Mostly Autumn LowLand April Fool Tour 2009

The Dutch Spring tour 2009:
2 April P60 Amstelveen
3 April de nieuwe Nor Heerlen
4 April de Pul Uden.

Willem Klopper / P60 Amstelveen ***
Wiebe Post / P60 Amstelveen
www.ericdebruijn.com or MySpace /P60. ***
Rob Ligtenberg /P60. ***

Joost Doensen / de nieuwe Nor Heerlen ***
Arthur Haggenburg / de Pul Uden ***
Jaak Geebelen / de nieuwe Nor Heerlen ***
Nando / de nieuwe Nor Heerlen ***

A review by BackGroundMagazine.nl please check them out!
Good site (and yes in English).
A review by DPRP.


Picture by Willem Klopper.
P60 Amstelveen April the 2nd 2009.


Picture by Willem Klopper.
P60 Amstelveen April the 2nd 2009.

Line -up P60

Heather Findlay - vocals, percussion, acoustic guitar,
Bryan Josh - vocals, guitar,
Liam Davison - guitars,
Andy Smith - bass,
Gavin Griffiths - drums,
Iain Jennings - keybards, guitar & vocals,
Ann-Marie Helder - flute, guitar, backing vocals & keys,
Olivia Sparnenn - backing vocals.


Picture by Willem Klopper.
P60 Amstelveen April the 2nd 2009.


Picture by Willem Klopper.
P60 Amstelveen April the 2nd 2009.




More pictures from P60,
By Eric de Bruin.
More @ www.ericdebruijn.com or MySpace.

Pictures above from P60,
by Eric de Bruin.
More @ www.ericdebruijn.com or MySpace.




Picture by Joost Doensen.
de nieuwe nor April the 3th 2009.




Picture by Joost Doensen.
de nieuwe nor April the 3th 2009.


Line-up de nieuwe Nor & de Pul:

Olivia Sparnenn - vocals, percussion,
Bryan Josh - vocals, guitar,
Liam Davison - guitars,
Andy Smith - bass,
Gavin Griffiths - drums,
Iain Jennings - keybards, guitar & vocals &
Ann-Marie Helder - flute, guitar, backing vocals & keys.



Picture by Joost Doensen.
de nieuwe nor April the 3th 2009.






Picture by Nando.
de nieuwe nor April the 3th 2009.




Picture by Nando.
de nieuwe nor April the 3th 2009.




Picture by Jaak Geebelen.
de nieuwe nor April the 3th 2009.




Picture by Jaak Geebelen.
de nieuwe nor April the 3th 2009.




Picture by Jaak Geebelen.
de nieuwe nor April the 3th 2009.




Picture by Jaak Geebelen.
de nieuwe nor April the 3th 2009.




Picture by Jaak Geebelen.
de nieuwe nor April the 3th 2009.




Fridaynight de nieuwe Nor Heerlen 3th of April
Mostly Autumn.


Normally I try to attend all the Dutch shows, but if you've a family sometimes you've to choose for them, so I skipped the P60 gig… family business is important.

Blue sky, a sun brightly and warm, so what could go wrong?
From the Judge, the guitar technician, I heard that the gig yesterday in P60 was one of the best ever "… the band is on fire..". But he didn't told me what happened this morning…

