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Killing the walrus with Fungus Posted by Elena on Oct 25, 2010
In sifting through old emails, I recently rediscovered a traditional Dutch song called “Kaap’ren Varen,” as re-imagined by the 1970’s folk-rock group Fungus. I learn from the internet that they came from Eindhoven, and that they played and wrote songs mostly for werkend en werklose mannen – working and out-of-work men. I can imagine that…
Kip, Patat en Appelmoes Posted by Elena on Oct 10, 2010
It is hard to know whether my childhood desire to sing in front of large audiences of people was born of watching Kinderen voor Kinderen, or whether I liked Kinderen voor Kinderen because of some innate musical inclination. I fantasized about being a part of the beloved Dutch children’s choir, which was started in 1980…
World Cup 2010: The Aftermath Posted by Elena on Sep 23, 2010
For the Dutch, this summer was an emotional roller coaster – and we are not a people accustomed to a high emotional pitch. While the world watched, the Dutch national team ascended to its first World Cup final since 1978. In the weeks leading up to the final match in South Africa, voetbal pundits made…
Dutch animals Posted by noortje on Sep 22, 2010
When you think about Holland, one of the last things that comes to mind are exotic animals. Sure, we have our cows and sheep, but they (usually) don’t make our hearts pomp with excitement and create “oooh”’s and “aah”’s. Still, once upon a time there were those kind of creatures. Hereby a list of some…