Nanne Kalma
& Ankie van der Meer

traditional & contemporary Dutch folk songs
including Hudson
and maritime songs.

 

Ankie van der Meer was born in 1959. Music was in her soul, if not practiced in her family, and at 14 she took up the guitar in order to accompany herself in song. In her late teens she was invited to join a Frisian folk group led by Nanne Kalma. That was the beginning of a life long career in music as well as a life long partnership with Nanne.

Nanne Kalma, born in 1949, grew up in Leeuwarden, the capital of the province of Friesland. After playing rock and roll for several years in the 1960s, his musical interests veered more toward a gentler, acoustic sound and the early 1970s found him performing folk music. He began setting lyrics of Frisian poets to music, expanding the repertoire of Dutch folk song. Ankie joined the group he had formed - Irolt - in the mid ’70s and, as Irolt parted ways 11 years later, they formed Kat yn ’t Seil with Marita Kruijswijk and Marian Nesse.

Nanne & Ankie's Dutch website: www.nanne-ankie.nl

Available for Perfomance
between June 12 and July 30, 2009.

Contact Andy Spence, Old Songs, Inc.
(518) 765-2815

 

View Nanne & Ankie
performing one of Nanne's original Henry Hudson songs on YouTube

The Hudson Crew

Jakob van Bethlehem (b.1982) – PhD student in Astronomy at the University of Groningen (NL)
Since his childhood Jakob has been involved in music. His main instrument became the accordion. He has created quite a furor with his expressive playing, and is now recognized as one of the leading accordion players within the Dutch folk scene. Over the years he has played in several groups and ensembles like the Frisian folk group Tizzmtog, with which he performed abroad at a very young age. In addition to that, he has been active for many years in the Frisian folk world, both musically and in the folk dancing field. Jakob has been in demand in the recording world, too, as a guest performer on the CDs of many musical groups.

Anko Bouma (b.1961) - Info-manager in the Civil Service
Anko isa member of the musical duo Ferbean. Ferbean sings newly written, often humorous, songs in the Frisian language. The duo has become incredibly popular and they are offered more concerts than they are able to accept. They have released several CDs which have become big sellers in Friesland. In the cycle of songs about Henry Hudson, Anko sings the Hudson parts. His instrument is the guitar.

Erik van der Pluim (b.1955) - Pilot with the KLM
Erik has been active for many years within the world of maritime music, as both an organizer and singer. After years of experience singing in various choirs and vocal groups, both large and small, Erik founded the group Dutch Courage, becoming one of its lead singers. With their repertoire in the Dutch language, they are invited to perform at many maritime festivals in the Netherlands as well as abroad. The group has released a recording of Dutch maritime songs.

Rutger Dijkstra (b.1981) - Schoolteacher
Rutger’s first instrument was, and remains, the guitar. Over the years, though, he has become a multi-instrumentalist and is now a fine, proficient player of several other stringed instruments like the double bass, fiddle and mandolin. He has played in several Frisian folk-groups, like Tizzmtog, Kalis and Magenta. With these groups he became known countrywide and made several concert tours abroad. Within the Frisian folk music world he is also active as co-organizer of the yearly folk festival, Tsjoch. In addition to the recordings of his own musical groups, Rutger has been a guest player on the CDs of several other performers.

Schedule

 

 

Confirmed dates, 2009:

Nanne & Ankie duo

Sunday, June 7, 5:00 pm • River Day, Half Moon Arrival in Newburgh (approx. 5:00 pm) Welcoming Ceremonies, Waterfront, Newburgh, NY

Monday, June 8 & Tuesday, June 9, all day • Half Moon Educationl Programs, Waterfront, Newburgh, NY

Wednesday, June 10, 8:00 pm • WAMC's Dancing on the Air
Live at Hudson River Maritime Museum, Roundout Waterfront, Kingston, NY

 

Nanne & Ankie and the Hudson Crew

Friday & Saturday, June 12-13 • Sea Music Festival, Mystic Seaport, Mystic, CT

Sunday, June 14, 1:00 pm • Bronck Museum, Coxsackie, NY

Thursday, June 18, 7:00 pm • Music in the Park, Dutchman's Landing. Main Street, Catskill, NY. 7:00 - 9:00 PM. Free to the public.
Rain or Shine. Inclement weather location:
Historic Warehouse at the Catskill Point. Main Street, Catskill, NY.
Put on by the Heart of Catskill Assoc./Catskill Chamber of Commerce, Catskill, NY. For further information visit www.welcometocatskill.com or call 518-943-0989.

Friday, June 19, 7:00 pm • Guilderland Public Library, Guilderland, NY. Free to the public.

Saturday, June 20, 1:00 pm • Olana State Historic Site, Frederic Church estate near Hudson, NY. Free to the Public.

Sunday, June 21, 3:00 pm • with Kingston Sea Shanty Singers, Heritage Folk Music, Roundout Waterfront, Kingston, NY.

Wednesday, June 24, 6:30 pm • Quadricenntenial Celebration, Half Moon, NY

Thursday, June 25, Noon • New York State Museum, Terrace Gallery, Empire State Plaza at Madison Ave., Albany, NY

June 26, 27 & 28 • Old Songs Festival, Altamont, NY
Friday June 26: 3:00 pm - Lecture by Peter Rose: The Influence of the Dutch on the American Kitchen, with songs by the Hudson Crew
7:00 pm - Concert set
Saturday, June 27: 4:00 pm - Henry Hudson and the Half Moon - full performance
Sunday, June 28: 10:45 am - Performance; 1:15 pm - Sea Shanties

Tuesday, June 30, time to be announced, South Street Seaport Museum, 12 Fulton St., New York City, NY

Nanne & Ankie duo

Saturday, July 4, 12:30 and 3:00 pm • Crailo State Historic Site, Rensselaer, NY

July 25-26, 2009 • City of Hudson Quadricenntenial Celebration, Hudson, NY

Saturday, August 8, 2:00 pm • Museum of the City of New York, 1220 Fifth Avenue at 103rd St., New York, NY

 

Resources

 

Contact

 

For further information about either the Half Moon production or the Nanne and Ankie duo, and to inquire about booking, contact:

Andy Spence
Old Songs, Inc.
PO Box 466
Voorheesville, NY 12186
(518) 765-2815
Email: oldsongs@oldsongs.org

 

Old Songs, Inc.

PO Box 466 • Voorheesville, NY 12186-0466
(518) 765-2815 • Fax: (518) 765-4248
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