''Een Rondje Holland'' is a live album by Ex Orkest, an

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made up of the

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band The Ex accompanied by 20 other musicians. The album features orchestral arrangements of previously released Ex songs (often with the band's standard English lyrics replaced with those in their native

) mixed with pieces of

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. The tracks were recorded over a series of four performances in the Netherlands,

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and

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, and compiled for release on the band's own label in 2001.

Track listing

#"De Weg" #"Kokend Asfalt" #"Symfonie Voor Machines" #"Meer Nieuws" #"Spruitjes" #"Een Rondje Holland" #"Gronings Liedje" #"My Happiness" #"Rosenkohl" #"Uitgeest" #"Stukverdriet" #"De Klokkenluider"

Personnel

*Terrie (guitar) *G.W. Sok (vocals) *Luc (acoustic bass) * Andy Moor (guitar) *Katrin (drums, vocals) *

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(vocals) *Han Buhrs (vocals) *Jan Mulder (vocals) *Roy Paci (trumpet) *Felicity Provan (trumpet) *Wilf Plum (drums) *Michael Vatcher (drums, percussion) *Ferry Heyne (valve trombone, trumpet, tuba) *Wolter Wierbos (trombone) *Joost Buis (trombone) *Michael Moore (saxophone, clarinet) *Wilbert de Joode (double-bass) *Ernst Glerum (double-bass) *Gert-Jan Blom (singing saw, groove-box) * Hamish McKeich (director, electric bassoon)

References

{{Authority control 2001 live albums The Ex (band) albums Self-released albums