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Johnny Delaware played three originals and a cover of Bruce Springsteen's 'Tougher Than The Rest' in the woods of Huis ter Heide, The Netherlands.
Johnny Delaware
The longer this musical archive called The Influences excists, the more extensive sessions tend to become. It’s fun to film full band set ups and to make it work in often unusual settings and circumstances. Don’t get me wrong, I love it. But, to take two cameras, a tripod, a couple of microphones and the […]
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Irish musician @glenhansard.bsky.social has died, aged 56. Last year in Kilkenny, his friend Zoe Hayter recorded The Swell Season's 'In These Arms'. Zoe and I felt today is a fitting day to publish this raw, emotional tribute to one of the finest musicians there ever was. youtu.be/NnrtQC5m8Z0?...
Zoe Hayter - In These Arms (The Swell Season) | The Influences
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"I Haven’t Gone is a song about showing love through actions rather than words. It’s about the moments when language isn’t as effective as small acts of affection, care and just being there for someone." Niamh Bury sings her new song 'I Haven’t Gone', filmed in #Kilkenny. youtu.be/X1-xGcuxa4A
Niamh Bury - I Haven't Gone | The Influences
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4 playlists, over at the Patreon. All the releases from March, April, May and June that I loved. For patrons or anyone willing to pay a few euros to discover > 100 great songs.
The Staves - I'm On Fire (Bruce Springsteen) | The Influences
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Bruce Springsteen@brucespringsteen.net · 2w ago"I’m on Fire" was the fourth single from "Born in the U.S.A." and reached No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in April 1985. It remains one of Bruce’s most popular streaming titles, 41 years after its initial success, and continues to find its way to new generations of listeners.
HORSEBATH X THE INFLUENCES, part 1 After meeting some of @horsebathband at @takerootfestival last year, I was sure I wanted to film them the next chance I got, which happened to be at @kilkennyroots in Ireland last month. youtu.be/HH6eat2o72s
HORSEBATH - Lyin' Down The Middle (Dillard & Clark) | The Influences
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Jerry Leger plays 'Let Me See How It Ends' theinfluences.com/jerry-leger-3/
Jerry Leger plays 'Let Me See How It Ends'
'Utrecht - May 15, you around?' The subject of Jerry Leger's email was short and sweet. So, I saw the show, brought a camera and filmed a song in the dressing room afterwards. Watch Jerry Leger play…
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"I genuinely think it’s one of the most brilliant songs written in the history of Irish music.” @theocelots.bsky.social x #BellX1 youtu.be/MHorCSaJFSk
The Ocelots - Rocky Took A Lover (Bell X1) | The Influences
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Irish brothers Brandon and Ashley Watson of The Ocelots cover Bell X1 and The Killers; stripping both songs back to guitar in an intimate session for The Influences.
The Ocelots
Brandon and Ashley Watson are on the road somewhere in England when we talk. They’re staying at an old inn, “like something from an English fairy tale,” Ashley says, where the Wi-Fi barely reaches. It suits them. The Ocelots have spent most of the last decade in motion: from the open mics of Wexford and […]
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'Utrecht - May 15, you around?' The subject of Jerry Leger's email was short and sweet. So, I saw the show, brought a camera and filmed a song in the dressing room afterwards. Watch Jerry Leger play 'Let Me See How It Ends'.
Jerry Leger
‘Utrecht – May 15, you around?’ The subject of Jerry Leger’s email was short and sweet. And, I happened to be around. So, I saw the show, brought a camera and filmed a song in the pretty retro dressing room afterwards. One camera, one take – done in 10 minutes. His fourth time recording for […]
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Jerron Paxton lives the music he plays, and on whatever instrument he picks up, he's one of the best you'll see. Watch his The Influences session.
Jerron Paxton
Often when I film sessions at a festival, I come away with more than I do from most live shows I manage to catch. There’s something about a musician standing in front of just me and my cameras, playing pretty much unamplified. That was true filming Jerron Paxton at Smithwick’s Experience in Kilkenny; but later […]
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When your friend has a new band and plays a (sold out) show at the festival you're filming sessions at. You bring your camera ⤵️ youtu.be/TEsrQnHlr2w
Lawson And The Racket - live at Kilkenny Roots 2026
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At Kilkenny Roots 2025, Luther Russell recorded two covers for The Influences: Bob Dylan's 'It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry' and Jimi Hendrix's 'Drifting'.
