Free Fall with David Olney

10/30/2022

“… You are in for a rare treat discovering one of the Music Industry’s finest Troubadours. I love the depths [David Olney] plunges and the way he can make the ‘ordinary’ thing sound ‘extraordinary’ with his words and enunciation. Plus, he seamlessly straddles the worlds of Folk Singers, Country Singers and what we now know as Americana with effortless grace; probably making him the Last of the Troubadours?” –
Rocking Magpie

Hear “THIS SIDE OR THE OTHER” -- https://open.spotify.com/track/2CSFiDXIXKwjhVGnpjroAg?si=8ef5c275d3b94675 -- (written by David Olney, Anne McCue, and John Hadley) performed by David Olney with Daniel Seymour as heard on "NEVERMORE" -- the eighth of eight Live In Holland releases - Produced by Pieter Groenveld and Mary Sack. Recorded at De Oude Veiling in Aalsmeer (May 22, 2016), De Zocherlounge in Bloemendaal (May 29, 2016) and the Museum Nic Jonk Statue Garden and Museum in Grootschermer (Oct. 14, 2018).
// “Live In Holland” 8-album+DVD Series on Strictly Country Records & More from David Olney at https://linktr.ee/davidolney

10/29/2022

“EVERMORE and NEVERMORE… represent the seventh and eighth chapters of the [Strictly Country Records David Olney “Live In Holland”] series, and thanks to their essential and incisive songs (there is only the bass of the trusted Daniel Seymour accompanying [David Olney’s guitar and vocal]), free from any form of aestheticism and precisely for this reason capable of opening up to an UNEXPECTED, TOUCHING UNIVERSALITY of emotions and feelings…” -- Roots Highway, Italy

Listen to “TAKE ME WITH YOU (WHEN YOU GO)” - https://open.spotify.com/track/35BNv8uReO6Buu3bU9rlbM?si=405db53a3eb14d91 - written by David Olney, Daniel Seymour, and John Hadley, as heard on "EVERMORE" -- the seventh of eight Live In Holland releases - Produced by Pieter Groenveld and Mary Sack. Recorded at De Oude Veiling in Aalsmeer (May 22, 2016), De Zocherlounge in Bloemendaal (May 29, 2016) and the Museum Nic Jonk Statue Garden and Museum in Grootschermer (Oct. 14, 2018).
// “Live In Holland” 8-album+DVD Series on Strictly Country Records & More from David Olney at https://linktr.ee/davidolney

10/27/2022

"LITTLE BIRD (What I Do)" David Olney w/ Sergio Webb Bonus Track from HOLIDAY in HOLLAND DVD + CD

"I consider myself a lucky man to have somehow made it to Holland. Thank you from the bottom of my heart."
EXCERPT from Liner Notes written by David Olney for Live In Holland Series

“LITTLE BIRD (What I Do)” – an Acoustic Bonus Track of David Olney with Sergio Webb as seen & heard on "HOLIDAY IN HOLLAND" -- the sixth of eight Live In Holland releases, which INCLUDES DVD with Live Concert w/ Sergio Webb, Exclusive Interview and Acoustic Bonus Video Tracks - Produced by SCR Productions and Hanoff Video Production. Recorded at De Oude Veiling in Aalsmeer (Dec. 7-8, 2013)
// “Live In Holland” 8-album+DVD Series on Strictly Country Records & More from David Olney at https://linktr.ee/davidolney

10/25/2022

David Olney On Co-Writing: INTERVIEW Excerpt + "$20 SERENADE" w/ Sergio Webb Live Concert Performance

Why Co-Write a Song?
"The way I like working with John [Hadley] is I get an idea started, and I bring a couple of lines, a verse in a song, which would be the point I would close down. John would say, well, look, we can do this, we can try this, and what about this…" EXCERPT from DVD of Exclusive Interview with David Olney for Live In Holland Series

