New Dutch folk-rock group plays old Captain Beefheart standard. Live in Zaal100, march 2007. Line up: Paul Pallesen, guitar, Feico de Leeuw, accordeon, Bart van Putten, harmonica, Ron Mesland, vocals. http://www.zangvoorv riendschap.nl
The late great trav-queen from Amsterdam Hellun Zelluf sings an original song by singer/writer Ron Mesland. Recorded by local tv as a promo for Hellun's Christmas show (directed by Ton Vorstenbosch) in 1991. In the choir: Klaas Ten Holt, Ron Mesland and Marjolijn Weber.
Dutch singer songwriter with his group with self penned song (Het enige dat telt) from his album "Drugs muziek en erotiek" from 1995. Clip directed by the notorious miss Hella Holland in 2001. Album info: http://www.zangvoorv riendschap.nl
Performance of an Iwan Rebrow-inspired drinking song.
Hella Holland Live during her latest show in Amsterdam, celebrating her first 60 years on stage.
Hella Holland is one of many projects dedicated to newly transformed classic songs singer Ron Mesland has led in the past 20 years. Info, poetrybook (by Hella) and album: www.zangvoorvriendsc hap.nl
Zaterdag 20 jan. in Pleintheater Amsterdam! 020-6933380. A capella from Holland. Clip from the famous children show "het Klokhuis". Written by Wilbert Friederichs. Mezzo Macho: Wilbert Friederichs, Jack Breikers, Ron Mesland, Hans Scholing. www.mezzomacho.nl
1987 clip of The Sindellas, first popgroup of vocalist/songwriter Ron Mesland with guitarplayer Eric Mink. Line-up: Ron, Eric, Rob Bangert-bass, Maarten Regtiem-keys, Albert Distelbrink-percussi on, Ben vh klooster-drums. Quick start in 1986 in Paradiso as Deacon Blue's support act and a quick finish in 1988, after some artistically fruitful but commercially frustrating years.
Zaterdag 20 januari in Pleintheater Amsterdam!! 020-6933380. Perhaps Holland's most original a capella group. If the Comedian Harmonists would exist today they might look and sound like Mezzo Macho... This is a clip from a children's television broadcast, Het Klokhuis. Written by Wilbert Friederichs, singing with Jack Breikers, Hans Scholing and Ron Mesland. www.mezzomacho.nl
Ron Mesland - Steef Vellinga, guitar - Marjolijn Weber. Legendary Dutch cabarettrio live in de Kleine Komedie, Amsterdam, 1993. Written by Marjolijn and Ron. (Filmed during a show by th Hellun Zelluf Stichting, cowritten by Ton Vorstenbosch) http://www.zangvoorv riendschap.nl