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Member Since10/7/2007
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JOHN O'DREAMS: Surrender to Win
InfluencesChristy Moore, Luka Bloom, John Spillane, Wally Page, The Bothy Band, Ger Wolfe, The Clash, The Jam, Shane McGowan, Damien Dempsey, and lots more.
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JOHN O'DREAMS: Surrender to Win
‘Surrender to win’ (John O’Dreams) On ‘Surrender to win’ the Dutch singer/songwriter duo John O‘Dreams comes with brilliant self penned songs straight from the heart. Some unique covers from songs written by related songwriters and the contribution of a wide range of guest musicians complete this brand new album of beauty. John O’Dreams: John Flierman - vocals, guitar and bodhran Ed Veltrop - vocals, piano, Hammond and accordion The album Some great guest musicians contribute to the album ‘Surrender to win’. The Irish singer/songwriters Danny Guinan and Daithi Rua on guitar. Siard de Jong, one of Hollands finest fiddle players. Uilleann piper Isaac Alderson, the All-Ireland Senior Champion in 2001 (Listowel) on no less than three instruments (uilleann pipes, flute, and whistle). And last but not least: Myrthe Flierman, John’s fourteen year old daughter. The songs ‘Road to happiness’ is the catchy opening song and handles about hope, love and forgiveness. It’s the song where the album titel comes from: ‘Surrender to win’. ‘The Birds’ to the kidnapping and killing of hundreds of innocent school children in Beslan (2004). A protest song against violance against children, war and terrorism. ‘Growing pains’ is a flashback to the younger days of a kid struggling with family live and a confusing mix of love and fear. ‘The fields of love’? A love song without a happy ending. ‘Johnny don’t go’ is a swinging, up tempo version of a song originally written by the well known Irish songwriter John Spillane. The next song on the track list is written by Wally Page’, songwriter for a.o. Christy Moore and a good friend of John and Ed. A song about Chico Mendes, a Brazilian rubber tapper, unionist and environmental activist. He founded a national union of rubber tappers in an attempt to preserve their profession and the rainforest. He was murdered in 1988 by ranchers opposed to his activism. ‘Endless dream’ is a great mix of pop and traditional music, with Isaac Alderson on uilleann pipes. ‘She scattered crumbs’ from the hand of Ger Wolfe is one of the highlights on this album. A duet of John Flierman and his daughter Myrthe. ‘My land is too green’ and ‘John O’Dreams’ finishes this ecclectic album. Listen to the almost classical arrangement of ‘John O’Dreams’ with Ed Veltrop on piano and Siard de Jong on fiddle. The band For eleven years now John O’Dreams is doing live concerts in the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany. In 2007 the duo did a tour in China with impressive gigs in Beijing and Shanghai. They also did thirteen (!) live tours in Ireland. The duo is inspired by a lot of Irish contemporary singer/songwriters: Christy Moore, Luka Bloom, Wally Page, Shane McGowan, ... John and Ed are well known musical guests now in folk clubs, theatres and at major festivals. John’s biggest source of inspiration is Ireland’s number one singer/songwriter Christy Moore. John sings with a typical Kildare accent and after each gig the audience and especially the Irish stay behind flabbergasted: ‘this Dutchman must have some Irish roots’.
JOHN O'DREAMS: Surrender to Win
REVIEW DUTCH FOLKSITE FOLKFORUM: www.folkforum.nl Zanger John Flierman en zijn muzikale partner Ed Veltrop hebben een voorliefde ontwikkeld voor de mooie luisterliedjes, zoals die waar hun idool Christy Moore een neus voor heeft. Bovendien lijken zowel de stem (inclusief Iers accent) als de muzikale stijl en bevlogenheid van het duo ook nog eens op die van Moore, zo is te horen op de jongste cd Surrender To Win. De zang en akoestische gitaar van John Flierman vormen de basis van John O'Dreams, de inkleuring komt van accordeon, piano, Hammond orgel en stem van Ed Veltrop. Daarnaast vond het duo een paar mooie namen bereid om als gast mee te doen: Siard de Jong (viool, viola), Danny Guinan (akoestische gitaar, zang) en Daithi Rua (akoestische gitaar). Barry Teehan werkt bij Mulligans in Amsterdam aan de bar, maar doet ook geluid en hij doet mee als muzikant (bas, elektrische gitaar, percussie en sampling) en als technicus (productie en mix). Waar Moore vooral nummers van anderen kiest, proberen de mannen van John O'Dreams juist steeds meer zelf te schrijven. Surrender To Win bevat dan ook voor de helft eigen composities, te beginnen met openingsnummer Road To Happiness. Veltrop schreef de tekst, waarin hij zichzelf moed inspreekt bij een persoonlijke dip. Het daaropvolgende juweeltje The Birds (of Beslan) is echter wat mij betreft het hoogtepunt van dit album. Wie toen de beelden zag van die school met gegijzelde kinderen zal die niet gauw vergeten. Flierman zat met tranen in zijn ogen voor de tv en laat met indrukwekkend gevoelige stem de voorbijvliegende vogels getuige zijn van dit drama. Bert Kruijer geeft een melancholiek accent op klarinet. Ik vraag me af hoe het zou klinken als Christy Moore dit zou uitvoeren, het zou volgens mij uitstekend passen in zijn repertoire. Helaas zijn de volgende nummers de dupe van dit sterke staaltje songschrijverskunst. Het licht jazzy Growing Pains herbergt gevoel, maar valt nauwelijks nog op en het romantische Fields of Love wordt me iets te zoetig. Met de intro op uillean pipes (Isaac Alderson) in Endless Dream (doet me denken aan Belfast Child van The Simple Minds) weet John O'Dreams mijn aandacht weer te trekken en ook de covers overtuigen. Het zal vast geen toeval zijn dat de keuze bij de covers is gevallen op singer-songwriters die ook in het repertoire van Christy Moore voorkomen. She Scattered Crumbs van Ger Wolfe krijgt een heerlijke uitvoering, met de toevoeging van de fijne damesstem van Myrthe Flierman en de tromba, een als een tuba klinkende trompet, door George Benedict. We horen verder nummers van John Spillane (Johnny Don't Go), Wally Page (Chico Mendez) en Bill Caddick (John O'Dreams). Daarnaast zien we ook een stuk van Nederlandse makelij: My Land Is Too Green is van Erik Visser (Flairck) en Antoinette Hensey. Zij schreven het in 1987 voor de Ierse zangeres Mary Coughlan, die het op haar album Under The Influence opnam. Hoewel de invloed van Christy Moore flink doorschemert is John O'Dreams geen kloon van hun idool. Het duo probeert eerder op een eigen manier dezelfde muzikale weg te bewandelen, waarbij ze andere voorbeelden (Shane MacGowan, Wally Page, Luka Bloom en Joe Jackson) niet vergeten. Surrender To Win is in alle rust gemaakt, het resultaat is dan ook een fijne luisterplaat waaruit hart voor de muziek spreekt. Mirjam Adriaans, waardering 8+