“$20 SERENADE” – a Live Concert Track of David Olney w/ Sergio Webb as seen & heard on "HOLIDAY IN HOLLAND" -- the sixth of eight Live In Holland releases, which INCLUDES DVD with Live Concert w/ Sergio Webb, Exclusive Interview and Acoustic Bonus Video Tracks - Produced by SCR Productions and Hanoff Video Production. Recorded at De Oude Veiling in Aalsmeer (Dec. 7-8, 2013)
// “Live In Holland” 8-album+DVD Series on Strictly Country Records & More from David Olney at https://linktr.ee/davidolney

10/23/2022

David Olney On Storytelling & Writing: INTERVIEW Excerpt + "BRAYS" w/ Sergio Webb Bonus Track

“You look at some other peripheral character and try and see what they think. And then you can get to some really interesting points of view.” – David Olney on “BRAYS” – an Acoustic Bonus Track featuring David Olney with Sergio Webb as seen & heard on "HOLIDAY IN HOLLAND" -- the sixth of eight Live In Holland releases, which INCLUDES DVD with Live Concert w/ Sergio Webb, Exclusive Interview and Acoustic Bonus Video Tracks - Produced by SCR Productions and Hanoff Video Production. Recorded at De Oude Veiling in Aalsmeer (Dec. 7-8, 2013)
// “Live In Holland” 8-album+DVD Series on Strictly Country Records & More from David Olney at https://linktr.ee/davidolney

10/10/2022

"Long famous for the incisive, hilariously offbeat humor of his song introductions, Olney has developed into a virtuoso at taking oddball risks, as demonstrated on this album by The Flamingos' cover, I ONLY HAVE EYES FOR YOU. Halfway through the song, he starts giving the audience an impromptu lecture on the real origins of doo-wop music..." – Theo de Jong of Heaven Magazine (March 2013) EXCERPT from Liner Notes
https://open.spotify.com/track/6LFOUEQsOMJ0qzybSoiun9?si=81a6036410874bd1

Song not available anywhere else! As heard on "SWEET POISON" the fifth of eight Live In Holland releases features David Olney with Sergio Webb - Produced by Pieter Groenveld and David Olney. Recorded at the Stonevalley Club in Lichtenvoorde (Nov. 12, 2005); at De Amer in Amen (April 20, 2007); and De Oude Veiling in Aalsmeer (Oct. 19, 2008; May 30, 2010)
// “Live In Holland” 8-album+DVD Series on Strictly Country Records & More from David Olney at https://linktr.ee/davidolney

10/09/2022

“We only performed this song a couple of times. I remember this performance in particular. I thought, 'This is as good as I can do this song. It will never sound as beautiful as this again.' We haven't played it since."
EXCERPT from Liner Notes with Song-by-Song written by David Olney -- https://open.spotify.com/track/6g7I74Xs1TKxomPvFiybIb?si=8a132711daa94073

Listen to “HOW A FIRE MOVES” (Song not available anywhere else!) from "SWEET POISON" the fifth of eight Live In Holland releases features David Olney with Sergio Webb - Produced by Pieter Groenveld and David Olney. Recorded at the Stonevalley Club in Lichtenvoorde (Nov. 12, 2005); at De Amer in Amen (April 20, 2007); and De Oude Veiling in Aalsmeer (Oct. 19, 2008; May 30, 2010)
// “Live In Holland” 8-album+DVD Series on Strictly Country Records & More from David Olney at https://linktr.ee/davidolney

10/07/2022

"[The SWEET POISON album] contains the official live debut of twelve songs, two of which have not appeared on any of David Olney's studio efforts. It is also the first of Olney's releases for Strictly Country Records which features Sergio Webb on ALL cuts. Sergio is that rarest of guitar players, a man who combines technical prowess with the imagination and perspective necessary to enhance Olney's entire body of work." -- Theo de Jong of Heaven Magazine (March 2013) EXCERPT from Liner Notes
https://open.spotify.com/track/6SjzxwWyAqSphH4CFEOPaK?si=c1837aa9606f4431

Listen to “YOU NEVER DO / POSTCARD FROM MEXICO” as heard on "SWEET POISON" the fifth of eight Live In Holland releases featuring David Olney with Sergio Webb- Produced by Pieter Groenveld and David Olney. Recorded at the Stonevalley Club in Lichtenvoorde (Nov. 12, 2005); at De Amer in Amen (April 20, 2007); and De Oude Veiling in Aalsmeer (Oct. 19, 2008; May 30, 2010)
// “Live In Holland” 8-album+DVD Series on Strictly Country Records & More from David Olney at https://linktr.ee/davidolney

Photograph of David Olney and Sergio Webb Live In Holland by Rosine van Erp.

