Concerten die ik tot nu toe heb mogen zien.

!!!
- Lowlands 2006

a balladeer
- Tivoli, Utrecht
- Cultuurcafé, Nijmegen
- Café Hofman, Utrecht
- P60, Amstelveen
- W2, 's Hertogenbosch
- Villa 29, Barneveld
- Lowlands 2006 (2x)
- Simplon, Groningen
- Platosonic 2007
- Goudvishal, Arnhem

A Girl Called Eddy
- 013, Tilburg

Acda en De Munnik
- Vredenburg, Utrecht

Admiral Freebee
- Paard van Troje, 's Gravenhage
- Lowlands 2007
- Oosterpoort, Groningen

Amos Lee
- Oosterpoort, Groningen

Amy Macdonald
- Lowlands 2008

Ane Brun
- 013, Tilburg
- Lowlands 2008

Anouk
- HMH, Amsterdam

Alamo Race Track
- Platosonic 2007
- Lowlands 2007
- De Silo, Groningen
- Vera, Groningen
- Haldern Pop 2008

The Arcade Fire
- Lowlands 2007
- HMH, A'dam

Basia Bulat
- Doornroosje, Nijmegen

Belle and Sebastian
- Lowlands 2006

Bell X1
- Oosterpoort, Groningen
- 013, Tilburg

Ben Christophers
- 013, Tilburg

The Black Atlantic
- Stadsschouwburg, Groningen

Bløf
- HMH, Amsterdam (2x)
- Bevrijdingsfestival, Wageningen
- Vredenburg, Utrecht
- Veilinghallen, Bemmel
- Ahoy, Rotterdam
- Poort van Antwerpen, Rilland-Bath
- Triavium, Nijmegen
- Oosterpoort, Groningen (2006)
- Het Arsenaal, Vlissingen
- Oosterpoort, Groningen (2007)
- Appelpop, Tiel (2007)

Bon Iver
- Paradiso, Amsterdam

Bowerbirds
- Paradiso, Amsterdam

Coldplay
- Gelredome, Arnhem

Colin Linden
- Take Root 2006, Assen (solo)

The Cranberries
- HMH, Amsterdam

Charlie Dée
- Lowlands 2006
- Vera, Groningen

Charlotte Hatherley
- Oosterpoort, Groningen

Coparck
- Platosonic 2007

CSS
- Lowlands 2007

Damien Rice
- 013, Tilburg
- Lowlands 2007

Dawn Landes
- Stadsschouwburg, Groningen

The Decemberists
- Paradiso, Amsterdam (2007)
- Paradiso, Amsterdam (2007)

Devendra Banhart
- Lowlands 2007

Dirty Pretty Things
- Lowlands 2006

The Dodos
- Paradiso, Amsterdam
- Haldern Pop 2008

Does It Offend You, Yeah?
- Eurosonic 2008

Do The Undo
- Vera, Groningen

Editors
- Lowlands 2007
- Haldern Pop 2008

Eels
- Oosterpoort, Groningen
- Oosterpoort, Groningen

Elbow
- Lowlands 2008

Eliit
- Eurosonic 2008

Fink
- Haldern Pop 2008

The Flaming Lips
- Haldern Pop 2008
- Lowlands 2008

Foals
- Haldern Pop 2008

The Fratellis
- Lowlands 2008

The Frames
- Tivoli, Utrecht
- Lowlands 2006
- Oosterpoort, Groningen

Franz Ferdinand
- Lowlands 2008

Friska Viljor
- Oranjepop 2008
- Bevrijdingsfestival Groningen 2008

Golden Earring
- De Vereeniging, Nijmegen

The Good, The Bad & The Queen
- Lowlands 2007

Grand Avenue
- Oosterpoort, Groningen
- Bevrijdingsfestival Groningen 2008

Guillemots
- Zomerparkfeest '06, Venlo
- Lowlands 2006
- Paradiso, Amsterdam
- Haldern Pop 2008

The Gutter Twins
- Lowlands 2008

Guus Meeuwis
- Martiniplaza, Groningen

Hanne Hukkelberg
- Eurosonic 2008

I Am Kloot
- Vera, Groningen

Ida Maria
- Eurosonic 2008

I'm From Barcelona
- Eurosonic 2008

Interpol
- Lowlands 2007

Iron & Wine
- Haldern Pop 2008

Jakobínarína
- Eurosonic 2008

Joan as Police Woman
- Haldern Pop 2008

Joe Purdy
- Oosterpoort, Groningen

Johan
- Lowlands 2006
- Bevrijdingsfestival, Groningen (2007)
- Appelpop, Tiel (2007)