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lora

lora



Jul 23 2009 8:51 PM

Still absolutely lovin the CD. Great stuff!!!!!

ll
jay donohoe

jay donohoe



Jul 23 2009 3:33 PM

hi johnny boy.thanks for your kind comment.i luv this is not the end of the world,blasting it out here,give a shout when your over again my friend,god bless till then my friend
GER WOLFE

GER WOLFE



Jul 18 2009 10:44 PM

Hi John, no definite date or launch arranged yet but I hope to get that sorted in the next few days, we have some dates lined up but need to get them in proper order also.I'll keep everthing posted on the website and the myspace,
pass on the sponge when ye're finished with it, its badly needed around here!!
Ger
GER WOLFE

GER WOLFE



Jul 13 2009 8:03 AM

Hi John, send some sunshine over here will you . if ye have any left over-either that or a giant sponge. I know it'll shine on us again-our troubles are small,
best wishes to ye and I hope the album is going well,
Ger.
GER WOLFE

GER WOLFE



Jul 7 2009 9:07 AM

Hi John. I hope yourself and all in Holland are singing away. Hi especially to Myrth , she sings scattered crumbs beautifully. I'm sending you a pic. of the new album cover due out for september,
love from here in Macroom,
Ger
 

Jason Lambert

Jason Lambert



May 14 2009 8:17 PM

HI JOHN JUST TO LET YOU KNOW YOU CAN NOW CATCH MY RADIO SHOW "ROLL OUT THE BALLADS" ON http://wdar.ie EVERY THURSDAY @: 2:30 (IRISH TIME) SEE YOU WHEN YOUR BACK IN DUBLIN KEEP IN TOUCH, GOOD HEALTH ON THE "BUMPY ROAD TO HAPPINESS"..JASON
lora

lora



May 12 2009 1:18 AM

Loving the New CD. Have been playing it nonstop. Road to Happiness...mega fave!!! :-) Thanx Thanx Thanx!!!