10/06/2022

"I was trying to imagine how a bird thinks. Can a bird count? Is a bird able to distinguish itself from other birds? How do birds know when to migrate? One question led to another. Recently, someone sent me a story by Guy de Maupassant called 'Love.' The story is eerily similar to this song."
EXCERPT from Liner Notes with Song-by-Song written by David Olney (Sept. 2006)
https://open.spotify.com/track/1KnCRPYtkx1JNOY1NxmKYL?si=4e757225343f4f74

Listen to the title track of "LENORA" the fourth of eight Live In Holland releases - Produced by Liz Meyer. Recorded at the Stonevalley Club in Lichtenvoorde (Nov. 11, 2004; Nov. 12, 2005); at In The Woods in Hollandsche Rading (Nov. 21, 2004); and in Chalet Ockenburg in The Hague, Netherlands (Nov. 10, 2005).
// “Live In Holland” 8-album+DVD Series on Strictly Country Records & More from David Olney at https://linktr.ee/davidolney

10/04/2022

"SPEAK MEMORY is the title of Vladimir Nabokov's memoirs. I haven't read it, I just liked the sound of it. This song has more of an Edgar Allan Poe feeling. 'Lost love returning from the dark past' type of thing. I wanted to capture, as best I could, that moment when day turns to night." -- Excerpt from Liner Notes of “Lenora”, with Song-by-Song written by David Olney (Sept. 2006)
https://open.spotify.com/track/5rhL0pblViNFjnCMJ1QQjx?si=f9d36d01b9bf43e9

Listen to “SPEAK MEMORY” as heard on "LENORA" the fourth of eight Live In Holland releases - Produced by Liz Meyer. Recorded at the Stonevalley Club in Lichtenvoorde (Nov. 11, 2004; Nov. 12, 2005); at In The Woods in Hollandsche Rading (Nov. 21, 2004); and in Chalet Ockenburg in The Hague (Nov. 10, 2005).
// “Live In Holland” 8-album+DVD Series on Strictly Country Records & More from David Olney at https://linktr.ee/davidolney

Photograph of David Olney Live In Holland by Rosine van Erp.

10/03/2022

"I fell asleep on a bus from Nashville to Atlanta. When I woke up, I had this song. TWO KINDS OF LOVE. Is this a great job of what?" EXCERPT from Liner Notes of "Lenora", with Song-by-Song written by David Olney (Sept. 2006)
https://open.spotify.com/track/7ByOx4mm7I5fNX7zvfo1Hz?si=e842b0e470e04f97

Listen to "TWO KINDS OF LOVE"… as heard on "LENORA" the fourth of eight Live In Holland releases - Produced by Liz Meyer. Recorded at the Stonevalley Club in Lichtenvoorde (Nov. 11, 2004; Nov. 12, 2005); at In The Woods in Hollandsche Rading (Nov. 21, 2004); and in Chalet Ockenburg in The Hague, Netherlands (Nov. 10, 2005).
// “Live In Holland” 8-album+DVD Series on Strictly Country Records & More from David Olney at https://linktr.ee/davidolney

Album cover image capture by Danny Schmidt.

10/02/2022

TODAY at the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park, Steve Earle pays homage with a special set of music celebrating the songs of those we’ve recently lost on the Banjo Stage. Fare Thee Well: Celebrating the Songs of John Prine, Nancy Bechtle, Justin Townes Earle, David Olney & others. (2:00-3:15pm Pacific Time)

HSBF In Memoriam: https://www.hardlystrictlybluegrass.com/memoriam/
Stream the HSBF: https://www.hardlystrictlybluegrass.com/

