’ The Canadian folk band The Deep Dark Woods produces some of the loveliest modern folk songs I’ve heard ...
Ryan Joseph Burns
Ryan Joseph Burns couldn’t believe his eyes, when we entered the Soesterduinen, a stunning nature reserve just East of Utrecht. It’s a surreal sight at first. As you’ll know by ...
The Dead Tongues
‘There’s so much that I love about Charlie, but one thing that really struck me is how it feels like every time he sings and plays, he’s all in.’ The ...
Christopher Paul Stelling
Christopher Paul Stelling has quickly become one of my very favourite folk singers from the last decade. The American already recorded a session for The Influences some years ago and ...
Alasdair Roberts
Last November, I had a short visit in Glasgow to film with Doghouse Roses and asked Alasdair Roberts if we could meet up the following morning and film a couple ...
Alistair Ogilvy
Until about a year ago, my life was a little worse than it is now, if only because I had not yet gotten acquainted with folk singer Alistair Ogilvy’s music. ...
Pronto Mama
The first video I saw of the Scottish band Pronto Mama was a perfect cover of Franz Ferdinand’s Take Me Out at the BBC. That, ...
Peter Broderick
It’s hard to keep up with the productivity of Peter Broderick, who’s released over fifteen records, EP’s and cassettes in about seven years, one of them being a website that’s ...
Alasdair Roberts
It’s taking me crazy long to edit all these wonderful sessions some of Glasgow’s finest musicians performed during our The Influences night at The Glad Cafe in November 2013. But ...
The Wood Brothers
‘When I die, I wanna be sent back to try, try again.’ (From: Neon Tombstone) It’s one of many beautiful sentences in the lyrics by Nashville-based ...
Ryan Joseph Burns
Last night at Paradiso in Amsterdam, I saw Ryan Adams play live for the first time. Somehow I never got to see him before, although I’m a big fan of ...
Hiss Golden Messenger
One of my more recent musical addictions, has been the music of Hiss Golden Messenger. Having released a lot of albums since 2008, it wasn’t until February this year that ...
Blue Grass Boogiemen
The first time Blue Grass Boogiemen and I spoke about filming a session must have been about four or five years ago. Somehow it didn’t happen earlier than late 2013. ...
William Tyler
If you don’t know the Dutch booking agency Belmont Bookings, you should check their roster, because it’s an overload of great acts to go and discover. ...
Into The Great Wide Open, Live, Sessions
Meindert Talma
The first time I heard Meindert Talma‘s music, was when his album ‘Nu Geloof Ik Wat Er In De Bijbel Staat’ (trans: ‘I Now Believe What’s Written In The Bible’) ...
Into The Great Wide Open, Live, Sessions
Broeder Dieleman
During the Onder Invloed shows at festival Into The Great Wide Open in September, Broeder Dieleman made a surprise appearance. At the end of the interview ...
Rachel Sermanni
Rachel Sermanni‘s music has been in my favorites ever since a friend from Glasgow played me one of her songs. From that moment on, I’ve been meaning to organize a ...
Broeder Dieleman
It’s amazing to see how well Broeder Dieleman is doing since the release of his debut album ‘Alles Is IJdelheid’ in December. He’s playing all over the country and has ...
Theo Sieben
On the same day I recorded the session with Royal Parks in Amsterdam, earlier this year, I filmed this session with Theo Sieben and Judith Kolen. ...
Traditionals II: Red Rocking Chair
Last year Onder Invloed released the album ‘Traditionals‘, in a collaboration with In A Cabin With. That same year, we went back ...
Traditionals II: In The Pines
Last year Onder Invloed released the album ‘Traditionals‘, in a collaboration with In A Cabin With. That same year, we went back ...
Awkward I
Awkward I has been one of the most frequent acts at Onder Invloed shows over the last years. It was a great pleasure every time. From the first time at ...
Awkward I backstage session
Awkward I unfortunately couldn’t play at the book release show at EKKO last week. A shame, but we made a little plan. I filmed two songs, backstage at Tivoli after ...
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 ...
Into The Great Wide Open, Live, Sessions
Ro Halfhide (GWO11)
There are no words to describe how much Ro Halfhide has done for this project, he even flew with me to Glasgow in 2009 to record ...
Into The Great Wide Open, Live, Sessions
Kim Janssen (GWO11)
For those of you who didn’t know that Kim Janssen is not only a band member of The Black Atlantic, but also a singer songwriter; you should’ve known better. Janssen ...
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 ...
The Seventeenth Century live at EKKO
During the March edition of Onder Invloed at EKKO, The Seventeenth Century performed. This band from Glasgow has just released the first two EP’s ...
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 ...
Anne Soldaat – ‘Sloop John B’
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 ...
Marien Dorleijn – ‘Peggy-O’
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 ...
Best Of, Grasnapolsky, Live, News, Scotland
Best of Onder Invloed in 2010
I can’t do it. The idea was to make a Top 12, just like in 2009. I just can’t do it, I’m sorry. These thirteen videos all ...
Alasdair Roberts
The last session we recorded in Glasgow in March 2009, made producer Ro Halfhide smile for more than the week to come. Alasdair Roberts was the man who played some ...
Marien Dorleijn (Moss) live
The first Onder Invloed Live showcase in Amsterdam was one of promises. Both Awkward I and Marien Dorleijn (Moss) had albums coming out the weeks after. Both got raving reviews ...
Awkward I (live)
Awkward I played the first Onder Invloed live show in Amsterdam on Friday the 11th of September. He played songs from his recently released debut album I Really Should Whisper ...
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 ...
Davie Lawson (live)
I’ve just spent a week in Glasgow, with Ro Halfhide, Paul Tasker, Iona MacDonald and Davie Lawson. Only two weeks before, Davie played at Onder Invloed Live in Cafe U ...
Alamo Race Track
Alamo Race Track is one of the bands from The Netherlands that I just can’t get enough of. Every concert is an experience you don’t want to miss. So they ...
Davie Lawson
He’s got great songs, a beautiful voice and most importantly for now; interesting influences. Davie Lawson chose to play songs by The Handsome Family and Bob Dylan and a Scottish ...