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bottle up and go

 
bottle up and go
Some called it jugband music, others skiffle, we call it Bottle Up and Go, our acoustic circle of friends up here in Enkhuizen.
Tell me about your history? How did you get where you are now?
It's a too long story THE HISTORY OF OUR BAND NAME DROPPING We all knew Jesus Christ very well. Bob Dylan we went to school with in Mobile, Alabama, where he got stuck. Bob ain't from Minnesota 't all, he's from the deep south, don't let them fool you. John Prine's from Meulenberg in the Netherlands where he met Jan, our mandoline-and harmonica-player And Guy Clark met Paul's mother, by some referred to as a whore in Dallas. Townes Van Zandt even has a Dutch name, he was originallly called Teun van der Zand, we all went fishing with him in the Zuiderzee, must have been way back in 1799.Lonnie Donegan used to fish in the IJselmeer too. All he caught was a cold In short, these influences helped us a lot in getting where we don't want to be... So much for the true story. Now the stuff you've all been waiting for: Our band started in Enkhuizen way back in February 1997, and consists of for instance Jan de Boer, our office-man, sending his seeds all over the world, how country can you get... If that ain't country, you can kiss his Westfrisian ass By the way, he doesn't even like country He's also our Mr. Body Builder So try come on stage again granny, he'll hit you with his harmonica, spin you around on his mandoline. wrap you in his guitar! He's been playing those things since he "cain't remember whin" So it might have been yesterday for all we know Then there is this banjo-player, Paul van Gelder He's so in love with his banjo He took it to bed with him Next day the banjo was broken. He works for VARA, Dutch national radio as a d.j. Hell knows how he manages that His father was from Mobile, Alabama That should explain it Willem Breed, our carpenter, made his own instrument: The T-bass The other carpenter, Jesus, might have made wine out of water Willem makes music out of a clothes-line His brother Simon Breed is our trucker He sings his "Keep on trucking mama" like no one else Thank God! He bought an old washboard in Medemblik Some call him Mr.Rhythm Others just run away Our dobro-player,Cor van Sliedregt, once played in the famous CCC Inc. And yes, they survived it! He's our most experienced player Though some still don't believe that He also plays kazoo(My God!), banjolele,cocaonuts and triangle He's best on guitar, that's why he never plays it And yes, he also works for Dutch national radio:VPRO Last, but not least, we've got Martin Starrenburg in our band He knows more about Dylan than Dylan himself Martin plays ukulele and guitar He also sings, even better than Dylan If you think that's easy, just listen to him on "The Wrong Woman", it's on our c.d. By the way, the history of skiffle music, the music we play, is extensively described on one of our links on this page Go for it if you've got a spare 48 hours Oh, yeh, we've all got great musical tastes it says here Thank you, ma
Have you performed live in front of an audience? Any special memories?
We play live and love it most of the time. People dancing is always a thrill...
Your musical influences
Lonnie Donegan
What equipment do you use?
none
Anything else?
Our dirty word: marketing
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