Discover more from David Olney at https://linktr.ee/davidolney

10/01/2022

"High time to remind ourselves that David Olney is also lots of fun. CAMILLE is a case in point. Olney always performs this exhilarating, vintage piece of rock 'n' roll with an infectious glee. Should Little Richard, Chuck Berry or The Killer ever contemplate a real come-back, they'd be fighting over this one."
-- Theo de Jong of HEAVEN magazine (March 2004) EXCERPT from Liner Notes
https://open.spotify.com/track/2iKT7e49vKlaFFDrBkRaNL?si=8db0f6e5179f44ed

Listen to "CAMILLE"... as heard on "ILLEGAL CARGO" the third of eight Live In Holland releases - Produced by Liz Meyer. Recorded at the Stonevalley Club in Lichtenvoorde (Dec. 28, 1996; March 3, 2001); at Happy Days, Den Haag (May 18, 2000) ; and at the No Frontiers Folk Club in Schiedam (Oct. 10, 2003)
// “Live In Holland” 8-album+DVD Series on Strictly Country Records & More from David Olney at https://linktr.ee/davidolney

09/30/2022

"If you think live albums are routine affairs, ILLEGAL CARGO is bound to make you think again. In concert, David Olney delivers his songs with the same mixture of excitement and downright fear he must have felt when he wrote them. On his best nights, each and every line still seems a complete surprise to its author. Like any true performer, he couldn't play it safe it he tried."
-- Theo de Jong of Heaven Magazine (March 2004) EXCERPT from Liner Notes
https://open.spotify.com/track/77he5iHX8bDvnzyERPCTCC?si=56f89904b7f444f3

Listen to “CONTENDER” as heard on "ILLEGAL CARGO" the third of eight Live In Holland releases - Produced by Liz Meyer. Recorded at the Stonevalley Club in Lichtenvoorde (Dec. 28, 1996; March 3, 2001); at Happy Days, Den Haag (May 18, 2000) ; and at the No Frontiers Folk Club in Schiedam, Netherlands (Oct. 10, 2003)
// “Live In Holland” 8-album+DVD Series on Strictly Country Records & More from David Olney at https://linktr.ee/davidolney

09/29/2022

"Like so many fine storytellers, David Olney has long been fascinated by the treasures of the Bible. In the past, this interest has produced extremely imaginative perspectives on the weeks leading up to the crucifixion, like the underrated BRAYS and the subtle classic JERUSALEM TOMORROW.
On this album, however, the focus in on Jesus' most famous ancestor. BATHSHEBA's BLUES and IF I'D HAVE KNOWN I COULDN'T DO IT, both cocky, snarling rockers, convey the life and times of King David with a brutal honesty similar to the biblical version of events. Once you hear Olney spit out the lyrics with a punk-like venom, you realize to what extent we are still ruled by those Old Testament passions."
-- Theo de Jong of Heaven Magazine (Jan. 2002) EXCERPT from Liner Notes for Live In Holland Series
https://open.spotify.com/track/3txakcQRwfs2j579RXKtUw?si=f105d90c5d414ee8

Listen to “IF I'D HAVE KNOWN I COULDN'T DO IT " … as heard on "WOMEN ACROSS THE RIVER" the second of eight Live In Holland releases - Produced by Liz Meyer. Recorded at the Stonevalley Club in Lichtenvoorde (Dec. 28, 1996; March 3, 2001); and at Happy Days, Den Haag (May 18, 2000).
// “Live In Holland” 8-album+DVD Series on Strictly Country Records & More from David Olney at https://linktr.ee/davidolney

09/27/2022

"... [David Olney] has written some of the most naked, daring and achingly beautiful love songs in American popular music. My favourite [on this album] is I'LL FALL IN LOVE AGAIN, in which the almost unspeakable pain of the rejected lover is made all the more poignant by his determination to rebuild his life, to survive in and prevail over the devastating here and now. The song displays Olney's superbly economical use of language to maximum effect, and the interpretation on this album evokes the lucid courage of the song's hero with even more intensity than the previous studio version. It's a performance that should convince everybody that, in Olney's case, even the most flattering comparisons with fellow singer-songwriters of his generation are ultimately misleading. This man is in a league of his own." -- Theo de Jong of HEAVEN magazine (Jan. 2002) EXCERPT from Liner Notes for Live In Holland Series
https://open.spotify.com/track/5T3JDzBoqcPUVgTuEeRvE3?si=5e2b874df21f450c

