FLAMBOROUGH HEAD
The surprise of the show. On the last one or two records they have a new guitarist, Eddie Mulder. He was amazing. As soon as I heard a note, I thought Dave Gilmour. Turns out he plays in a Floyd cover band also. But he's not a knockoff, he's got a distinct style. And to boot, they played an instumental, about 8-10 minutes called "Don't Forget Us". I later emailed Edo, the keyboardist, because I couldn't find it on their records. He said Eddie wrote it for the next record. After that song played, I went over to Mortis and said "that was the best song I heard in three months".
The band is comprised of musicians in their late 40's, and have been around a while. They were at Baja but I'd never heard anything by them, I'll certainly check them out. I also put in a word to get them over here, they deserve to be on a bill. They have an annual festival in Holland, hope the European Moonies can attend.
Margaret Boomsma is a fine singer and harkens back to Renaissance, that style. Her flute adds a lot to the sound.
The one who who really wowed me was Koen Roozen, the drummer. Like Barriemore Barlow, he is an amazing technician. The gratuitous use of the bell tree notwithstanding (three times lol), I have NEVER seen a drummer use every bit of the kit, and not only that, fitting what the piece needed. I made sure to seek him out after the show and we talked for a while. He's a general studies teacher by day, and really seemed down to earth. I try not to make musicians uncomfortable with praise, after all they hear the same thing all the time "You were great man". But I made it a point to tell him what I thought, and it was good to hear he actually tries to play in that manner. Maybe the years of continuous concertgoing is finally making me have a decent ear
If you ever see this band watch him, he's a talent.