The intro of "Heart Full of Sky" filled the venue and the band came on stage, Iain Jennings, Ann-Marie-Helder, Liam Davison, Gavin Harisson, Olivia Sparnenn, Andy Smith, Bryan Josh and… "?!?" no Heather Findlay… mmm some people noticed it, some not…
The first 2 songs Olivia, who did the lead vocals, was searching, her voice grew, Dave the sound engineer did a marvelous job. The sound was really superb… scad quality.
And Bryan explained that Heather took a plane back to home; family business. Yep that can happen. And although Heather has her charisma and is together with Bryan the face of Mostly my personal feeling was; "Okay we write history tonight, give them a chance". And yes they took the change, Bryan was indeed in flames, solo's as diamonds came out his strat.
And the band was there, working hard, maybe they had the urge to compensate the absence of Heather, I don't know, but yeah there was an extra vibe on stage and the sound was indeed absolute in Saints. Brilliant, and did I mention that Bryan was giving a way solo's from a un-earthly quality? That guy Rock.
So yes I missed Heather, her looks, her warm voice, but yes I had a great gig and I wouldn't want to have missed it. De nieuwe Nor wrote history with an enthiosiatic crowd and a band that survived so easily.
"Turn it On again", was their last encore a cover from a band that lost their face and voice and even went bigger after that, this is not the case with Mostly, Heather will return, sometimes family business are more important… please turn it on again!

Saturday;
Olivia was more convidence, she just kicked asses from the start...
Tears in my eyes with "Pocket Watch" ... shine on you crazy diamond.
Did i mentioned that the band was in flames? The whole band including the crowd?
Did i mentioned that BJ was indeed a better looking Jon Bon Bovie, with the looks of Jon Davie Gilmour (in his early days) and the fingers of Mr. Blackmore?
Yes he was fab ... they all were..
What more to say about the gig; soaring guitars, a lot (also from the quite genius Liam), loaded drums, subtile keyboards and that pretty looking dreamish flute from Ann Marie that carry your emotions to a higher level. And our dear Livvy gave some people really the shivers with her cristal clear voice. Certainly during her guitar duel with her love at "Never the Rainbow". Happely they had plastic cans instead of glasses, else a lot of them would be broken.
The band got some emotional points, during Evergreen, Heroes and Tearing the Fairytaele, and the crowd loved it.
Bryan announced the band during a slow intro of Turn it on Again (a cover from Genesis), the band peaked the audience was singing a long and the party was over.


PS Gavin ;-) Yes you could see that his girlfriend was arround .. lol!!!!

Thx indeed one of the best gigs... and that without Heather, unbelieveable but true, the band was in flames.


Looking out to see them in December again!
16, 17, 18 & 19th; dates announced soon!



Picture by Jaak Geebelen.
de nieuwe nor April the 3th 2009.


Setlist De Pul (& Heerlen was the same); Fading Colours
Caught in a Fold
Flowers 4 Guns
Unorignal Sin
Simple Ways
Spirit of II
Half the Mountain
Evergreen

Winter Montain
Dark b4 Dawn
Answer the Question
Last bright Light *
Close my Eyes
Broken Glass
Never the Rainbow
Pocket Watch
Heroes never Die

Tearing the Fairyteale
Carpe Diem
Turn it on again.

* At P60 "Above the Blue" was sung by Heather
(after "The Last Bright Light").



Picture by Arthur Haggenburg.
de Pul Uden April the 4th 2009.




Picture by Arthur Haggenburg.
de Pul Uden April the 4th 2009.




Picture by Arthur Haggenburg.
de Pul Uden April the 4th 2009.




Picture by Arthur Haggenburg.
de Pul Uden April the 4th 2009.




Picture by Arthur Haggenburg.
de Pul Uden April the 4th 2009.




Picture by Arthur Haggenburg.
de Pul Uden April the 4th 2009.


 



 

 



 

 

Ronald Den Dekker/ de Pul Uden / assap.

 

Willem Klopper / P60 Amstelveen ***
Wiebe Post / P60 Amstelveen
www.ericdebruijn.com or MySpace /P60. ***
Rob Ligtenberg /P60. ***

Joost Doensen / de nieuwe Nor Heerlen ***
Arthur Haggenburg / de Pul Uden ***
Jaak Geebelen / de nieuwe Nor Heerlen ***
Nando / de nieuwe Nor Heerlen ***

A review by BackGroundMagazine.nl please check them out!
Good site (and yes in English).
A review by DPRP.

 

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