Meindert Talma
Meindert Talma - Balsturig
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Football is the country's favourite pastime for men and increasingly for women. Millions of national coaches and stories to call up. There are plenty of books about football, but there were no theme records about football. In 2012, my first football album Ooit Oranje was released on Excelsior Recordings with songs about one-time internationals such as André Hoekstra (the King of the Kluts), Bert van Marwijk and Oekie Hoekema. Because I was regularly asked to play those songs at (semi-)literary football evenings after 2012, I also enjoyed performing new football songs at such gatherings. This is how my second football record gradually came about: Balsturig, an LP with eleven football songs about figures from professional Dutch football. Eight songs are about footballers: Arjen Robben, Robin van Persie, Abe Lenstra, Johan Cruijff, Jan Blijham, Stijn Vreven, Abe van den Ban and Dick Nanninga. Two songs are about trainers: Louis van Gaal and Fritz Korbach. And one song is about the Langeleegte / SC Veendam. Balsturig means headstrong, stubborn, obstinate, headstrong and that is a characteristic that these eleven footballers / trainers / stadium all possess to a large extent.