Josh Ritter
- Paradiso, Amsterdam
- Stadsschouwburg, Groningen

Kane
- Korenmarkt, Arnhem

Kasabian
- Lowlands 2007

Kate Nash
- Haldern Pop 2008

De Kevers
- Lowlands 2006

Kevin Devine
- Melkweg, Amsterdam

The Kooks
- Vera, Groningen
- Lowlands 2006
- Oosterpoort, Groningen

Krista Detor
- Take Root 2006, Assen

Kula Shaker
- Haldern Pop 2008

Land of Talk
- Paradiso, Amsterdam

Laura Marling
- Lowlands 2008

Lavender Diamond
- Paradiso, Amsterdam

Lucky Fonz III
- Lowlands 2008

Luka Bloom
- Take Root 2006, Assen

The Madd
- De Silo, Groningen

The Magic Numbers
- Lowlands 2006

Malcolm Middleton
- Vera, Groningen

Marike Jager
- 013, Tilburg
- Singer-songwriter festival, Arnhem
- Zomerparkfeest '06, Venlo
- Café Frowijn, Nijmegen
- Merleyn, Nijmegen
- Lowlands 2007 (2x)
- Oranjepop 2008

Mark Knopfler
- HMH, Amsterdam

Massive Attack
- Lowlands 2006

Maximo Park
- Haldern Pop 2008

Milow
- Eurosonic 2008
- Platosonic 2008

Mintzkov
- Haldern Pop 2008

Moke
- Oosterpoort, Groningen

mondo leone
- Ekko, Utrecht

Moss
- De Silo, Groningen

Muse
- Lowlands 2006

My Brightest Diamond
- Lowlands 2007

Nada Surf
- Bevrijdingsfestival Groningen 2008

The National
- Haldern Pop 2008

The National Bank
- Vera, Groningen

Neal Casal
- Paradiso, Amsterdam

Nizlopi
- Lowlands 2006

The Noisettes
- Lowlands 2006

Paolo Nutini
- Zomerparkfeest '06, Venlo
- Lowlands 2006

Off the Record
- Lowlands 2008

Okkervil River
- Vera, Groningen
- Haldern Pop 2008

One Night Only
- Lowlands 2008

Patrick Watson
- Lowlands 2007
- Tivoli, Utrecht
- Stadsschouwburg, Groningen

Patrick Wolf
- Lowlands 2007

Placebo
- Lowlands 2006

Ramses Shaffy
- Zomerparkfeest '06, Venlo

Richard Ashcroft
- Gelredome, Arnhem

Room Eleven
- Plato, Utrecht
- Platosonic 2007

Ryan Adams
- Paradiso, A'dam
- Take Root 2006, Assen

Saybia
- Tivoli, Utrecht
- Lowlands 2007
- Oosterpoort, Groningen

The Scene
- Appelpop, Tiel (2007)

Sex Pistols
- Lowlands 2008

The Sheer
- Willemeen, Arnhem

Sigur Rós
- Lowlands 2008

Slagmålsklubben
- Lowlands 2008

SneakerFreak
- P60, Amstelveen
- Villa 29, Barneveld

Snow Patrol
- Lowlands 2006

SoKo
- Eurosonic 2008

Solo
- Kroese, Arnhem(2x)
- Appelpop, Tiel
- Plato, Groningen(2x)
- Vera, Groningen
- Ekko, Utrecht
- W2, 's Hertogenbosch
- Lowlands 2006
- Vera, Groningen
- 't Feithhuis, Groningen
- Platosonic 2007

Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin
- Vera, Groningen

Sonic Youth
- Lowlands 2007

Sophia
- Vera, Groningen

Spinvis
- Zomerparkfeest, Venlo (2006)
- Kroese, Arnhem
- Vera, Groningen

Swelter
- Vera, Groningen
- Simplon, Groningen

Teitur
- Take Root 2006, Assen

The Tellers
- Eurosonic 2008

Thomas Dybdahl
- 013, Tilburg
- Vera, Groningen
- Oosterpoort, Groningen

Tom Baxter
- Lowlands 2008

Tom McRae
- Oosterpoort, Groningen
- Melkweg, Amsterdam
- Theater Lux, Nijmegen

Travis
- Melkweg, Amsterdam

Tunng
- Lowlands 2008

Unkle Bob
- Melkweg, Amsterdam
- Eurosonic 2008

Venice
- HMH, Amsterdam

The Veils
- Vera, Groningen
- Lowlands 2006
- Oosterpoort, Groningen
- Doornroosje, Nijmegen
- Bevrijdingsfestival, Groningen (2007)

