Evert's World of Music

I am singing in a shanty choir these days. When talking with some of the members, they assure me that shanty is not too popular in the Nethe...

The football match of my oldest daughter (6) is canceled, so early in the morning I am sitting at the table, writing this blog, while my old...

I was sitting in the car with my kids. Johnny Cash' "Southern Accents" was playing. Daughter: "This is a sad song....

I finished writing my dissertation, had the exam, and then of course: party. With our research group we found ourselves on the island of S...

I was a bit secretive some time ago about my new research project. I'll be more open now: it's the phenomenon of the shanty choir. A...

I hope you know who André Rieu is - if not, just check YouTube . I wrote about him before , because I like to try to understand why other pe...

Summer holiday's over, work has started. The PhD is written, so time for a new project. I am not going to tell you what it is, only tha...