Robin Rendell, songwriter
Carol Forsloff — The poet/playright Shakespeare told us, “If music be the fruit of love, play on,” and he must have been thinking of how that love can be found in many ways, as it does in collaborations that take place in international music communities. The Internet, for all of his faults and and fanciful things, has serious elements of virtue, and that is the collaboration that can take place among musicians of different nationalities, including one today.
Fandalism is that international music community, set up originally to shine a light on the best of the world’s music and to allow musicians from different areas of the world to meet one another and bring for each other musical harmony and support. An example has recently taken place, something that sharing may make your day. It surely made mine.
Remco Heemskerk is from Holland. Folks who have heard him know he has significant skill in playing the guitar. He plays in the “James Burton” way, of finding unique delivery styles and capitalizing on these styles by interacting with all sorts of musicians. In other words, Remco can do country, blues, jazz, semi-classical, and folk. It is that view of many, and the learning from others, that brings quality to his performances. It is his interest in supporting other musicians and finding talent in them that helps make his music magic when he offers one of these performances that brings out the best in everyone.
Remco Heemskerk
Robin Rendell is a master storyteller in words and music. His is the kind of music that can endure forever. He writes of the common and the uncommon, but in a fashion with which we might all relate. Rendell is from France, but he might as well be your next-door neighbor when it comes to building relationships and learning to appreciate the music and culture of others. Peter Paul and Mary and the Topic Folk Club in Bradford were his musical influences, but he has a way of infusing the old and the new in ways other musicians find especially entertaining.
Lee-Zette has a range of vocal abilities, from ballad to Bach and back. She is originally from South Africa and lives now in Texas. Nine years of musical training in the classics has brought a high level of skill to someone, who open-hearted and talented as she is, offers music magic in collaborations with musicians from around the globe.
Lee-Zette, Vocalist
Today is a day to enjoy, a day that some would simply say, “that God has made” and that poets extol when music is in the air, as Shakespeare wrote, that brings love. And here is an example of that kind of music, from three of Fandalism’s finest.
http://fandalism.com/brems/bu94
Carol, thank you very much for this outstanding article,
As we would say in Holland, you have the cow by the horns,
Great article and i am glad to have the opportunity to work with these 2 great musicians.
Bless you Carol.
Thanks.
For you, kind sir, a joy indeed.
Carol, thank you so much for this awesome article. I love you for it. It made my day. You are one awesome person. My non english skill keep me from saying all the nice things and I can go on an on and on, but you know I do appreciate this so much. This would not have been possible without Remco and Robin. Love y’all very much.
Lee-Zette, Del has been watching and listening to you every time you perform. He is one of those people with fewer followers all by himself, as we are mostly together in performances from my site. But he will find someone and stays glued and listens all the way through before making a comment. He also believes that although we perform together, he is a fan of mine and I of him, so we function in that way separately. He saw you first some time ago and was impressed, and I have followed subsequently. This is a fine piece of music. And your English is fine.
Thank you Lee-Zette, without you the song was not possible.
Thank you very much Lee-Zette!!
All Those Divergent Talents, Meld Beautifully on, ‘Fandalism’
and are Yet another Fine Example of Friendships and Collaborations Forming There all The Time. Thank You, ‘Carol Forsloff’, for another, Wonderful Article and Your Continued Support of Artistry, Young and Old.Your Own Artistry, Notwithstanding! Sincere appreciation and fondest Thoughts JL
Thank you so much John!!
Thank you, Carol. For someone who writes, I’m sometimes lost for the most appropriate words – and this is one of those times. Suffice to say, your article is a wonderful indication of how easily music can and does bring us together. It has had this potential for centuries, but only now can this potential start to be fully realised. Those of us who can make a contribution – big or small, should be encouraged by articles such as yours, Carol. Together we can build a bridge over the river of differences. If I might be permitted a comment on a personal level, Carol, I thank you for reawakening the folk songs inside me. I have been encouraged by your kind words and by the beautiful purity of your own songs and singing. My great thanks, also, to Lee-Zette and Remco (not forgetting bassist, Andreas), both of them exceptionally talented and warm-hearted musicians. As we are hoping to bring people together, it helps if hearts are big enough and open enough to warm the talent. Thank you. Robin
Also Thank you Robin!!
I love seeing all the collaborations that happen on Fandalism with artists across the ocean from each other. However, listening to the music you would think they recorded together in the same room. How wonderful that technology has come so far. What an incredible way to foster brotherhood and peace in today’s world of terrorism and rogue nations. I truly believe music is a very powerful tool for world peace. Just wish I had more time to listen it.
Thank you very much Ole!!
Another great /Article Carol… and these three are an amazing force to be reckoned with Lee vocals are thrilling …Remco can riff with the best of them and the material that Robin is able to afford them is just indescribable… thank you for this lovely article. Thank you for the good work and all that you do.
And you are welcome.
Thank you so much for this king comment Angelo!!