The View
- Bevrijdingsfestival, Groningen (2007)

Voicst
- Tivoli, Utrecht

Washington
- Oosterpoort, Groningen

White Lies
- Haldern Pop 2008
- Lowlands 2008

Wild Light
- HMH, A'dam

The Wombats
- Lowlands 2008

Woodface
- Ekko, Utrecht

Xavier Rudd
- Vera, Groningen

Yeah Yeah Yeahs
- Lowlands 2006

Yeasayer
- Lowlands 2008

Update: 03/10/2008

12/12/03
The Strokes
Support: Har Mar Superstar
Heineken Music Hall
Amsterdam

03/04/05
Athlete
Support: Iain Archer
Melkweg
Amsterdam

08/04/05
Daniel Bedingfield
Support: Onehundredhours and Lucie Silvas
Paradiso
Amsterdam

14/06/05
Dinosaur Jr.
Support: Modey Lemon
Paradiso
Amsterdam

12/07/05
Bright Eyes
Support: The Faint
Paradiso
Amsterdam

13/07/05
Sigur Rós
Support: Amiina
Paradiso
Amsterdam

--/08/05
James Blunt
Virgin Records
Sydney

03/09/05
KT Tunstall
Support: La Kidda
Melkweg
Amsterdam

12/09/05
Wilco
Support: Johnathan Rice
Paradiso
Amsterdam

19/10/05
Editors
Support: Howling Bells
Melkweg
Amsterdam

25/10/05
Tom McRae
Support: Joe Purdy
Melkweg
Amsterdam

02/11/05
Oasis
Support: The Coral
Heineken Music Hall
Amsterdam

03/11/05
Maxïmo Park
Support: 2nd Place Driver
Melkweg
Amsterdam

20/02/06
The Subways
Support: Jeff Caudill
Melkweg
Amsterdam

09/04/06
ES, Islaja and Kiila
Paradiso Kleine Zaal
Amsterdam

28/04/06
Vive la Fête
Koninginnenach, Spui
Den Haag

09/05/06
Radiohead
Support: Willy Mason
Heineken Music Hall
Amsterdam

25/06/06
Parkpop, Zuiderpark, Den Haag
Di-rect
Ilse DeLange
Kaizers Orchestra
Kelis
The Kooks
Melanie C
Postman
The Sheer
Ziggi29/06/06
Pretty Girls Make Graves
Support: glenister
Melkweg
Amsterdam

02/07/06
The Spinto Band
Metropolis
Rotterdam

11/07/06
The Strokes
Support: South and Adam Green
Heineken Music Hall
Amsterdam

Lowlands, Walibi World, Biddinghuizen
18/08/06
Bloc Party
José González
Matisyahu
Mew
Razorlight
Snow Patrol
The Magic Numbers19/08/06
Be Your Own Pet
Dirty Pretty Things
Gogol Bordello
Guillemots
Massive Attack
Noisettes
Psapp
Scissor Sisters20/08/06
¡Forward, Russia!
Arctic Monkeys
Broken Social Scene
Hot Chip
Lostprophets
Muse
Nizlopi28/08/06
Radiohead
Support: Deerhoof
Heineken Music Hall
Amsterdam

08/10/06
Mogwai
Support: Eugene Kelly
Melkweg
Amsterdam

11/11/06
Sufjan Stevens
Support: St. Vincent
Paradiso
Amsterdam

25/11/06
London Calling, Paradiso, Amsterdam
Bromheads Jacket
Jamie T
Guillemots
The Maccabees
The Pigeon Detectives26/11/06
Guillemots
Support: Roosbeef
Tivoli
Utrecht

28/11/06
Muse
Support: Noisettes
Brabanthallen
Den Bosch

15/02/07
Guillemots
Support: Christopher Cundy, Mat Martin and Alex Ward
The Octagon
Sheffield

11/03/07
Brakes
"Support": Saxon
Paradiso Kleine Zaal
Amsterdam

23/03/07
Hayko Cepkin
Support: Portecho
Melkweg
Amsterdam

31/03/07
Bright Eyes
Support: Malcolm Middleton
Melkweg
Amsterdam

14/04/07
Motel Mozaique, Rotterdam
Jamie T - Off_Corso
Midlake - Rotterdamse Schouwburg19/04/07
Maxïmo Park
Support: Hasselhoff
Melkweg
Amsterdam

