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    On the Fringes of the Fringe

    July 16, 2016 - By 

    Margriet and I will be in Edinburgh in August, hosted by a good friend of mine. We’re taking along our instruments, so we can do some busking, on the fringes of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

    We did consider the fringe festival busking opportunities, but soon realised our music would be drowned out by all the hustle and bustle on the Royal Mile. Instead we hope to find a listening audience in quieter parts of town, and maybe sell some CDs.

    We’ll also be sampling some of what the fringe festival has to offer, and map out a strategy for participating in the festival next year, possibly on a shared bill with some singer-songwriter friends.

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    At the Taxi Road Rally 2015 in LA

    November 13, 2015 - By 
    Taxi Road Rally 2015, Margriet with Jack, Laura and Al
    Taxi Road Rally 2015, Margriet (far right) with Jack, Laura and Al (from left to right)

    This is us at the head of the queue for the open mic at the Taxi Road Rally in Los Angeles on Saturday, 7 November 2015. Later that evening Jack performed a ukulele solo, Al a guitar solo with effects, Laura a song with piano accompaniment, and Margriet and I sang “This is for you”, with ukulele, recorder and vocals.

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    Performing at THISSFEST 2013

    June 25, 2013 - By 

    We have four 20-minute slots in THE HAGUE INTERNATIONAL SINGER-SONGWRITER FESTIVAL this weekend:

    Friday, 28 June 2013
    20:40 | Lokaal Vredebreuk
    22:00 | O’Casey’s

    Saturday, 29 June 2013
    12:00 | De Libertijn
    17:40 |  O’Casey’s

    For more information about tickets, and the other singer-songwriters taking part, see:
    http://www.thissfest.org

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    Dot to Dot Festival, Manchester

    June 7, 2012 - By 

    On Monday, 4 June, in the middle of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations, Margriet and Irene attended the Dot to Dot Festival in Manchester.

    The highlight was “Pearl and the Beard”, the band that drew us to the festival in the first place. A close second was “Pond”. The Ritz had the best sound system, but the Deaf Institute was the coolest venue by far.

    below: Pearl and the Beard in the Sound Control Club

    above: Pond at the Deaf Institute

    Irene and Margriet’s Programme

    THE RITZ
    17.45 – 18.30: Lucy Rose

    ZOO
    16.15 – 16.45: The Dunwells

    DEAF INSTITUTE
    15.30 – 16.00: The Night
    18.30 – 19.00: Pond

    SOUND CONTROL CLUB
    20.15 – 20.45: Pearl and the Beard

    SOUND CONTROL LIVE LOUNGE
    14.00 – 14.30: Being There

    Full line-up