Author: Sander
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Song Crew!!
Left to Right: Stefan Wolfs (guitars & pedal steel), Mischa Porte (drums & percussion), Madelief van Vlijmen (bass, keys, synths and bvs) listening back to our work in Bethlehemkerk Studio 150, Amsterdam, May 2021 Making a record with these guys was very easy. I mean, they are all well-trained, vibey, experienced players but you need…
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Survive in style champions!
Dan Tuffy triumphantly blends electronic and earthy sounds on his sophomore album, Letters Of Gold REVIEW: FORTE MAGAZINE – AUSTRALIA (August 2020)A record bound to cast a long shadow.“I first heard Dan Tuffy way back in the 1980s when in Tasmania. He was a founding member of Wild Pumpkins at Midnight, which later went on…
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More news from the old country
Dan Tuffy triumphantly blends electronic and earthy sounds on his sophomore album, Letters Of Gold REVIEW: FORTE MAGAZINE – AUSTRALIA (August 2020)A record bound to cast a long shadow.“I first heard Dan Tuffy way back in the 1980s when in Tasmania. He was a founding member of Wild Pumpkins at Midnight, which later went on…
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Setting the Big Man free
This song is my tribute to friend, musical legend and mentor Chris Wilson who died last year. I recorded it pretty much the day he left us but have been sitting on it for long enough now. Its the last track on my new record Letters of Gold. Old WPAM comrade Michael Turner made this…
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More shows in view
Have just done a couple of strange 1,5 metre shows. This post gig shot tells that story. A half-full room is suddenly the new full room. We played 2 sets to 2 different paying audiences last Sunday evening at the Blue Room Sessions in Den Bosch. Its good to be back out doing shows but…
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Crawling back
As restrictions lift and strange little social distancing gigs begin to loom on the horizon I find myself feeling a mixture of indifference and trepidation. Ive done 1 or 2 social distancing shows, as well as a couple of online streaming gigs – they were cool I suppose but they also felt a bit like…
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C-19 demolished my album tour but there’s always an upside
In March before Covid hit I was looking at a great run of shows in the Netherlands, bookings were coming in for Germany and the UK too. Australian dates were lining up easy-peasy in July/August – it was coming together like a dream. Believe me, you dont get that happening so easily too many times…
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NEW ALBUM OUT TODAY
Well its been a journey. When this COVID stuff hit the fan we thought about delaying the release but we were already up the hill, over the ridge and halfway down the other side so we decided to bite the bullet and stick to the plan, side-winding and swerving all the way. All my April…
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New album ready and about to hit the road
Here it is – vinyl on its way in a few weeks. Ist presentation of this album happening in the 1st 2 weeks of April in the Netherlands (see gigs). Australia follows in July & August with some nice shows strting to trickle in there. German shows beginning to line up towards the end of…
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New album and tour in 2020
Currently finishing work on the new album. The recordings have been delivered to Zlaya who is mixing and mastering for me on the run in London, Berlin & Barcelona. Things are starting to shape up. Digital release will be early January, physical (CD & vinyl) in March/April. A tour is currently being booked which will…