This photo is a couple of years old. Some of these instruments I do not own anymore (like that Gretsch on the left, the autoharp on the right and that Spanish guitar behind the Hofner bass).

I just love my rosewood Telecaster!

Dark December Days - Last year I've decided to write a Christmas song every year. So, this is the second one. It's about the mood I'm in each December, but still making the most of it.

One more time to live - Another Moody Blues cover. This one is from their album Every Good Boy Deserves Favour. Written by John Lodge. Moody Blues-songs seem simple, but they are not. It wasn't easy to figure out the vocals and arrangement, but I love a challenge every now and then!

Eyes of a child - Another attempt in recapturing the classic Moody Blues sound - be it a bit stripped down. This one is from the 1969 album To Our Children's Children's Children. Written by John Lodge.

Question - Another attempt to play and record a Moody Blues song in a stripped-down version. Of course the 12-string guitar is tuned open C, just like the original.

Out and in - Cover of a Moody Blues song from their album To Our Children's Children's Children. I am recording stripped-down versions (acoustic guitar and mellotron only) of a couple of Moody Blues songs, as a tribute to my influence in songwriting.

Nights in white Satin - our first attempt. We thought: when you want to play this song, there HAS to be a Mellotron in it. So there it is. Unfortunately there is no flute - you can't have it all. But there is always Jos Bots and his Hammond!

Can't get it out of my head - Classic ELO song. First attempt with mellotron for the strings and choir.

Inside of you - A song about a troubled soul. My Moody Blues influence is quite obvious in this one. I even put a little doubled guitar solo in it, played on a Gibson ES335, just like Justin Hayward. I always kinda liked this one of mine. It has a nice flow and I love to sing it. Hope you like it too!

This place we call home - A recent song of mine about a man who discovers that his home isn't his home anymore. I've added an instrumental coda to it, so the song isn't over till it's over! Thanks for listening to my own 'Wonderful Tonight'!

Your wish is my command - I wrote this one 32 years ago after watching the Heizel drama. Fans of Liverpool and Juventus got into a bloody fight. 39 People got killed and there were over 400 wounded. I was never a real fan of football (soccer) but the drama that took place on the 29th of May 1985 shocked me. I had an arrangement in my head when I wrote the melody, but the song disappeared in a drawer and I ignored it. Finally, after 32 years I rediscovered it and decided to record it.

STAND-IN FOR LOVE - Just a simple up-tempo song. There aren't much old-fashioned up-tempo sing-a-long songs anymore, So I try to fill the gap and have a go at it. Thanks for listening!

Nightingale Avenue/Interlude/Deja-vu on Nightingale Avenue - Please listen and watch to the end! Two songs and an instrumental bit about an imaginary road called Nightingale Avenue. All fused together as a suite. It's about the passing of time; what it can do to a street of your hometown. In the instrumental interlude we go back in time when the abandoned avenue was crowded and busy. The second song is a dream. A Twilight Zone scene on the avenue about a woman who doesn't age in 40 years. Or does she?

Where is the wall - About the fall of the Berlin Wall and the fall of communism in general, from an alien point of view. I gave it an ELO-ish arrangement.

Hold on to your heart - In my band Haggleslagg I'm more of a rocker, as a songwriter I'm more or less a softie. In that case there is not much room for my songs in my band. No matter, I will publish them anyhow, if you like it or not!

AUTOBAHN - Me and my band Haggleslagg (featuring Jos Bots on keyboards) play my surf arrangement of that old synth classic by Kraftwerk. It was during our try-out gig April 2nd 2017.

SAIL AWAY - A quiet little song about losing someone you love. It can be anyone. Later I dedicated this song to my father and little sister who both passed away 20 and 17 years ago.

Some other place, some other time - A tribute to the happy singalong hits of the 60s and 70s. I kinda miss the time that you could sing along to the hits.

I KNOW WHO YOU ARE - What would it be like if I wrote a song for a James Bond movie? Maybe like this. I like to challenge myself in songwriting and arranging. But it's all just a joke, for a laugh, hahaha. Could somebody please call Shirley Bassey? :-)

ALWAYS THE CHILDREN - A sad song about child abuse.

WE WILL WIN (IN THE END) - Doom and gloom in the verses and a positive message in the chorus. Still relevant today, I think. I wrote this a long time ago.

ONE BRIEF SHINING MOMENT - Just describing the feeling of love, really. Tried to make a Beatles-like ballad with an unusual chord-change in the verses. There are at least 15 different chords in this song.

LONG IS THE DAY - Me in a very romantic mood with lots of strings and stuff. The song I wrote August 1986, the day before I met my wife. Pure coincidence!

THE DARKEST OF EYES - My most Moody Blues-like song. I had a lush arrangement in mind when I wrote this one. Lots of strings and choirs. I have a soft spot for big orchestras and stuff. The lyrics are actually the original guiding lyrics to memorize the melody (I don't read music). I kept them that way ever since; didn't feel the need to change them. It's just about very dark eyes.

LIFE AIN'T NO PARTY - A heavier song of mine this time. It's me in Stones-mode. We also play this one with our band Haggleslagg.

SEE HOW YOUR FRIENDS PLAY - Written in 1991. I wanted to write an REM-like song. Recently I gave it a new lush approach. The lyric is a little bit autobiographic, except the last verse, for I do not own about half the country! Excuse my off-key singing, for I'm not the best of singers and I don't have auto-tune. I always write with other singers in mind.

THE RAIN - A happy sounding simple little song about problems from the past being washed away by the rain.

Haggleslagg - Pipeline

CLOSE THE WINDOW TONIGHT - One of my most melodic songs, I believe. I suppose I am an old-fashioned melody man. It's about staying indoors and having a sheltered life.

NO WAY OF KNOWING - My own 'Pink Floyd' song. Based on the Phantasm main theme. Yes, I used that little melody and it got me inspired. I must re-record my lead guitar part someday (not quite satisfied), but you get the idea.

Homerun - An old song of mine, performed live during a Singer-songwriter Sunday event in my hometown... read more in the Netherlands, October 2016.

YOUR DYING DAY - Written in 1990, based on one chord progression throughout the whole song. Just having fun with it.

PALE BLUE DOT - Demo of my song inspired by the famous Pale blue dot speech by Carl Sagan. It's one of the few songs of my own that my band plays.

NEON GIRL - A new arrangement of a very old country song of mine. I gave it a Norah Jones-style touch instead of the original Eagles-like arrangement.

WE'LL NEVER SEE THE LIKES OF THEM AGAIN - A new song about the many great losses in music in 2016.

CORINNE - Trying to write a catchy song when I was 20 years old. I recently recorded a new demo. At the moment I am brushing off my old songs.

SON OF THE DESERT - A new demo of a very old song of mine. Written in 1983. It's on the setlist of my band Haggleslagg.