Channel Title: The Influences Channel Description: There is no better way to discover music than watching great musicians cover the songs they love. Songs that influenced them and their work. The Influences has been producing these videos ever since 2008. From The Tallest Man On Earth, John Paul White, Damien Jurado, Villagers, The Staves, Molly Tuttle, Anaïs Mitchell, Josh Ritter and Keaton Henson to Gemma Hayes and Peter Broderick, from Daryll-Ann, Tim Knol, Moss and Bertolf to Bettie Serveert, and from Daniel Romano, Courtney Marie Andrews, Blitzen Trapper, The Low Anthem to Allah-Las or Hiss Golden Messenger; they and hundreds of others were more than willing to pay tribute to the songs that inspire them. The Influences has been growing steadily for over 15 years, run by Dutch music journalist Matthijs van der Ven. The first book ‘Onder Invloed’ - featuring profiles on seventeen Dutch musicians - was published in January 2012 by publisher L.J. Veen. Please subscribe and visit https://www.theinfluences.com <video> Erika Angell - Black Is The Color Of My True Love's Hair (Nina Simone) | The Influences Description: Erika Angell played a cover of 'Black Is The Color Of My True Love's Hair' by Nina Simone for The Influences. This song was originally collected by Cecil Sharp. Featuring Mili Hong on drums. Filmed at the Epic Rainbow Unicorn Studio in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Filmed & edited by Matthijs van der Ven. Audio recorded & mixed by Simon Akkermans of Epic Rainbow Unicorn Studio. www.theinfluences.com/erika-angell </video> <video> Christopher Paul Stelling - Better Days | The Influences Description: Christopher Paul Stelling played 'Better Days' for The Influences. @christoperstelling: "Before leaving Europe I caught up with my old friend Matthijs from Dutch video blog @theinfluences. We trekked out to an old repurposed air field near Utrecht at sundown and filmed this video of “Better Days” from the new record in just one take. Watch the whole video at link in stories or at theinfluences.com and give them a follow. I’ll be up and down the East Coast of the US starting tonight." Find all the tour dates below! Filmed & edited by Matthijs van der Ven. Audio recorded & mixed by Matthijs van der Ven. Filmed at Vliegbasis Soesterberg in Soesterberg, The Netherlands. www.theinfluences.com Oct 29 - Roanoke, VA - The Spot on Kirk Oct 30 - Pittsburgh, PA - Club Cafe Nov 1 - Monkton, MD - The Loft at Manor Mill Nov 2 - Wakefield, RI - Pumphouse Music Works Nov 3 - Saratoga Springs, NY - Cafe Lena Nov 4 - Buffalo, NY - The Cave Nov 6 - Bradley Beach, NJ - House Concert Nov 7 - Waltham, MA - Charles River Museum Nov 8 - Warren, RI - Galactic Theatre Nov 9 - Brooklyn, NY - Sleepwalk Nov 10 - Towaco, NJ - Suburb Sessions Nov 12 - Hamden, CT - Space Ballroom Nov 13 - Gloucester, MA - The Cut Nov 14 - Concord, NH - Bank of NH Stage Nov 15 - Ellicott City, MD - House Show Nov 16 - Gaithersburg, MD - Gaithersburg Art Barn Nov 19 - Charlotte, NC - Neighborhood Theatre Nov 20 - Gainesville, FL - Curia on the Drag (songs from the bus) Nov 21 - Orlando, Fl - Wills Pub Nov 30 - Old Fort, NC - Seeker Coffee Dec 07 - LaGrange, GA - Pure Life LaGrange </video> <video> Tyler Ramsey - Sail Away (Neil Young) | The Influences Description: Tyler Ramsey played a cover of 'Sail Away' by Neil Young for The Influences. Filmed at the ESNS office in Groningen, The Netherlands. In collaboration with TakeRoot Festival. Filmed by Matthijs van der Ven and David Lawson Froggatt. Audio recorded & mixed by Matthijs van der Ven. www.theinfluences.com/tyler-ramsey-2 Five years after his first session for The Influences, Tyler Ramsey joined us at the same TakeRoot festival and recorded a new one, with covers of Ron Sexsmith's Tell Me Again and Neil Young's Sail Away and his own We Were A Small Town. That song is from his new stunning Phil Ek produced record New Lost Ages. 'That sounds like me in there.' ‘I didn’t latch on to Neil Young until I was already in college. But I feel like I’ve got a similar kind of voice. My voice has, I don’t know what it is about it, but sometimes when I hear people sing, I’m like: “Oh, that sounds like the way my voice works.” Physically, it just comes out through my nose, or I don’t know what it is.’ ‘So, I felt that about Neil Young. I felt that the first time I heard Mark Kozelek. I heard that from the other room, and I was like, “That sounds like me in there.” But I love Neil Young. I’ve gotten to play shows with him. With Band of Horses, we got to tour with him. So, I got to do the Bridge School Benefit and stuff like that.’ ‘And this song, Sail Away, I started doing earlier this year. I was touring with an artist named Leslie Stevens from Los Angeles. She’s a fantastic singer and guitarist and songwriter. I just thought with her voice, that would be a good song for us to do together. So, we were doing that as a duo or as a three-piece. I had my friend Brian playing pedal steel too.” </video> <video> Willy Mason - We Three (Nelson Cogane, Sammy Mysels and Dick Robertson) | The Influences Description: Willy Mason played a cover of 'We Three (My Echo, My Shadow and Me)' by Nelson Cogane, Sammy Mysels and Dick Robertson for The Influences. Also known from versions by Frank Sinatra and The Ink Spots. Filmed at Bridie's Bar & General Store in Kilkenny, Ireland. In collaboration with Kilkenny Roots Festival. Filmed by Matthijs van der Ven and David Lawson Froggatt. Audio recorded & mixed by Matthijs van der Ven. www.theinfluences.com/willy-mason </video> <video> Willy Mason - Rolling Home (Traditional - Charles Mackay) | The Influences Description: Willy Mason played a cover of 'Rolling Home' (Traditional, Charles Mackay) for The Influences. Filmed at Bridie's Bar & General Store in Kilkenny, Ireland. In collaboration with Kilkenny Roots Festival. Filmed by Matthijs van der Ven and David Lawson Froggatt. Audio recorded & mixed by Matthijs van der Ven. www.theinfluences.com/willy-mason </video> <video> John Paul White - Everything That Glitters (Is Not Gold) (Dan Seals) | The Influences Description: John Paul White played a cover of 'Everything That Glitters (Is Not Gold)' by Dan Seals for The Influences. Filmed at the ESNS office in Groningen, The Netherlands. In collaboration with TakeRoot Festival. Filmed by Matthijs van der Ven and David Lawson Froggatt. Audio recorded & mixed by Matthijs van der Ven. www.theinfluences.com/john-paul-white </video> <video> Tyler Ramsey - We Were A Small Town | The Influences Description: Tyler Ramsey played a cover of 'We Were A Small Town' for The Influences. Filmed at the ESNS office in Groningen, The Netherlands. In collaboration with TakeRoot Festival. Filmed by Matthijs van der Ven and David Lawson Froggatt. Audio recorded & mixed by Matthijs van der Ven. www.theinfluences.com/tyler-ramsey-2 Five years after his first session for The Influences, Tyler Ramsey joined us at the same TakeRoot festival and recorded a new one, with covers of Ron Sexsmith's Tell Me Again and Neil Young's Sail Away and his own We Were A Small Town. That song is from his new stunning Phil Ek produced record New Lost Ages. </video> <video> John Paul White - Once And Future Queen | The Influences Description: John Paul White played 'Once And Future Queen' for The Influences. Filmed at the ESNS office in Groningen, The Netherlands. In collaboration with TakeRoot Festival. Filmed by Matthijs van der Ven and David Lawson Froggatt. Audio recorded & mixed by Matthijs van der Ven. www.theinfluences.com/john-paul-white </video> <video> Erika Angell - How Soon Is Now (The Smiths) | The Influences Description: Erika Angell played a cover of 'How Soon Is Now' by The Smiths for The Influences. Featuring Mili Hong on drums. Filmed at the Epic Rainbow Unicorn Studio in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Filmed & edited by Matthijs van der Ven. Audio recorded & mixed by Simon Akkermans of Epic Rainbow Unicorn Studio. www.theinfluences.com/erika-angell </video> <video> Tyler Ramsey - Tell Me Again (Ron Sexsmith) | The Influences Description: Tyler Ramsey played a cover of 'Tell Me Again' by Ron Sexsmith for The Influences. Filmed at the ESNS office in Groningen, The Netherlands. In collaboration with TakeRoot Festival. Filmed by Matthijs van der Ven and David Lawson Froggatt. Audio recorded & mixed by Matthijs van der Ven. www.theinfluences.com/tyler-ramsey-2 Five years after his first session for The Influences, Tyler Ramsey joined us at the same TakeRoot festival and recorded a new one, with covers of Ron Sexsmith's Tell Me Again and Neil Young's Sail Away and his own We Were A Small Town. That song is from his new stunning Phil Ek produced record New Lost Ages. 