The Dutch southernmost province of Limburg has a rich musical tradition: from big bands and troubadours in the early days to a band like Jodymoon at this moment.
But there also seems to be some sort of divide with on the one hand André Rieu, Heintje, Volumia, de Zangeres Zonder Naam, and the Selveras, and on the other The Walkers, Richard Neal, Partner, and The Press, for example. In this broadcast and the next, we pay attention to that other side of the ‘Limburg’ music.
We will give you a brief historical overview. In the second broadcast, we will play more recent music. In this first part we start out with two troubadours in a style you might call folk. Via skiffle we move on to rock ‘n roll and beat. Along the way we will encounter quite a lot of worldwide successes but also forgotten music that has been left on the shelf until Dutch music expert Leo Blokhuis paid attention to it. We add to that a wonderful gem by the group Windmill. What ‘Normaal’ was to Dutch region the Achterhoek, was ‘Carboon’ to Limburg. Their record about mine workers received the first ever Dutch gold record for a band singing in dialect. The broadcast ends in a fitting way with a reggae-like piece that tells about a DJ who gets shot because he wouldn’t play a certain record. This holds for more music from this province. It’s about time we do something about that.
On this page you will find a lot more information and backgrounds on the music from Limburg:
http://underthelemontree.nl/pages_M/limburg.html
01. Jo Erens. ‘Limburg Allein’. (Erens). 3:19.
02. Sjef Diederen. ‘Wo ist toch mien Limburg‘. (Diederen). 3:09.
03. Mozam Skiffle Group. ‘Way Down in New Orleans’. (Mozam Skiffle Group). 3:25.
04. The Rolling Beats. ‘Sweeter than You’. (Rolling Beats). 3:37.
05. The Skope. ‘Be Mine Again’. (The Skope). 3:21.
06. The Walkers. ‘There is no more Corn on the Brasos’. (Walkers). 4:03.
07. Walther Nita. ‘Mississippi’. (W. Theunissen). 3:24.
08. Richard Neal. ‘Take Me to the Water’. (Neal). 3:16.
09. Richard Neal. ‘Interlude’. (Neal). 1:18.
10. Frans Bronzwaer. ‘Allright for Us’. (Bronzwaer). 4:52.
11. Opus. ‘Ohio Sun’. (Opus). 3:24.
12. Windmill. ‘For You to Remember’. (Windmill). 3:28.
13. Partner. ‘City Lights’. (Musper). 3:32.
14. Carboon. ‘Et Zwatte Loak. (Innemee/Hendriks). 4:27.
15. The Press. ‘I’m Gonna Shoot the deejay’. (the Press). 3:29.
Sources:
01. cd: Limburg Mie Landj – Dureco 1151872.
02. cd: Limburg Mie Landj – Dureco 1151872.
03. cd: De Geschiedenis van de Limburgse Popmuziek 2 – Marlstone Records CDL 9434.
04. cd: De Geschiedenis van de Limburgse Popmuziek 4 – Marlstone Records CDL 9436.
05. cd: Nederbeat – Hunter Music/Universal HM 1351-2.
06. cd: De Geschiedenis van de Limburgse Popmuziek 1 – Marlstone Records CDL 9433.
07. cd: De Geschiedenis van de Limburgse Popmuziek 1 – Marlstone Records CDL 9433.
08. cd: Song on the Shelf – Marlstone CDL 2922.
09. cd: Song on the Shelf – Marlstone CDL 2922.
10. Download via de mail.
11. cd: De Geschiedenis van de Limburgse Popmuziek 4 – Marlstone Records CDL 9436.
12. cd: De Geschiedenis van de Limburgse Popmuziek 1 – Marlstone Records CDL 9433.
13. cd: A Man Size Job Requires a Man-size Meal – Mercury 371 824-5.
14. cd: Doeës – Marlstone Records CDL 1554.
15. cd : De Geschiedenis van de Limburgse Popmuziek 1 – Marlstone Records CDL 9433.
In making this broadcast we would like to thank Marlstone Records, Frans Bronzwaer and Jeu Lemmens.
