The Road Ahead (2015)

“Kwalitatief gewoon best wel heel goed!” (Wouter van der Goes, KRO-NCRV Radio 2)

Live Poets Society heeft de laatste tijd hard gewerkt aan hun tweede album, met medewerking van o.m. de Rotterdamse contrabassist Peter Jessen (sommerhus), Hans Willers (banjo) uit Veenendaal, Rob Weenink (bas) uit Velp en drummer/percussionist Ronald Voskens uit Sitges-Barcelona. Daarnaast hebben zangeressen Emma Donkers, Danique Hofstede en Miriam Strous hun bijdrage geleverd in de engelenkoortjes.

Het album is 21 juni 2015 gepresenteerd in Café de Bospoort in Ede, in samenwerking met Live Stage Marnix.

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Credits

“The Road Ahead” Produced by Live Poets Society

Copyright (C) 2015 Sugarbeat Music, the Netherlands

All music & lyrics by JeeWee Donkers except
– Another World: music & lyrics by Peter Holen
– By the Bend of the River: music & lyrics by JeeWee Donkers & Peter Holen
– Gone for Good – part 3: music by JeeWee Donkers & Peter Holen
Recorded @ Sugarbeat Studios Ede & Wageningen, the Netherlands
Drums (1, 3, 4 & 6) recorded @ Studio La Luna in San Pere de Ribes, Spain by Sandor Andersson
Photography and sleeve design by JeeWee Donkers

Personnel

– JeeWee Donkers: vocals, guitars, mandolin, charango, lap steel, dobro, bass, percussion, foot tapping & whistling
– Peter Holen: flute & low whistle, accordion, Moog synth, Hammond B3 organ, acoustic, Wurlitzer & Fender Rhodes pianos, Mellotron strings, horns & recorders, Korg vocoder & whistling
– Peter Jessen: double bass on Slowly but Surely
– Emma Donkers, Danique Hofstede & Miriam Strous: harmony vocals
– Ronald Voskens: drums & percussion
– Rob Weenink: bass
– Hans Willers: banjo

Thankyou’s

Dorine, Miriam & the girls for inspiration, support, constructive criticism and for putting up with our passion for noise toys.
Danique, Emma, Hans, Miriam, Peter, Rob & Ronald for outstanding performance and immaculate patience.
Ramona Soto for lyrics coaching