28/04/07
Bloc Party
Support: Biffy Clyro
Vredenburg
Utrecht

29/04/07
Freestylers
Koninginnenach, Spui
Den Haag

12/05/07
Herman Düne
Support: Turner Cody
Rotown
Rotterdam

03/06/07
Willy Mason
Support: Elvis Perkins
Paradiso Kleine Zaal
Amsterdam

03/06/07
Mike Patton and Fennesz
Melkweg
Amsterdam

11/06/07
Bryan Adams
Support: SheSays
Ahoy
Rotterdam

24/06/07
Parkpop, Zuiderpark, Den Haag
Air Traffic
Beef
The Family Stand
The Frames
Kim Wilde
Marc Ford
Maria Mena
Sneaker Freaks28/06/07
Pearl Jam
Support: Satellite Party, Incubus and Kings of Leon
Goffertpark
Nijmegen

Lowlands, Walibi World, Biddinghuizen
17/08/07
Damien Rice
Devendra Banhart
Editors
Heideroosjes
Jamie T
The Rakes
Rodrigo y Gabriela18/08/07
Adept
Brand New
Jimmy Eat World
Modeselektor (DJ set)
Patrick Wolf
The View19/08/07
Arcade Fire
Funeral for a Friend
Groove Armada
Kings of Leon
LCD Soundsystem
Patrick Watson
Sonic Youth
The Enemy21/09/07
Feist
Support: Bob Wiseman
Melkweg
Amsterdam

11/10/07
Guillemots
With: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Birmingham Town Hall

23/10/07
Animal Collective
Support: Islaja
Melkweg
Amsterdam

27/10/07
Arbouretum
Support: Beach House
Paradiso Kleine Zaal
Amsterdam

29/10/07
Arbouretum
Support: Beach House
WORM
Rotterdam

31/10/07
Liars
Support: White Circle Crime Club
Waterfront
Rotterdam

13/11/07
Arcade Fire
Heineken Music Hall
Amsterdam

23/11/07
Crossing Border, Koninklijke Schouwburg, Den Haag
Adapter with Asgerdur Juniusdottir
Ghostigital
The New Pornographers
Okkervil River
Sjon
Yeasayer01/12/07
St. Vincent
Support: Windmill
Rotown
Rotterdam

08/12/07
Utrecht Boft, Theater Kikker
boy ler
L'Usine
St. Vincent
Windmill
Wouter van Veldhoven & Mark Versteegen14/12/07
Scout Niblett
Support: Castanets
De Nieuwe Anita
Amsterdam

09/02/08
Kaki King
Rotown
Rotterdam

20/03/08
Patrick Watson
Support: Voicst
Paradiso
Amsterdam

23/03/08
Marissa Nadler
Patronaat Cafe
Haarlem

25/03/08
Jack Rose
Support: Hush Arbors and Corndawg
Helbaard
Den Haag

04/04/08
Eagles
Ahoy
Rotterdam

11/04/08
Motel Mozaique, Rotterdam
Be Your Own Pet - Off_Corso
Jamie Lidell - Rotterdamse Schouwburg
Guillemots - Rotterdamse Schouwburg
Pivot - Rotterdamse Schouwburg Kleine Zaal05/05/08
Juliette & The Licks
Bevrijdingspop
Haarlem

07/05/08
Xiu Xiu
Support: Why? and Dirty Projectors
Paradiso Kleine Zaal
Amsterdam

13/05/08
Broken Social Scene
Support: The Brunettes
Melkweg
Amsterdam

02/06/08
Cat Power
Support: Appaloosa
Paradiso
Amsterdam

07/06/08
Guillemots
Support: The Dodos
Paradiso
Amsterdam

13/06/08
The Music In My Head, Paard Van Troje, Den Haag
The Notwist
Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks
Sinéad O'Connor24/06/08
Radiohead
Support: Bat For Lashes
Victoria Park
London

25/06/08
Radiohead
Support: Bat For Lashes
Victoria Park
London

29/06/08
Radiohead
Support: MGMT and Bat For Lashes
LCCC
Manchester

01/07/08
Radiohead
Support: Bat For Lashes
Westerpark
Amsterdam

06/07/08
Main Square Festival, France, Arras
Vampire Weekend
The Wombats
The Dø
Sigur Rós
Radiohead13/07/08
De Affaire, Valkhof Park, Nijmegen
Why?
Liars30/08/08
Festival De Beschaving, Utrecht
Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly
Adam Green
The Dodos
Mystery Jets
Babyshambles
Mogwai02/09/08
Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band/Conor Oberst
Support: Sky Larkin
Melkweg
Amsterdam

