Netherlands Series

3001CD Ronald van Rillaer—Alles overboord
Original, melodious, humorous and critical songs from the witty cabaret artist from Flanders, accompanied by the Ron De Rauw Band. Arrangements Johan Cassiers. 53+ min. AAD.

3002CD Crackerhash—Volmaakt
Crackerhash evolved from a 5-piece folk group—founded in the late 1960s—playing English and Irish traditionals to a trio with a repertoire of contemporary, humorous, and mildly critical songs in the Dutch language, composed and written by the musicians themselves. This cd contains the latter—contemporary songs in Dutch—and was recorded for the most part in the spring of 1994 in Amsterdam. A few bonus tracks come from their former lps on PAN. 68+ min. ADD/DDD. 4-page.

3003CD De Kantlijn—Nog is er een tijd
Sung poetry. The poems are from contemporary poets from The Netherlands; the melodies are composed by the members of the ensemble. Texts are selected according to the following criteria: poetical contents of the text, and meaning of the text for the individual's communication with his or her social environment. 1994 recordings. 46+ min. DDD. 8-page booklet with songtexts.

PAN 3004CD Ronald van Rillaer & Ron de Rauw—Mannen van het Zuid
Well-known Flemish cabaret artist Ronald van Rillaer with witty and serious songs in Flemish language, with many guest musicians from various countries. 54+ min. DDD. 8-page booklet with all songtexts.


• the 9200-Series is focused on troubadours and street musicians from the Lowlands, a continuation of the Netherlands Series (3000-Series).
Troubadours & street musicians from the Lowlands (9200-Series)
This series is produced by Theo Schuurmans

9201 Yann Lawick—Moment suprême 
Yann Lawick was born in 1965 in Breda, Brabant. In his youth he lived in celtic Brittany (France), where he was greatly influenced by musicians like Alan Stivell, Tri Yann and Sonerien Du. From his father he inherited the passion for chansons. Accordingly, in Yann Lawick’s music influences from Brittany, Brabant, and Flanders can be found. 44+ min, ADD.
...This CD is a mixture of contemporary and traditional folk; it proves that folk music doesn’t necessarily mean music for men with beards [...]. A modern troubadour with a special folk sound... (NL Groovemaster, May 1999).

9202 Zoet Zeer
Hans Houckes & Schu!m
Troubadour Hans Houckes and his band Schuim (‘Scum’) play partly instrumental music (musettes, waltzes) and partly troubadour-like songs in Dutch language on accordion, guitar, and double bass. 52+ min., digipack, DDD.

9203 Van Minstrelen en Markiezen
Sampler CD with original songs by ten of the best Dutch troubadours. 59+ min., digipack, DDD.

9204 Man van deze wereld (Man of this world)
Peter de Jong’s songs deal with feelings of joy, melancholy and disappointment. He studied guitar at the Rotterdam conservatory and wrote almost all original compositions and lyrics (in the Dutch language). In co-operation with a great number of studiomusicians. 50+ min, ADD. Digi-pack with 8-page booklet.

9205 Leon Lutterman—Leven van Liedjes. 10 jaar troubadouren
Sampler CD of ten year Leon Lutterman writes his own songs in the Dutch language and accompanies himself on guitar. On several tracks on the CD he is accompanied by guestmusicians on drums, trumpet, bass, saxophone, ukelele and hawaiian guitar. 59+ min, digipack.