Song about the Van der Westen Brothers with acoustic guitars, violin, drums electric guitars and bass guitars performed by the Dieter van der westen Band:
Dieter van der Westen - Vocals and acoustic guitars
Eric van der Westen - Bassguitar
Aron Raams - Electric guitars
Mirte de Graaff- Violin
Joost Abbel - Dobro
Gijs Anders van Straalen - Drums

Mixing - Tom Sikkers
Mastering - Peter Brussee
Record label - CRS

Bittersweet

The first song on the album Extrication Songs. The songs lyrics has many meanings, even for me as a writer, but please write a comment about what you think. For me its about a journey. a process. partly about my own father. to put your guard down and/or put your guns down. Everything falls down eventually so be humble, open and free the mind from preconceptions.

Extrication Songs

Extrication Song

Extrication song

Welcome 2 Heartbreak is the moment in life where you see yourself stuck. Looking for a way out through wrong ideas and solutions until the moment arrives that leads to a breakthrough.

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Different Prod by Maeson

For Sauseda, getting the most out of life is important. Between working hard and enjoying life, it all matters. At the end of the day whether it's work or play, sleep isn't an option.

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Either Way Prod by Orange Brick Falls

Dance of the Lunatics

Lunatics

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LUNATICS

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Chapter 41 (Born To Run audiobook excerpt)

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Chapter 53 (Born To Run audiobook excerpt)

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The Sun Will Rise Again
For the first time the Van der Westen brothers recorded an album together. An album filled with songs of engagement, love and hope.

While Eric van der Westen (57), paerforms at the world stages such as The Royal Albert Hall and Carnegie Hall with Turkish superstar Sezen Aksu, , his brother Dieter van der Westen (46) plays at the largest festivals in North Africa with his Dutch-Moroccan festival band Kasba. The brothers are proud of each others musical achievements, but their worlds are far apart. Until the past year. When everything comes to a standstill due to the corona pandemic, the brothers decide to record an album together with self-written Americana and folk songs, a style they both love already for years.
On the acoustic duo album "The Sun Will Rise Again" Dieter sings and plays acoustic guitar, dobro and harmonica. Eric plays the double bass and is, together with Dieter, responsible for the arrangements. Eight out of the eleven songs on the album are written by Dieter, three "traditionals" complete the album. The two brothers play and sing on all the songs of the album, except for the traditional "Erie Canal", where Ferdi Lancee appears as guest on the acoustic guitar.
Dieter has been writing and producing Americana and folk music under his own name for some time now, which he releases both solo and with the Dieter van der Westen band. His musical background lies in North African music. For more than 20 years he has been the band leader and bass player of Kasba, with whom he plays all over the world. Eric built a career in the jazz and pop/world music and played with globally renowned artists such as Lenine, Kenny Wheeler, Jasper van t Hof and Habib Koite.
Dieter and Eric grew up in Tilburg in the south of The Netherlands in family of four brothers. At the age of eight Dieter gets his first guitar lesson from Eric, who is already 19 years old by that time. Eric teaches him his first songs on the guitar, but when Eric also tries to teach the dry music theory of the conservatory where he is studying to his little brother, Dieter quits. He just wants to play songs that he likes and chooses his own path. Now 38 years later they gather and bundle their love for musical stories in a first joint album.
With the new album, the brothers want to give weight to a new positive era. The Sun Will Rise Again is about love, engagement and above all hope. Dieter and Eric look forward to what is to come after the corona crisis. “We want to play as much as possible and discover new small theaters. Playing these small stages is really inspiring, it's all about the musicality and the intimate contact with the audience. ”

The Sun Will Rise Again
Release date March 14, 2021
Record label: Cultureclash
www.dietervanderwesten.com
www.earthbeat.nl

The Sun Will Rise Again

Dieter van der Westen is an Amsterdam based singer songwriter, composer and music producer from The Netherlands active in the field of World and Americana. His second solo album titled "Old oak tree" was released in the spring of 2016 and includes ten brand new tracks.
 
Inspired by World and Americana musicians and artists, he started ten years ago to write and record his own songs. His first  album Save my memories' was released in 2008. Songs from the album were broadcasted on Dutch national and local radio and were also used for documentaries. Dieter uses preferably acoustic instruments in his music. The lyrics are associative and partly autobiographical, the melodies are simple and pure.
 
Dieter is also one of the driving forces behind the North African musicgroup KASBA with which he is internationally active in Europe, Africa and South America and with which he had two nr 1 hitsingles in the North African music charts. In the Netherlands Dieter worked with local known artists like Thé Lau, Blof, Paul de Leeuw, Frank Boeijen, Ali B, Eric Vloeimans, Gerard van Maasakkers, Eric Vloeimans, Astrid Nijgh and the Grammy award winning Metropole Orchestra.
 

The Sun Will Rise Again

Dieter van der Westen

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