Lijn 10 - Music

Drukwerk Is A Dutch Pop Group From Amsterdam. Formed In 1978 They Enjoyed Great Chart Success In The Netherlands During The First Boom Of Dutch-Language 'Nederpop' In The First Half Of The 1980s. The Group's Frontman And Only Original Member Today Harry Slinger 1949 With His Trademark Red Wool Hat Is Known For Singing His Lyrics In A Sharp Amsterdam Accent. The Group's Music Was Typical Eighties Pop Sometimes Reggae-Tinged Sometimes Remarkably Paying Hommage To The Smartlappen Of Amsterdam's Famous Pub Singers. The Group Was Active From 1978 To 1990 And After 1990 On And Off In Various Line-Ups With Harry Slinger As The Only Permanent Feature. Established In 1978 The Earliest Drukwerk Incarnation Was Politically Outspoken. Some Of Their Early Recordings Were Essentially Leftist Protest Songs For Example Against The Closing Of A Youth Centre In Amsterdam North Against Nuclear Energy Or The Policies Of The Amsterdam City Council. The Band's Later Work Was Less Politically Charged But In Many Cases Still Socially Committed. The Band Suddenly Found Themselves At The Top Of The Dutch Charts Over Christmas 1981 'Je Loog Tegen Mij' 'You Lied To Me' Marked The Start Of Their Glory Days. The First Half Of The 1980s Yielded Seven Top 20 Hits In Total Including 'Wat Dom' #5 In 1982 'Schijn 'n Lichtje Op Mij' #10 In 1982 'Hee Amsterdam' #15 In 1983 And 'Carolien' #18 In 1984 . Almost All Of The Studio LPs From This Era Reached The Top Half Of The Dutch Album Charts Including Drukwerk 1981 Tweede Druk 1982 And The Very Succesful Live Album Hee Amsterdam - Drukwerk Live In Het Concertgebouw 1984 . Line-Up In This Era Harry Slinger Vocals Ton Coster Gitaar Joop May Keyboards And Hans Witteveen Drums . As The Success Of Dutch-Language 'Nederpop' Waned Drukwerk Decided To Tour Theatres Instead Of Pop Venues. However Their Days Of Chart Success Were Over And In 1990 The Original Line-Up Decided To Call It A Day. Harry Slinger Embarked On A Solo Carreer But Soon Started Singing Drukwerk's Hit Tunes Again. The Release Of The Box-Set 'Je Loog Tegen Mij' 2002 Revived The Public's Interest In Drukwerk. Slinger Re-Established The Group Without Any Of The Original Members. The Band Next One From The Town Of Volendam Served As Slinger's Backing Band Under The Drukwerk Moniker. The Band Toured The Netherlands In 2003 And 2004 The Years Of Drukwerk's 25th Anniversary. In Later Years Original Members Ton Coster And Joop May Were Sometimes Involved In Slinger's Drukwerk Projects - And Sometimes They Weren't. Musicians Such As Hans Van Der Berg Jan Offenberg Lucas Huizinga Frank Schaafsma Rabo Snellenerg Edwin Gitsels Rob Engels Martin Van Helden Ivor Mitchell And Marcel Lee Enjoyed Stints In The Band. In 2011 And 2012 Another Drukwerk Incarnation Hit Dutch Theatres This Time With Harry Slinger's Son Bram In His Father's Backing Band. This Line-Up Would In 2013 Record And Release The First Drukwerk Studio Album Of Original Material Since 1987 Entitled Tegen Beter Weten In. The Band's Lovingly Nostalgic Ode To Their City 'Hee Amsterdam' 1983 Remains A Stadium Staple Of Fans Of The Local Ajax Football Club. read less