St Pats, 2023
Bibelot, Dordrecht.
Stage Fabrik
Coesfeld, Germany
The Happy Bunch
Stage Baroeg
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Stage Paard
the Hague, Netherlands
Stage Under the Bridge
Alphen aan de Rijn, Netherlands

BoB were in the studio

We spent a weekend in the studio. Expectations about how many songs we would be able to record within the span of just two days varied from a modest ‘maybe three’ to an overly optimistic ‘maybe eight’.

We played ‘live in the studio’, to capture how we sound on stage. It felt like rehearsing or like gigging without an audience, apart from finding ourselves surrounded by a shit load of mikes. Things went smoothly and well above our wildest expectations: in eleven hours we found ourselves having recorded no less than eleven songs, after which we spent a few hours doing backing vocals and just a minimum of other overdubs. The recordings came out fab (we think), so we are much looking forward to sharing them with you soon.

We had 6 new BoB songs and an Irish trad on our sleeves, which we recorded within a day. So we decided we might as well re-record four of our earlier songs, as we now sound different than before. So brace yourselves.

Please meet Sebastiaan

We have a new bastard on board. Sebastiaan is his name. At audition, he was so good we even feared we were below par for him. Luckily he beared with us and now delivers his wonders on both acoustic and electric guitar in BoB. He is no stranger to the folkscene, as he previously played in Rhovanion.

Gosse, in the meantime, picked up playing banjo and tin whistle in addition to playing electric guitar and mandoline.

BoB reinvented themselves

Lads and lassies. It has been way to quiet here for way too long. You might have wondered ‘Did corona do them in?’.

Well, hell no, in contrast. Sure, corona was a tough period, which stopped us dead in our tracks for quiet a while. On top of that, we also had to stomach a change in the line-up.

But all is good in the end. Or not just good, we daresay, even better than before. We came out alive and kicking like never before, with a brilliant new guitarist, and hungry for new recordings and new gigs. We will keep you posted about all that!

Next Stop
date: 07-02-2025
start: 21:00:00
at: Irish Pub Fest @Rock Cafe Midtown
in: Deventer (Netherlands)

Next Stop
date: 07-02-2025
start: 21:00:00
at: Irish Pub Fest @Rock Cafe Midtown
in: Deventer (Netherlands)