XOX
Lora
DOUG LANG

DOUG LANG



Mar 16 2009 1:57 AM

Thank you so much, John!
Maybe one day our paths will cross
and we can share some time.
All the best, DL
Maryline

Maryline



Feb 23 2009 6:45 PM

Hey John, it's there already, sounding loud and clear, i really love it, well done ! Talk soon !
Jason Lambert

Jason Lambert



Jan 5 2009 11:36 AM

HI JOHN I RECIVED THE CD FROM MICKO,THANK YOU, WONDERFUL MUSIC,ALL THE VERY BEST FOR 2009 ,SEE YOU IN DUBLIN SOON!!! OFF TO SEE CHRISTY TONIGHT;-)
Daithi Rua

Daithi Rua



Jan 4 2009 11:40 PM

A very Happy New year to you and Yours John. See you on the fields of love soon.
:-)
Alison

Alison Jones Zellner



Dec 18 2008 5:16 PM

Hi John, Yes, Mark Gilligan and Linda & Jessica Storey are scheduled to play at a couple gigs over there in March. I don't think I'll be making the over with them unless I come into some big money soon.

Sorry I cleaned out the inventory at CD baby, but I love the CD so much I wanted to buy more for friends!

Hope you're well - talk to you later.
Alison
Alison

Alison Jones Zellner



Dec 13 2008 4:20 AM

Love the new album John and Ed - thanks for sharing your spirit!
Daithi Rua

Daithi Rua



Nov 16 2008 9:01 PM

Congratulations on the new album lads..A great piece of work you should all be very proud. Barry and Musicians included.
Ed Veltrop

Ed Veltrop



Nov 10 2008 9:07 PM

Are u ready for the big launch?

Daithi Rua

Daithi Rua



Sep 25 2008 5:24 PM

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Jason Lambert

Jason Lambert



Sep 5 2008 12:51 PM

GREAT JOHN,THANKS....I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING THE NEW ALBUM....CHEERS ...JASON
Jason Lambert

Jason Lambert



Sep 2 2008 10:03 PM

HI JOHN JUST CHILLIN' AND LISTENING TO OUR GOOD FRIEND MICK O BRIEN ON SIN E, HOW ARE THINGS WITH YOU, HOW'S THE NEW ALBUM COMING ON?
Rallion

Rallion



Aug 28 2008 8:18 PM

Hi there
Thanks a lot for your friendship. Your music is great.
Love Rallion
Alison

Alison Jones Zellner



Aug 7 2008 9:57 AM

Hi John, I talked to Barry and I wanted to say good luck on finishing up the CD. I can't wait to get my own copy! Hope you and the family are well.
Cheers, Alison
Maryline

Maryline



Jul 27 2008 4:47 PM

Wonderful version of a wonderful song.
I bet Ger is chuffed, congratulations !
THE SHAMROCKERS

THE SHAMROCKERS



Jul 21 2008 2:46 PM

Johnny O Dreams and Daughter O Dreams WOW that is a great version of the wolfe mans song . well done . hope your well my friend.

micko
Jason Lambert

Jason Lambert



Jul 21 2008 1:23 PM

HI JOHN GREAT TO HEAR FROM YOU,MAKE SURE YOU GET IN CONTACT WHEN YOU ARE BACK IN IRELAND AND COME ON MY SHOW,I HAVE YOUR GOOD FRIEND MICK O BRIEN (SIN A) ON WITH ME ON WEDNESDAY SHOULD BE GOOD FUN TAKE CARE....JASON
Alison

Alison Jones Zellner



Jul 10 2008 3:08 PM

Hi John - thanks for the comment. Yep - more than strange coming back to things here in Colorado. You know the saying "when life gives you lemons, make lemonade?" ..... well, I'm making lots of lemonade right now! Hope you and the kids are well. Talk at you soon.
A
IRISH makeover

IRISH makeover



Jul 8 2008 12:31 PM

Nice to have you onboard..

Skully.
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