Never heard of you will say and you will be spot on. But bear with me please. Notwithstanding the pandemic and my own shaky constitution I continue to endeavour finding solace in making music and listening to good music. I also realize this is predominantly a keyboard orientated forum and the fact that over 90% of those participating are from the USA.

So.....here is some geography first and some astounding music later which ,I think, might appeal to many of you here.
I live in the very southwest of Holland near a town called Middelburg, check it out please...
DANNY VERA is a musician who actually is from Middelburg and has been around the block for a while but has risen to national fame over the last five years. He and his band do a lot of covers but he also writes a bunch of songs himself.
Last year he had a megahit in Holland and a few surrounding countries with his song "Rollercoaster ", see link below for an astonishing live studio performance.
Yesterday the site of our regional radio station ( where I was employed once myself) published a brand new video of him recorded at his house a couple of days ago with a grand new song penned by himself which imho should hit Bilbooard 100 (does that still exist ) song entitled:"Hold on and let go"
(see link below)
And to top it all 14 year old DAX (who lives about 25 kms from where I live) surprised all and sundry with his stellar performance of Blue Suede Shoes on national network TV in the program The Voice Kids.
Enjoy !!!!!

regards,
John

ROLLERCOASTER
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWe4e0_UmIc
Hold on and let go:
https://www.omroepzeeland.nl/nieuws/118875/Danny-Vera-maakt-er-het-beste-van
DAX blue suède Shoes
https://www.rtl.nl/video/0ac5aca7-9447-4ae0-bfe3-396a1503cb40/

Very nice john interesting watch..
thanx for sharing...

Been listening to Danny Vera since he showed up on The sports show..

His whole repertoire is worth listening too
Huge US influence in his music

I wish these two gentlemen much success. Much better music than most of the stuff they play on the radio here in the USA!

Really pretty, love the band setting and how it was done.

Man this is so inpressive. Had he been an American it would have been all over the place imho.
new direct link to this brand new song, now on youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7e86TYBlK-k

regards
John

Do you have to D/L an app to see Dax?

I agree, John, he is incredibly talented.

Gary

John, I really enjoyed Danny Vera, but did I have to D/L an app the see Dax?
As for Danny, yes he is very talented and has a 'signature' type of voice. And I am always amazed at European singers - or others - who sing in "American English" as if they were born here.
But truth be told, there is a LOT of really good talent all over the world, including America that will never get their due - unfortunate as that may be ...

In my case, it says: „Deze video kan helaas niet afgespeeld worden in het land waar je bent.“ - I can guess the meaning as in German it would sound very similar: „Dieses Video kann derzeit nicht abgespielt werden in dem Land, in dem Sie sind.“

Which means: The video cannot be shown in the country you're in.
Banned outside the Netherlands...