The Traditionals project is a collaboration between In a cabin with, who record Dutch musicians collaborating with local musicians in exotic locations, and Onder Invloed who record Dutch and visiting musician playing their influences. Heres how In a Cabin describe theTraditionals.
his week we are recording and filming a session in collaboration with Onder Invloed. It takes place in an ice skate ring cantina in Hagestein (NL). Every day different artists drop by to record one or two ‘American traditional songs’. Artists are: Anne Soldaat, Odilo Girod, Lea, Arn Kortooms, Bram Hakkens, Vincent Beijer, Djurre de Haan, Frank Schalkwijk, Nick Schuit, Marlies Kroon, Davie Lawson, Paul Tasker, Iona Macdonald, Ralph Mulder, Tim Knol, Maurits Westerik, Ian Annesson, Lilian Hak, Bertolf, Adrien Jeanjean, Michiel Flamman, Marien Dorleijn, Stan Vreeken, Ro Halfhide, Bauke Bakker, Koen-Willem Toering, Nicki Hustinx, Jesse Beuker and Anne Broekman. Every day ends with BBQ & beers on a nearby trailer park for maximum inspiration.
I can confirm that BBQ and beer does lead to maximumu inspiration, as does gettting to jump in a lake at the end of a days recording.
On Monday, we went to Amsterdam where our friends The Cosmic carnival were recording a session for Amsterdam Acoustics. As their guitarist Frank was busy on trumpet duties for this, they asked me to play the guitar on the session, and not being one to turn the chance of a tune, i was very pleased to be asked and to play along. The Cosmic Carnival were playing in the Paradiso that night too, and they put on one of the best gig i'd been to in a long while
As we were there, we got to play an Amsterdam Acoutics session too:
(photo by Matthijs van der ven)
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