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A nice way to end my trip was at this little music concert which was part of a big annual music festival called the Grachten Festival (canals festival). There are about 10 concerts/events everyday for a week in August. It's one festival, but there are many different types of music and many different venues. They make use of various well-known sites around the city. For example, this concert was at the Anne Frank House. This particular group, Jetje en haar dansorkest, plays dance music that was popular around World War II. The music itself could have been American, but the words were in Dutch, except for this one song that I took a video clip of. It was half and half.It was a female singer and 4 male musicians. They were having a good time and their enthusiasm was contagious. One song (which I wish I had recorded) sounded totally Hawaiian (even with Dutch lyrics). They all wore leis and one guy played a little Hawaiian guitar.

While this post now appears first on the homepage, it is chronologically the last post of my Summer 2006 travels. I will now start blogging about my November 2006 travels through central europe. It will have a more touristy perspective due to much shorter visits. I appreciate the positive feedback I've received for this blog so far, and I'll try to keep it up.

Labels: amsterdam, music, netherlands

Posted by David on Sunday, December 31, 2006 at 4:31 PM | Share this post on:   facebook   del.icio.us   digg   StumbleUpon     | Permalink