19/09/08
Bon Iver
Support: Bowerbirds
Paradiso
Amsterdam

24/09/08
Kaki King
Support: Habiba
Tivoli de Helling
Utrecht

03/10/08
Islands
Support: Sid Delicious and Married to the Sea
The Cooler
Bristol

06/10/08
Lykke Li
Support: Yoav
The Thekla
Bristol

07/10/08
Amanda Palmer
Support: Jason Webley and Zoë Keating
The Thekla
Bristol

08/10/08
Pivot
Support: Bronnt Industries Kapital and Snowman
The Louisiana
Bristol

17/10/08
Camera Obscura
Support: Britta Persson and Attic Lights
The Trinity Centre
Bristol

18/10/08
Anni Rossi
Support: James Blackshaw and Duane Pitre
The Redland Park United Reformed Church
Bristol

21/10/08
Los Campesinos!
Support: Times New Viking and No Age
The Fleece
Bristol

29/10/08
Githead
The Arnolfini
Bristol

This Town Needs Guns
Support: The Jelas and The Light Sleepers
Start the Bus
Bristol

05/11/08
Built to Spill
Support: Disco Doom
The Thekla
Bristol

08/11/08
Micah P. Hinson
Support: Retribution Gospel Choir
The Thekla
Bristol

12/11/08
Mercury Rev
Support: Howling Bells
Carling Academy
Bristol

13/11/08
Clinic
Support: Threatmantics
The Thekla
Bristol

14/11/08
GZA/Genius
Support: Richie Royale, K.Ners, Skinnyman, Cool Ninja
Carling Academy
Bristol

16/11/08
Death Cab for Cutie
Support: Frightened Rabbit
Colston Hall
Bristol

17/11/08
The Notwist
Support: Markmake and ....
The Thekla
Bristol

You have to love the form-filling aspects of these things: a brilliant way to eat up time while listening!

1. How did you get into 29? (Johnny Cash)
Mum and Dad. Blame them. ^^

2. What was the first song you ever heard by 22? (Harry Gregson-Williams)
The Battle - it's part of the soundtrack to Narnia, and showed up out of the blue in my library. I quite like it.

3. How many albums by 13 do you own? (Frank Sinatra)
None, unfortunately.

4. What is your favourite song by 15? (Lenny Kravitz)
Fly Away, most definitely. :) I remember listening to this song when I was little, dreaming of having wings and soaring through the air...

5. What is your favourite song by 5? (Hans Zimmer)
That's not easy! The man has written the scores for so many films... But I'd say Honour Him, I think. It's got so much power behind it, such an amazing sense of weight and strength.

6. Is there a song by 6 that makes you happy? (John Mellencamp)
Cherry Bomb! This is another song that takes me back to being a little girl.

7. What is your favourite song by 10? (Joe Purdy)
Waiting On Something Good - it was the first I heard, and I fell in love with it.

8. What is a good memory you have involving 30? (Medwyn Goodall)
Hmmm... Finding last.fm?

9. Is there a song by 19 that makes you happy? (Cusco)
Oh yes: Montezuma. It's beautiful, and (noticing a pattern here?) it reminds me of a late-night slideshow with Dad and my little sister, way back when I was tiny...

10. How many times have you seen 25 live? (Georges Bizet)
This man died in 1875, a bit before my time. ^^

11. What is the first song you ever heard by 23? (The Black Seeds)
Now that's hard: the Black Seeds are a Kiwi institution. Perhaps Fire?

12. What is your favourite album by 11? (Adiemus)
Ah. Adiemus II: Cantata Mundi.

13. Who is a favourite member of 1? (Runrig)
I am unsure. They're pretty good together!

14. Have you ever seen 14 live? (James Horner)
Unless you count watching The Mask of Zorro multiple times, never.

15. What is a good memory involving 27? (Magna Canta)
Introducing them to my sister. :)

16. What is your favourite song by 16? Korpiklaani
Pellonpekko: actually, it's the only one I like. xD

17. What is your favourite album by 18? (Bruce Springsteen)
Born in the USA. Always loved it.

18. What is your favourite song by 21? (Mark Knopfler)
A tie between Boom Like That & Our Shangri-La. The common thread in my Dad, who plays this repeatedly on every road trip. :)

19. What is the first song you ever heard by 26? (Katie Melua)
Something I didn't like! Thankfully, I now appreciate her a bit more.

20. What is your favourite album by 2? (Clint Black)
You're going to hit me, but Greatest Hits - because of my mum. It's one of the albums she puts on while doing dishes: I've heard it for years, and it's almost like a piece of home. (Note that I'm currently on my OE, and thus suffering from frequent attacks of sentimentality.)

