Bonny Light Horseman - Tivolivredeburg (14Juni 2023)

                                                         

               foto Arthur

I had Bonny Light Horseman on my radar for a while, partly due to the many films on YouTube. When I heard about their one-off performance in the Netherlands, I seized the opportunity to really admire the band "live". It was a wonderful evening, and the concert exceeded all expectations.
    

 

                  Bonnie Light Horseman - Bonny Light Horseman  film by Hans Heus   Thans Hans!!

 Bonny Light Horseman consists of Anaïs Mitchell, Eric D. Johnson and Josh Kaufman,completed this evening with a wonderfully relaxed drummer and bassist.Great rhythm section!

                                Bonny Light Horseman -California film by Hans Heus   Thans Hans!!

          They call it American Folk, but have a sound all their own. Guitarist Josh Kaufman, is a special sometimes pretty freaking guitarist. Eric. D. Johnson, high voice, personality, and then of course Anais Mitchell , very intense singer / guitarist. And then the three voices that match beautifully with each other.

                             film by Arthur   

The audience is crazy, the band seems surprised about so much enthusiasm, two more encores and it's over, what an evening!! Will score high on the list of concerts 2023. The walk through the nice city Utrecht was a nice bonus.

                                         https://www.bonnylighthorseman.com/

Bob Dylan -De Kuip (Rotterdam)June 23, 1978

 

My first Bob Dylan concert, with a little story. Two days before the concert I broke my ankle, so I had a problem.. Luckily my friend Eugene was there to drive, foot in a cast, two crutches and go!!Second problem rain, not so good for the cast. The next day the doctor was not so happy with me. Nevertheless, a wonderful and unforgettable evening. Many more BD concerts would follow....

 Bob Dylan's performance on June 23, 1978 in De Kuip was part of a world tour that started on February 20 with a number of concerts in Tokyo. Everything was grand about his shows. The singer was accompanied by an eight-piece band, supplemented by three background singers. The concert series that was continued in New Zealand, Australia, America and eventually also visited Europe, mainly passed immense sports halls and stadiums. The choice to do so had largely a financial background.  

 The singer had lost a lot of money in previous years to the film adventure Renaldo and Clara. His divorce from his wife Sara also came over that. As Bob Dylan sighed in an interview at the time, “California divorces are expensive.” In the Netherlands, the choice fell on the Kuip. This was a first. The stadium, which opened in 1937, had grown into an iconic football temple, but no one had ever thought of holding a pop concert there. 

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Until concert organizer Mojo noticed it. It took booker and director Léon Ramakers some effort to convince the owners of De Kuip of the feasibility. Eventually the light turned green and the presale could start on May 6, 1978. The price was high for that time: 25 guilders for a grandstand ticket, 35 guilders for a spot on the field. However, there was a considerable bonus: guitar god Eric Clapton provided the support act as a 'special guest'.

                                                    Eric Clapton ( foto Arthur)

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Susan Tedeschi - Kozmic Blues

Susan Tedeschi performs "Kozmic Blues" at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame's 14th Annual Music Masters tribute concert honoring Janis Joplin at the State Theatre at Playhouse Square in Cleveland, Ohio on November 14, 2009.

Kozmic Blues" is a song from American singer-songwriter Janis Joplin's I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama! album, her first after departing Big Brother and the Holding Company.