The Decemberists - The Wrong Year, Nijmegen Doornroosje 2015-02-25

U2 - Where The Streets Have No Name , Dublin -1989-12-26

unreleased song by Boris McCutcheon and The Saltlicks

Boris McCutcheon - 'A Week Before 4th Of July' | Lage Vuursche, In The Woods | 2015-04-11

Dan Stuart - "Rock N Roll Disease" | Almelo (NL) 03-03-2016

A great version of Dylan's "One More Cup Of Coffee performed live @ Lage Vuursche, De Furs October 07 2011.

Frazey Ford - One More Cup Of Coffee [In The Woods, October 07 2011]

Kurt Vile - Nijmegen, Doornroosje 13032016

Courney Barnett - 'Nobody Really Cares If You Don't Go To The Party'

If you say The Watchman plays Blues, you're right. If you say The Watchman plays American Folk, you're right. If you say the band rocks, you're right. The Watchman is not easily categorised.
The music of The Watchman is a search for originality along a road full of traditional elements, 'roots', improvisation and happy songwriting. If it really needs to be forced into words, why not just call it contemporary Rhythm & Folk. If anything, their music is straight from the heart, a heart that knows more doubts than certainties and is always hopelessly in love with life itself.

Here's the first try-out with new members, they played a lot of songs from the albums "Weep On Willow" and "Carnival Of Circumstance". After this gig they toured some festivals in this cast. 
Very small venue, BJ stood in the door, Gerald almost on the mixing desk and I sat on the floor between cables and microphones in front of tube-amps and some high above the drumkit....

Band Line-up:
Ad Van Meurs: Vocals/Ac. Guitar
BJ Baartmans: E. Guitar/Mandoline/B. Vocals
Sjoerd Van Bommel: Drums/B. Vocals
Gerald Van Beuningen: Bass

Recording Equipment:
2 lines from soundboard
Studio Projects B3 in front of Fender Tube Amp [BJ Baartmans]
Studio Projects B3 in front of unknown amp [Ad van Meurs]
2 oktava MK012 on stand above drums
6 lines mixed on the fly on my good old Yamaha MDX E100 (MiniDisc)

The Watchman [Special Edition] - 'Bohemian Blues' | Schijndel, D'n Bes | 3 Mei 2006

Bettie Serveert - 'Mrs. K' Nijmegen, Doornroosje 11-11-2016

Dan Stuart & 'Don' Antonio Gramentieri live @ Eetcafé De Kerk, Boxtel (The Netherlands). Recording by Songhunter. Tea and honey gig, probably the best one of this tour. Copyright picture: Marcel Pullen

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