21. What is you favourite song by 3? (Francis Cabrel)
Two-way tie between Le Reste du temps & Elle dort, with Bonne Nouvelle & Gardien De Nuit very close behind. *grins* He'll forever be associated of the apartment near Falcognana, lavender, Rome and tomato sandwiches: Francis Cabrel is heaven.

22. What is you favourite song by 8? (Jesse Cook)
Ahh! Too hard, damnit. *frustrated look* Maybe Tempest, Baghdad Gipsy, or On Walks the Night? Anything that man touches turns to magic: it's impossible to go wrong.

23. How many times have you seen 17 live? (Eva Cassidy)
I was all set to write 'never' (seeing as I've attended almost nothing), but actually... I think once.

24. What is the worst song by 12? (David Arkenstone)
Couldn't tell you. Seeing as they're instrumental, no doubt the unremarkable ones (if there are any) just float on by.

25. What was the first song you ever heard by 28? (The Fray)
Something nameless on the radio, background noise at first: I only started to like these guys after spending a week in Wales, working with some of the most fantastic people I've ever had the pleasure of knowing. They would all sing along to Over My Head (Cable Car) while we drove, and ever since... Well, I love it.

26. What is you favourite album by 7? (Lesiëm)
Auracle, by pure chance: I was only introduced to these guys by last.fm, and I think that's the one that's played most. :)

27. What is your favourite song by 24? (Tom Petty)
*embarrassed shrug* Ummm... On listening, Won't Back Down. Anything that makes you smile and sing along has to be a hit.

28. Is there a song by 9 that makes you happy? (Sarah McLachlan)
I'd say Building a Mystery, because it connects with all the gorgeously disparate parts of human nature and reminds me how interesting each of us can be.

29. What is your favourite album by 4? (Gordon Lightfoot)
If I had to pick one singer to listen to for the rest of my life, Gordon Lightfoot would be it. He's like all the best bits of childhood to me: love, security and peace. *laughs* I could write on and on... but, in answer to the question, Waiting For You.

30. How many albums do you own by 20? (Amos Lee)
Not a one. I'd like to fix that, but for now...

It's done! After many, many hours of work I finally finished Folk Away Vol. 1! The music you'll find is chilled and acoustic singer-song-writer folk stuff - sometimes a bit somber, sometimes not. There are well known bands and unknown ones with tracks from new or older albums. I tried to range the songs to a coherent whole for absolute listening pleasure :)
The cover artwork is a collage. I used two pictures and some filters to create it. Hope you like it. Here it is:



Tracklist:
artist - track (album)

01. Denison Witmer - I Would Call You Now (Safe Away)
02. William Fitzsimmons - I Don't Love You Anymore (Goodnight)
03. Meg Baird - Willie O'Winsbury (Dear Companion)
04. Neil Halstead - No Mercy For The Muse (Oh! Mighty Engine)
05. Iron & Wine - Communion Cups and Someone's Coat (Passing Afternoon EP)
06. Birch Book - The Wandering Boy (Fortune & Folly)
07. Olivia Chrestomanci - The Old North Bridge (Eulogy For Dead Languages)
08. Joe Prudy - St. Lawrence Spits (Julie Blue)
09. Bonnie 'Prince' Billy - Black (I See A Darkness)
10. Fort King - Black Palms (Balsamic Moon)
11. Yo La Tengo - Needle of Death (Today Is The Day EP)
12. Leiv Reed - And We Float (Only Color True)
13. M. Ward - Involuntary (Transfiguration Of Vincent)
14. Brown Bird - Black Rivers (Bottom Of The Sea)
15. J. Tillman - If I Get To The Borderline (Cancer and Delirium)

Time: 55:13

Sooooo...I hope you like the compilation and enjoy the music as much as I do.
Feel free to pm me for any possible reason (or if you also want to listen to the playlist :)

Have a nice day!
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Links: Denison Witmer, William Fitzsimmons, Meg Baird, Neil Halstead, Iron & Wine, Birch Book, Olivia Chrestomanci, Joe Purdy, Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, Fort King, Yo La Tengo, Leiv Reed, M. Ward, Brown Bird, J. Tillman

In January, I wrote that I would interested in seeing what music would be in my Top 10 six months from starting the account. I predicted that Ben Harper would fall out; that Joe Purdy, Nickel Creek and Damien Rice would stay; and that I didn’t know where Sarah McLachlan would be.

In April I updated and noticed that three artists dropped out, but Ben Harper wasn’t one of them. I also predicted a slew of bands might make it into the top ten, but oddly, none of them did.

