TAPES ERA

in the beginning loads of live & rehearsal tapes

we were only interested in "PLAYING"

multiple bands and projects

gig after gig

from north to south

from east to west
just playing
no intentions to record
just having fun

rock and roll !
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recordings  chronologically
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"LUNATIC"

1985 1st official recording
ENERGY STUDIO MARIAHEIDE
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RECORD "LUNATIC" 1985
produced by Bertus Borgers
Lunatic bedoeld als 'n tic van de maan
what's in a name 
13 (eigen) songs

Bertus Borgers producer, vocals, sax
Joke van de Hoek backings
Ruud Sempel basgitaar

Marcel vd Beeten gitaar en vocals
Don Heijne drums
Rene Francissen toetsen
Johnny Dirven gitaar en vocals
veel galm veel gates op de toms
the sound of the eighties
engineer Jos van de Broek Mariaheide

onze eerste "plaat" om mee te gaan doen in de wereld
Lunatic kreeg airplay bij de VPRO en Veronica

zelfs nog debuut van de week bij Count Downcafe
anyway leuk voor het archief en het bejaardenhuis SOME SONGS

MORTGAGE
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2nd official recording
1990 TANGOSTUDIO E'HOVEN

 

RECORD "TANGO-LIVE!" BY TIF GRANTED 1990
19 songs - engineer Henk Jansen(Nasmak)
opgenomen in de hippecult Tangostudio te E'hoven
hard & vet & alternatief was het motto !.............
my personal anthology : Go go down - Going nuts - Mortgage - All them boys - How did you live so long?  Netty Driessen bass guitar & backings
Don Heijne drums & backings
John Dirven guitar & vocals
alle songs van mijn hand
gitaarpop-rock met een beetje blues
maar dan net even anders
we speelden ons helemaal suf
we were coming
we kwamen op de subsidielijst van Brabantpop
voor bands met talent
speelden als supportact van de Earing,
festivals en in alle joints die er toen toe deden
een trio met vrouw op bas en stemband als Joplin
en gitaarwerk met een mix van Rory, Jimi en John 

een ritmesectie als een huis

veel improvisatie en never a dull moment.

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CD DIRVEN & DRIESSEN
1991 TANGOSTUDIO E'HOVEN

 

 

RECORD "DIRVEN & DRIESSEN" BY TIF GRANTED 1991

16 songs recorded at the Tango Studio Eindhoven

Peer Rave engineer March 1991

my personal anthology :

Cuts like a knife - Shades - Hunch - All the things.

Netty Driessen bass guitar & vocals

Chris Fleskens drums

Bonkie Bongaerts (Bots Mr. Albertshow) piano & organ John Dirven bluesharp & guitars & vocals

our first official CD

before the album was released Bonkie passed away

and also my dear father

a very sad sad time in my life 

but the show had to go on!

just picking up the pieces

music makes you forget for a while

we played in all the clubs

and many times

with our dear friend Rosa King 

the album was signed by Warner

and songs were exploited international

 

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2CD SOME TIMES TWO

1994 THE BLUES KITCHEN VLIERDEN

 

RECORD "SOMETIMES TWO" BY TIF GRANTED 1994
34 songs a double album my personal anthology : Nightwalk - I don't care - Want to get home - Gig you near me - No Particular day in June - Treated bad ...............Lots of experiments..........1 great adventure............with Tony Peters on saxophone and flute - Netty Driessen vocals and bass guitar - John Dirven vocals, guitars and synthesizer - Mastered by the Masters in Amersfoort - produced and recorded by Dirven & Driessen@Vlierden The Blues Kitchen - we became great reviews and interviews in  Belgium - Holland wants to put you in a "hokje" hahahahah Ze wisten niet in welk hokje.

Is het nu blues, is het nu pop, is het nu rock?

Neen beste mensen het is crossover TIF Granted.

We beleefde prachtige tijden.

Peter is helaas niet meer maar wat een fenomenale drummer

en wat een humor, we hebben ons kapot gelachen.

En we reden van hot naar her en kwamen altijd weer braaf thuis  

 

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrUsasNFBA4&t=5s

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HOMECOOKING AT THE BLUES KITCHEN

1995 VLIERDEN THE BLUESKITCHEN

 

 

CD "HOMECOOKING" BY TIF GRANTED 1995

18 songs by Dirven & Driessen.............
my personal anthology : Blueskitchen - Nobody's fool - Ain't no one around - Like I always do - My time - Where have you been -
uitgekozen door het blad Musicmaker bij de beste 10 producties van 1995 - ook heel veel airplay waaronder Studio Brussel.production/recording Netty Driessen & John Dirven@Vlierden The Blues Kitchen

met uiteraard op drums Peter van Schadewijk uit Oss

Tig keer tig te gekke recensies, gigs en gigs met deze cd is onze naam gevestigd in de ranking, ook mooi 

Het album werd getekend door Rough Trade. We kregen o.a. een groot interview in "Oor" ja en dan gaan de zalen open 

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdDMo7C1FlI&t=5s

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CD GRANTED 1997

THE BLUES KITCHEN VLIERDEN

 

 

RECORD "GRANTED" BY TIF GRANTED 1997 signed by Marista 13 songs...............my personal anthology : Bitter tears - As long as you - Mean man - Have it all - She's got nanananana - Suits me just fine played on a Gibson 50's L50 for the authentic sound mastered by Hay Zeelen - vocals & bass guitar Netty Driessen - drums Peter van Schadewijk (in memoriam) - guitar & vocals John Dirven -produced, recorded by Dirven & Driessen@Vlierden The Blues Kitchen

