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First view on our archive!
As from today you can take a first look on our archive; click here.
The basic information which is shown there, will be extended soon; playlists, artists, posters, programms,… If it’s not listed there, we don’t have it: if you still have it, contact us through info at notpfan dot eu.
So there will be some changes ahead; a good reason to visit us again soon!
Dries & Bernard
Posted in Happy New Year
Our best wishes for a fantastic musical Night of the Proms year!
If you thought that we were taking a break when there are no Proms shows coming up, you’re totally wrong!
We dedicated ourselves in 2012 to work on an archive of the Night of the Proms shows.
We already have an artist list which contains now all artists, all countries and all year.
Soon, we’ll add a lot of interesting information to it. Keep watching us!
Dries and Bernard
28. Tant Pis – Roch Voisine
John Miles had already sung Music and Il Novecento had just played the Cavalleria Rusticana; and we had only just begun the 5th song of the evening! And then that classy gentleman came up, in a suit without tie and half-haved. The song text is like a poem: a complete surrender to the big love, even when it leads to self-destruction! Can you hear Fine Fleur gently joining in at 0:50? Without motions, relaxed, only Roch Voisine’s typical voice; the simplicity underlines the grandeur of this song. The audience listens intently and enjoys. You as well? A deserved grand applause by the audience, accompanied by Robert Groslot.
| Title | Tant Pis |
| Performed by | Roch Voisine |
| Location | France |
| Year | 2004 |
27. The Look of Love – Martin Fry
Another nice example of how we got the wrong end of the stick. Markus Othmer announces a vibraphone solo by Patrick Desmet. However, after a few second he stops. At the December tour of NOTP there is a Christmas market in every German city and Patrick bought a Christmas hat; the Germans love his Jingle Bells! But the change at 1:10 to The Look Of Love is sublime; you clap your hands spontaneously! We’re nearly at 2:00 when golden Martin Fry starts singing: Love makes a grey sky blue; that’s how his first paragraph ends. This ABC song was a number 1 in 1982. Now you can hear again why.
| Title | Look of Love |
| Performed by | Martin Fry |
| Location | Germany |
| Year | 2001 |
26. Estrellita – Charlie Siem
Charlie Siem’s grandmother had recently deceased, and he played her favourite song: Estrellita by the Mexican composer Manuel Ponce. She was one of the stars on the starry sky, the background. It is difficult to fascinate more than 10 000 people with an intimate nostalgic song, but Charlie and his violin succeed marvellously. Dream away…
| Title | Estrellita |
| Performed by | Charlie Siem |
| Location | Antwerp |
| Year | 2010 |
25. Radar Love – Barry Hay (Golden Earring)
In Antwerp, Barry Hay was the surprise guest, but in the Netherlands the singer of Golden Earring was on the playbill. At first Il Novecento creates a kind of tension with James Bond Music; who’s up next? At 0:20 the specialists already guess who’ll come up, but thanks to (0:50) Patrick Desmet’s drum rhythm and Rogier van Wegberg’s bass line does the audience know that a gigantic rock song will be up. Barry comes up (1:15), takes the micro, pulls it at a slant, and sings: “I’ve been drivin’ all night, my hand’s wet on the wheel”. Everyone knows the drum and bass line, but as well for guitar artists like Leendert Haaksma is this a party. The entire orchestra, the Electric Band, the backing vocals and Barry Hay clearly enjoy Radar Love. And off course, the audience too!
| Title | Radar Love |
| Performed by | Barry Hay (Golden Earring) |
| Location | Antwerp |
| Year | 2010 |
The concerts in Antwerp have finished – Here comes Rotterdam!
| The eight concerts in Antwerp have finished. Mich Hucknall’s setlist has seen some changes since the premiere. During the first weekend Mick Hucknall sang For your babies and The right thing. But those numbers have been replaced. Instead he brought Something got me started, where John Miles added his voice to the backing vocals ! And Mick ended his set with the beautiful If you don’t know me by now. It’s going to be a big Mick Hucknall in Rotterdam! |  |
| The surprise acts were Sioen and Koen Buysse, the Zornik singer. | |
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Were you someone who enjoyed Rolling in the Deep, sung a capella by Fine Fleur as well? The arrangement was by the hand of the conductor, Edwig Abrath.
The cooperation between Patrick De Smedt and the volunteers at The Typewriter went very smoothly. You can see here how he empathizes with them.
And if you want to see the matching clip, look at this!