In honor of LastFM’s new Top 15, I now give you James’ top 15 after half a year of scrobbing a little over 23,000 tracks.

1. Joe Purdy (1-1-1) - Still number 1. I haven’t listened to him as much. I joined emusic.com so I am getting a little more new music every month. Joe still is a go to guy when it comes to a pick me up. I am starting to like You Can Tell Georgia more than Julie Blue. Great album.

2. Nickel Creek (4-2-2) – Lately I have picked Nickel Creek back up. I love the Why Should the Fire Die album, plus I picked up a couple of live tracks. One is from this great compilation of Austin City Limits tracks that I picked up.

3. Antioch Community Church (NR-NR-3) – This is my home church, and as I look, they should probably actually be number 2, but I “misscrobbled” a couple of hundred tracks under a band named “ACC.” So, I can’t vouch for the other band.

4. R.E.M. (NR-NR-4) – I saw them in concert recently with Modest Mouse and The National. Great show. I loaded up on a couple of older CDs of theirs and their new album Accelerate isn’t bad either. This feels like rekindling an old flame as I loved R.E.M. for so long.

5. The Polyphonic Spree (5-3-5) – Just haven’t been “feeling” Polyphonic lately. I guess I am not depressed enough to look to them for happy emotions. Their first album still rocks though!

6. Damien Rice (6-4-6) – I love Damien Rice. I could listen to O every day. I recently introduced the girl I am dating to Eskimo. She loved it. Damien Rice is just raw emotion and I love it.

7. Kelly Clarkson (9-7-7) – So, I got that disputed album My December. Just not that big a fan. The quality is there, just not the same energy. Or maybe, I just feel like she is making the same kind of albums. Either way, don’t know if Kelly will hold out in the top ten through the end of the year.

8. Belle and Sebastian (NR-10-8) – I love Dear Catastrophe Waitress, recently picked up The Boy With the Arab Strap and If You’re Feeling Sinister, and own Tigermilk as well. I like their creativity and energy.

9. The Frames (NR-NR-9) – Huh? How about that? I didn’t realize that I had been listening to a lot of frames lately. I love Glen Hansard (currently 26th and 47th with Marketa Irglova). I saw Glen and Marketa in concert and doubt I will ever see a better show…well, maybe a better opening act, because I wasn’t a fan of Martha Wainwright.

10. Dixie Chicks (NR-NR-10) – There have just been some Dixie Chicks days lately. I think musically they digressed on the newest album, but the emotional content and simplicity they use are nice.

11. The Steeldrivers (NR-8-11) – Aww. My love has obviously wained a bit. But The Steeldrivers are still great. Imagine bluegrass with a voice as intense as Eddie Vedder's instead of happy like Dolly Parton’s. Great album.

12. Jars of Clay (NR-NR-12) – Jars was probably just off the top both other times. They are basically one of only a handful of Christian bands I can stomach. Their live, acoustic stuff is great. Great, great band that has made it for over 15 years. That is cool.

13. Norah Jones (NR-6-13) – I haven’t been listening to her or The Little Willies much. I blame the new music. But like Sarah McLachlan, she will always be around. Such a smooth voice. She is amazing.

14. Ben Harper (2-5-14) Just as I predicted long ago. Ben Harper just never was really on my radar outside of two or three songs. I have listened to him a little lately, but I doubt I will remember much of his music for a long time.

15. The Fray (NR-NR-15) – Guilty pleasure! I know; it’s ooey-gooey pop-rock. I still think that How To Save A Life may be one of my favorite albums overall since Lifehouse’s No Name Face. Depending on the day I go back and forth on even what track is my favorite. I think Vienna is one of the prettiest tracks I have heard.

16-20 – Wilco, Vampire Weekend, Eddie Vedder, Iron & Wine and Chris Thile – Just a quick note. Wilco didn’t move up as much as I thought. Vampire Weekend, currently my favorite band. Eddie Vedder – Great songwriter. Iron & Wine – Got a newer album. Very good stuff. Chris Thile – Still think this was one of the best albums of last year.

What do I see on the frontier for October check-in? Joe Purdy, Nickel Creek for sure. Probably Antioch, because it reminds me of home. The Fray, Vampire Weekend and Wilco seem like they should move up, but with much new music headed my way, I am sure I will discover something great.