Listen to "I'LL FALL IN LOVE AGAIN" -- as heard on "WOMEN ACROSS THE RIVER" the second of eight Live In Holland releases - Produced by Liz Meyer. Recorded at the Stonevalley Club in Lichtenvoorde (Dec. 28, 1996; March 3, 2001); and at Happy Days, Den Haag (May 18, 2000).
// “Live In Holland” 8-album+DVD Series on Strictly Country Records & More from David Olney at https://linktr.ee/davidolney

09/26/2022

"My love affair with the Netherlands continues. I am always moved by Dutch hospitality and the Dutch sense of fairness." EXCERPT from Liner Notes written by David Olney for Live In Holland Series

Listen to "NO TRACE" as seen & heard on "HOLIDAY IN HOLLAND" the sixth of eight Live In Holland releases, which INCLUDES DVD with Live Concert w/ Sergio Webb, Exclusive Interview and Acoustic Bonus Video Tracks - Produced by SCR Productions and Hanoff Video Production. Recorded at De Oude Veiling in Aalsmeer (Dec. 7-8, 2013).
// “Live In Holland” 8-album+DVD Series on Strictly Country Records & More from David Olney at https://linktr.ee/davidolney

https://open.spotify.com/track/6cHhjNqdJ6YMZCfgig71aQ?si=0a5964846b104a50

Photograph courtesy of Daan van den Berg / The Good Bunch (Hatseflats)

09/06/2022

LISTEN to David Olney with Steve Young on second guitar on "ROSE TATTOO" from the first of eight "Live In Holland" releases: https://open.spotify.com/track/5v2EYLAjIM1QLlpFhl8YLn?si=353ffbce03114b4a

“Live In Holland” was recorded at the Stonevalley Club in Lichtenvoorde on Oct. 23, 1993. Produced by Liz Meyer and Pieter Groenveld.
// Hear & Get the FULL David Olney “Live In Holland” 8-album+DVD Series – including the new EVERMORE and NEVERMORE Final Sessions – on Strictly Country Records! Discover more from David Olney at https://linktr.ee/davidolney

09/04/2022

Music transcends language.

CHECK OUT and LISTEN to "Pieter's Picks" on this 3-hour David Olney Special as broadcast on Jos van den Boom Crossroads Radio in Bergen op Zoom, The Netherlands (June 19, 2022) at https://davidolney.com/ The program features music compiled from the full "Live In Holland" 8 Album+DVD Series by Pieter Groenveld, owner of Strictly Country Records, plus an on-air conversation between Pieter and Theo de Jong (former journalist of Heaven Magazine).

// Hear & Get the FULL David Olney “Live In Holland” 8-album+DVD Series – including the new EVERMORE and NEVERMORE Final Sessions – on Strictly Country Records! Discover more from David Olney at https://linktr.ee/davidolney

09/02/2022

“It was in 1990 that Townes Van Zandt informed me about David [Olney]; ‘This guy is coming to Holland soon; you [need to] go and see him. He is the very best, and I mean what I’m saying.’” – Pieter Groenveld, Founder of Strictly Country Records

From 1993 to 2018, Pieter recorded David Olney on audio and film live in concert while on tour in Holland. The captures are simple, complex, and definitive.

LISTEN to David Olney talk about Holland, Elvis and more on "WALK DOWNTOWN" from the first of eight "Live In Holland" releases:
https://open.spotify.com/track/1J4lTjW0Xth4XITMt5456J?si=d6b6a9e873444b19

// Hear & Get the FULL David Olney “Live In Holland” 8-album+DVD Series – including the new EVERMORE and NEVERMORE Final Sessions – on Strictly Country Records!

• All Recordings Captured Live; Many Featuring Sergio Webb, Daniel Seymour, Thomm Jutz, and Ad Vanderveen
• 13 Original and Rare Cover Songs That Only Exist in This “Live” Collection
• Exclusive DVD Interview with David in 4 Chapters + Concert Video of David Olney with Sergio Webb Recorded On Tour in Holland (Dec. 2013)

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