Luther Russell
At Kilkenny Roots 2025, Luther Russell recorded two covers for The Influences: Dylan’s It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry and Hendrix’s Drifting. Two songs by musicians whose surname is enough to let everyone know who it is. Two songs that mean something to Russell. That part is obvious. Even […]
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I'm officially on route to #Ireland to film sessions at #kilkennyroots! 🚌🚅🛫 Special thanks to my patrons on Patreon who supported this trip. First show tonight, first two sessions on Friday morning.
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The Influences@theinfluences.bsky.social · 3mo agoThis time next week I'll be back in #Kilkenny, filming sessions at @kilkennyroots for theinfluences.com! Please support this trip! You can support this trip, by contributing on the Patreon (patreon.theinfluences.com), you can buy one (or more) 'tickets to Ireland' there. #ireland #music
This time next week I'll be back in #Kilkenny, filming sessions at @kilkennyroots for theinfluences.com! Please support this trip! You can support this trip, by contributing on the Patreon (patreon.theinfluences.com), you can buy one (or more) 'tickets to Ireland' there. #ireland #music
Erin Rae recorded a cover of 'Eighteen Wheels And A Dozen Roses' by Paul and Gene Nelson and Kathy Mattea. Whenever Erin Rae sings, we just listen.
Erin Rae
There wasn’t much time when The Deep Dark Woods and Erin Rae made a pit stop on their tour in my hometown. But, we managed to film a beautiful duet – which I released earlier – and Erin also recorded a cover of Eighteen Wheels And A Dozen Roses by Paul and Gene Nelson and […]
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Tamara Van Esch and her band played 'The Sea' and covers of 'Scatterbrain' (Radiohead) and 'I Have Never Loved Someone' (My Brightest Diamond).
Tamara van Esch
Dutch musician Tamara van Esch writes songs the way you notice something small and then can’t stop thinking about it. The Utrecht-based singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist moves through indie-folk that calls to mind This Is the Kit and Mitski; intimate, unhurried, quietly its own thing. Her lyrics find the strange weight hiding inside ordinary moments. You […]
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Tamara Van Esch and her band played 'The Sea' and covers of 'Scatterbrain' (Radiohead) and 'I Have Never Loved Someone' (My Brightest Diamond).
Tamara van Esch
Dutch musician Tamara van Esch writes songs the way you notice something small and then can’t stop thinking about it. The Utrecht-based singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist moves through indie-folk that calls to mind This Is the Kit and Mitski; intimate, unhurried, quietly its own thing. Her lyrics find the strange weight hiding inside ordinary moments. You […]
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Ik was er live bij, heel bijzondere avond en mooi moment
The Influences@theinfluences.bsky.social · 4mo ago'Solo, by other people' was a tribute to Michiel Flamman. Last month, Flamman and Simon Gitsels played the Stadsklooster in Utrecht, weaving Spinvis' version of 'Everything Goes' into their own. This is 'Everything Goes', by Solo.
'Solo, by other people' was a tribute to Michiel Flamman. Last month, Flamman and Simon Gitsels played the Stadsklooster in Utrecht, weaving Spinvis' version of 'Everything Goes' into their own. This is 'Everything Goes', by Solo.
Solo
Sometimes things are too special not to film. As you might remember; In 2025, The Influences launched a special project Solo, by other people. A musical tribute to Michiel Flamman. In response to his serious illness, the idea arose to support him through music. Friends and admiring artists covered songs by Solo, as a tribute […]
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Surrounded by fresh paint, Malin Pettersen recorded 'Wildflower' and covers of Brennen Leigh and George Jones for The Influences in Oslo.
Malin Pettersen
Malin Pettersen has been busy. The past few years have brought a steady stream of releases – each one finding its own shape without feeling hurried. Wildflower, her latest album, draws from all of it. The years of touring solo, of learning the studio, of knowing exactly which musicians to call; it’s all in there […]
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Surrounded by fresh paint, Malin Pettersen recorded 'Wildflower' and covers of Brennen Leigh and George Jones for The Influences in Oslo.
Malin Pettersen
Malin Pettersen has been busy. The past few years have brought a steady stream of releases – each one finding its own shape without feeling hurried. Wildflower, her latest album, draws from all of it. The years of touring solo, of learning the studio, of knowing exactly which musicians to call; it’s all in there […]
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Topartiest! Vanaf volgende week weer in Nederland voor optredens. Zie www.altcountry.nl/blog/agenda/
The Influences@theinfluences.bsky.social · 5mo ago