-MOST SEEN-
9 times: Arid, I Am Kloot
8 times: Daryll-Ann
7 times: Johan, Novastar, Racoon, Skik
6 times: Caesar, Heather Nova, Keith Caputo, Nilsson, Saybia, The Veils
5 times: Bauer, Faithless, Kashmir, Madrugada, Nits
4 times: Admiral Freebee, Anouk, Autopulver, Bettie Serveert, The Chemical Brothers, Grandaddy, Hooverphonic, Kaizers Orchestra, Kooks, Krezip, Kula Shaker, Luka Bloom, Ocean Colour Scene, Placebo, Zita Swoon

-DATE- -ARTIST(S)- -(SUPPORT ACT(S))- -VENUE/FESTIVAL-

02-09-89 Simple Minds (Gun) Thialf Heerenveen
22-02-92 Crowded House (Amsterdam School) Oosterpoort Groningen
09-05-93 U2 (Claw Boys Claw) Stadion Feyenoord Rotterdam
00-00-95 Nits Zalen Schaaf Leeuwarden
00-04-95 Frank Boeijen De Harmonie Leeuwarden
03-11-95 Nits De Harmonie Leeuwarden
00-08-97 Treble Spankers Noorderzon Festival Groningen
22/23/24-08-97 The Cardigans, Johan, Kula Shaker, Mogwai , Afro Celt Sound System, Andrew Dorff, Heideroosjes, Hoover, Rammstein, Skunk Anansie, Supersub, 16 Horsepower, Bloodhound Gang, Blur, The Chemical Brothers, Eels, Fountains of Wayne, Tonic LOWLANDS 1997 - Biddinghuizen
13-10-97 Radiohead (Sparklehorse) Ahoy Rotterdam
15-10-97 Atari Teenage Riot Simplon Groningen
04-12-97 Counting Crows (Bettie Serveert) Oosterpoort Groningen
11-12-97 Ocean Colour Scene (Supersub) Oosterpoort Groningen
10-01-98 Anouk NOORDERSLAG 1998 - Groningen
14-01-98 Grandaddy Oosterpoort Groningen
12-04-98 A.J. Croce Atlantis Alkmaar
26-04-98 Junkie XL Vera Groningen
05-05-98 Anouk, Caesar, Heideroosjes, Nilsson, Skik BEVRIJDINGSFESTIVAL 1998 - Zwolle
01-06-98 Eagle-Eye Cherry, Faithless, Garbage, Grandaddy, Imani Coppola, Ocean Colour Scene, Tori Amos, The Verve PINKPOP 1998 - Landgraaf
24-06-98 Caesar (Over The Moon) Simplon Groningen
28-06-98 Andrew Dorff, Matchbox Twenty, Robbie Williams, Skik PARKPOP 1998 - Den Haag
13-08-98 The Posies Vera Groningen
28/29/30-08-98 Beastie Boys, Drugstore, Kent, PJ Harvey, Supergrass, Faithless, Skik, Therapy?, The Toy Dolls, Autopulver, Caesar, Fun Lovin' Criminals, Gomez, Grandaddy, Heather Nova, Mogwai LOWLANDS 1998 - Biddinghuizen
13-09-98 Swell Vera Groningen
02-10-98 Kent, Spearmint, Sway LONDON CALLING - Amsterdam
08-10-98 Autopulver Vera Groningen
18-11-98 Red Snapper Vera Groningen
07-12-98 Faithless (Skinny) Oosterpoort Groningen
10-12-98 Caesar Vera Groningen
00-12-98 Van Dik Hout (Nilsson) Oosterpoort Groningen
26-01-99 Garbage (Caesar) Ahoy Rotterdam
07-02-99 Mercury Rev Vera Groningen
06-03-99 Lets Quit (Skabouters Simplon Groningen
19-03-99 Nilsson, Shiver Tivoli Utrecht
28-03-99 Paul Weller (Bettie Serveert) Oosterpoort Groningen
31-03-99 Black Star Liner, Darkstar, LAMA FARMERS, Montrose Avenue, Rialto, Spearmint, Stretch Princess, Ultrasound LONDON CALLING - Groningen
01-04-99 The Cardigans (The Soundtrack of Our Lives) Paradiso Amsterdam
16-04-99 Sophia Vera Groningen
18-04-99 The Cranberries (Hormones) 013 Tilburg
03-05-99 Sebadoh (In And Out) Vera Groningen
05-05-99 Autopulver, Skik BEVRIJDINGSFESTIVAL 1999 - Groningen
06-05-99 Kula Shaker (Furslide) Paradiso Amsterdam
09-05-99 Mogwai Vera Groningen
21-05-99 Idlewild Vera Groningen
22-05-99 Nilsson Simplon Groningen
28-05-99 Stereophonics (Crocketts) Oosterpoort Groningen
13-06-99 Alanis Morissette, Ben Harper, Blur, Garbage,