Tribute by Simon Oak to one of Ireland’s most famous singers, Christy Moore. Simon: “I’ll never forget my first steps through the streets of Dublin. It was on 30 September 2013, after the Mountshannon Trad Festival with my fiddle friend and priceless Ireland guide, Jan…
Song by Simon Oak, based on the famous traditional, to remember the Covid 19 pandemic. End of April 2020, we were very keen on keeping safe distances, especially from the oldies, but that didn´t stop us from celebrating my mother’s 85th birthday. Yes, that´s her,…
In October 2020 we were racing our bicycles trying to get home before this storm. You need to be lucky to get a view angle like this. The Heineken Brewery Zoeterwoude is on the horizon.
A new ballad by Simon Oak, inspired by the beauty of the Autumn trees in Germany this October. Lyrics When the leaves change their colours From Summer’s green to Autumn yellow Every shade of brown and red A pleasure to the eye And the first…
Shame on me! This is my first visit to the old town of Zwolle. Such a gem!
Ballad by Simon Oak (Jan. 2023) describing an average Saturday of a traditional singing festival. To the tune of Simon’s Lofty Pheasant. Lyrics No better start of the day, the birds are singing, my alarm is ringing I hurl the damn thing away, and I…
Song in Dutch by Simon Oak, written in 2013 to mock the masses who enjoy the royal ceremonies without having a clue about the difference between a republic and a kingdom. Lyrics Hoe vond je de jurk, de jurk van Maxima? Was-ie niet mooi? Wat…
Song in Dutch by Simon Oak to mock the extreme personality cult around the Dutch royal family, which can easily be seen when you explore the map of The Netherlands. And it’s not just streets and squares that bear the names of Orange kings, queens,…
The monastery of Orval in Belgium is amazing and this was my little moment of meditation.
Ballad by Simon Oak about the White Tailed Sea Eagles of Mountshannon, Co. Clare. The song was written for the Song Writing Competition of the 2013 Trad Festival, where the theme was to celebrate the successful breeding of these mighty birds at a nest near…