Tag: reviews
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Three Days at Rockfield: Songs, Stories and a Little Bit of Magic
Different camps, different experiences For the second time in my life, I went on a songwriting retreat. Or perhaps “songwriting camp” is a better description this time. And this time, the destination was rather special: Rockfield Studios in Monmouth, Wales, at the camp called Pro7ect. Two years ago, I attended a songwriting retreat in Shropshire…
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Spotify says only 87. My merch table tells me otherwise.
There is a particular kind of psychological torture involved in being an independent musician in 2026. You release an album. You pour your savings, your time, your heart and an unreasonable number of hours into it. You get it mastered. You get the artwork done. You upload it to the streaming platforms. You make the…
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Rooted, Rising, and Recording: My 2025
2025 has been an incredible year. Not only did I launch my new project under the name Nina Mae Harper, but I also recorded eight songs and played thirteen live shows. If 2026 is anything like this past year, I’m more than ready for it. Earlier this year, I said goodbye to my friends in…
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What happened in 1999?
Not everyone knows that I have been in bands all of my adult life. I started at 17, singing in a curious and rather rickety combo at the local music school in the provincial Dutch town of Emmen, with a drummer who couldn’t keep time, and a 7-year old girl on bass guitar. We played rock covers. I soon grew out of…