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Dry the River – Acoustic set on Amsterdam canals

Some while ago I attended a very special concert.

The band ‘Dry The River’ played an exclusive acoustic set on a small roofless boat faring through the canals of Amsterdam, in the midst of the city.

We were there with, I think, a dozen people. We had a beer, the day was warm, the sun shone. The music was amazing.

See for yourself.

My video about this:

Have an amazing day.

Rob Paravonian

Rob Paravonian is a comedian from the USA who does little bits and pieces and songs, mostly. There is plenty of stuff by him on YouTube, which is good, because that way I can share some of it with you.

You might know him through his ‘Pachelbel Rant’ which has over 9 million views on YouTube. I found him through a video by him about the FRIENDS theme song (because I’m a sucker for FRIENDS and I click everything that features FRIENDS in the title).

So, here is some great stuff by him:

Six minute stand-up:
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G. Love & Special Sauce

My math teacher, of all people, sent me a link to ‘Cold Beverage’, a song by G. Love & Special Sauce. It’s kinda funky and otherwise rap-like. G. Love, who I knew vaguely from his work with Jack Johnson, is an artist I would categorise as folk-rapper, which is a phrase I made up solely to describe this man’s music. He plays guitar and harmonica but also Continue reading

Loudon Wainwright III

You probably came here through the video below. If not, watch it now.

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