'Ron Sexsmith is like an old jazz musician.' “I got to see Ron Sexsmith for the first time like last year. He came to The Grey Eagle, which is a little listening room in Asheville. And man, he just blew me away. He’s seasoned, like the way his voice and his guitar work together. It’s like hearing an old jazz musician or something, you know, interpreting his own songs in this really incredible way. I fell in love with his music a long time ago. His record Blue Boy was really big for me. And that’s what this, that song was on. So, yeah, I love him.’ </video> <video> John Paul White - Between The Bars (Elliott Smith) | The Influences Description: John Paul White played a cover of 'Between The Bars' by Elliott Smith for The Influences. Filmed at the ESNS office in Groningen, The Netherlands. In collaboration with TakeRoot Festival. Filmed by Matthijs van der Ven and David Lawson Froggatt. Audio recorded & mixed by Matthijs van der Ven. www.theinfluences.com/john-paul-white </video> <video> Annika Kilkenny - The Way You'd Love Her (Mac DeMarco) | The Influences Description: Annika Kilkenny played a cover of Mac DeMarco's 'The Way You'd Love Her' for The Influences. Annika’s introduction to Mac DeMarco last year was a gamechanger. The Way You Love Her became the soundtrack to her university life. “His EP, Another One, was on repeat for me. The chords and progressions he uses in The Way You’d Love Her have deeply influenced how I write my music today,” she shares. Although her relationship with his music is relatively new, DeMarco’s work has left an indelible mark on her creative process. “The way he structures his music and melodies. I owe a lot of my music to him. You know when you just listen to an artist and you are like ‘whoa, they’re sick, they’re so cool.’ And then it is just like you are obsessed, and it becomes a daily habit; you have to listen to them.” Filmed at Bridie's Bar & General Store in Kilkenny, Ireland. In collaboration with Kilkenny Roots Festival. Filmed by Matthijs van der Ven and David Lawson Froggatt. Audio recorded & mixed by Matthijs van der Ven. www.theinfluences.com/annika-kilkenny </video> <video> Christopher Paul Stelling - Fear The Long Night | The Influences Description: Christopher Paul Stelling played 'Fear The Long Night' for The Influences. @christoperstelling: "Before leaving Europe I caught up with my old friend Matthijs from Dutch video blog @TheInfluences. Give them a follow." Filmed & edited by Matthijs van der Ven. Audio recorded & mixed by Matthijs van der Ven. Filmed outside in Huis ter Heide, The Netherlands. www.theinfluences.com </video> <video> Willy Mason - I'm Sailing | The Influences Description: Willy Mason played 'I’m Sailing' for The Influences. Filmed at Bridie's Bar & General Store in Kilkenny, Ireland. In collaboration with Kilkenny Roots Festival. Filmed by Matthijs van der Ven and David Lawson Froggatt. Audio recorded & mixed by Matthijs van der Ven. www.theinfluences.com/willy-mason </video> <video> Erika Angell - Dress Of Stillness | The Influences Description: Erika Angell played 'Dress Of Stillness' for The Influences. Featuring Mili Hong on drums. Filmed at the Epic Rainbow Unicorn Studio in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Filmed & edited by Matthijs van der Ven. Audio recorded & mixed by Simon Akkermans of Epic Rainbow Unicorn Studio. www.theinfluences.com/erika-angell </video>

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There is no better way to discover music than watching great musicians cover the songs they love. Songs that influenced them and their work. The Influences has been producing these videos ever since 2008.

From The Tallest Man On Earth, John Paul White, Damien Jurado, Villagers, The Staves, Molly Tuttle, Anaïs Mitchell, Josh Ritter and Keaton Henson to Gemma Hayes and Peter Broderick, from Daryll-Ann, Tim Knol, Moss and Bertolf to Bettie Serveert, and from Daniel Romano, Courtney Marie Andrews, Blitzen Trapper, The Low Anthem to Allah-Las or Hiss Golden Messenger; they and hundreds of others were more than willing to pay tribute to the songs that inspire them.

The Influences has been growing steadily for over 15 years, run by Dutch music journalist Matthijs van der Ven. The first book ‘Onder Invloed’ - featuring profiles on seventeen Dutch musicians - was published in January 2012 by publisher L.J. Veen.

Please subscribe and visit https://www.theinfluences.com

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