 

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_OGA05A20w

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VARIOUS OMROEP BRABANT

EINDHOVEN 1997

 

 

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yVWeJAz9u8&list=PLW-n9zEln2dvq2_cknlnlQQBxMG_HOLSk&index=14

 

 

RECORD LIVE! "OVERSTUURD" 19 BRABANTSE RADIOHITS 1993 De hippe bands van Brabant, mochten een cd maken samen van Omroep Brabant. Take it for granted stond ook de lijst van Stg. Brabantpop, zalen ontvingen subsisdie voor ons als ze ons boekten. Men geloofde in ons als coming band. Anyway van de namen op de cd zijn gebleven Ad van Meurs, Jw. Roy, Krezip en nog een enkeling. Wij spelen hier As long as you - Netty Driessen vocals en basgitaar - Fred Hoogendoorn drums - John Dirven gitaar - de mix is beroerd de zang is veel te zacht - maar das ook Brabant hahhaha :) 

 

 

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CD TEAR IT DOWN

1999 VLIERDEN

THE BLUES KITCHEN

 

 

 

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uq2ckhNsufo

 

RECORD "TEAR IT DOWN" BY TIF GRANTED 1999 singned by VIA RECORDS - mastered by Hay Zeelen 14 songs...................my personal anthology : Burn baby burn - Crying inside - In your hands - Throw back - Allright - vocals & bass guitar Netty Driessen - Peter van Schadewijk (in memoriam) - drums - guitar & vocals John Dirven - all songs, recording, production by Dirven & Driessen De platenmaatschappij ging vrijwel meteen failliet na de release, we konden met moeite onze eigen cd's aan hahaha Tear it down indeed :) van de curator hebben we nooit meer iets vernomen :( 

 

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MY TIME

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwV2AD_92MI

 

TAKE IT FOR GRANTED - ROCK OVER KIEBITZSEE Emmerich Germany 1998.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=biIMsHPThNA Out of reach

 

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtbFu3vvGE4&list=PL70F2B125FDB604BA

 

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TAKE IT FOR GRANTED - ROCK OVER KIEBITZSEE Emmerich Germany 1998 Words & Music by Take it for Granted on drums Rob Snijders more electricity on: ** JOHN DIRVEN ** https://www.johndirven.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

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AHAUS

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live-opnamen

TIF Granted

Germania Ahaus festival

balans is niet alles

intentie wel

we spelen hier met z'n 4ren

extra gitaar Paul Driessen

ik had toen rsi-klachten

maar die dag nergens last van

maar met Paul als backup zat ik snor

fijne gitarist met avontuurlijk spel

ik heb het hele concert gevonden in een doosje achteraf

jammer dat het geen multitrack is

dan was er wat te mixen geweest

maar ook zonder die mix 'n feest

verders op drums Rob Snijders en Netty Driessen op bas en stembanden

 

 

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ROCKS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlBD3v8EYCs

 

RECORD "ROCKS" BY TIG GRANTED 1999 13 songs............my personal anthology : Hard to please - Deep down road - Just can't - Don't buy it - Slide by my side - My time - vocals & bass guitar Netty Driessen - guitar & vocals John Dirven - on drums Rob Snijders / Iwan Wijnen - Live recordings - on behalf of this record we toured in the UK - Scotland - we became album of the week in Beale Street Caravan Chicago BB King's Club and in New York air play a.m.m. watch the video :) - cover photograph by Ralf Collaris 13 Tilburg

 

 

 

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NEVER HEARD OF…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wM3mU34t0Pw

 

RECORD "NEVER HEARD OF..." BY TIF GRANTED MARCH 2002 12 songs....................my personal anthology Chain Pony - Going down the line - Suits me just fine - Granted - Tribute to Rory - Tear it down - Netty Driessen vocals & bass guitar drums: Rob Snijders & Iwan Wijnen & Peter van Schadewijk - John Dirven vocals & guitars Production Netty & John@Vlierden in The Blues Kitchen - mastering Christian Barth American Sound Mastering

 

 

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THE ROAD GOES ON

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1SGXjKSbaKI

 

 

RECORD "THE ROAD GOES ON" BY JOHN DIRVEN MARCH 2004 14 songs - my personal anthology Princess and knight - You say you need me - A loving giving - Oh yes you promised - We'll be living our dreams - Tomorrow - Without CO2 - The road goes on - basisband: Toon van den Berg slaggitaar - Hans van Sambeek basgitaar - Sander Berkvens drumsm - production Rob Jeurissen (Won Ton Ton) Lommel Belgium mastered by Hay Zeelen Songs by John Dirven vocals & lead guitar - Linda Jarvis vocals

 

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recordings 1978 - 2025

 

in the beginning loads of live & rehearsal tapes

 

NIGHT TIME 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_N7vD6YhLIY&t=995s

 

 

LIVE RECORDINGS! LOMMEL BELGIUM JARVIS PERCEPTION APRIL 2004 15 songs one hour of steamy live blues rock ! my personal anthology : Nobody knows when you're down and out - I can't stand the rain - Night time - Little wing - Mustang Sally - Out of reach - Roadhouse blues Played live! a little bit to much delay now and then :) - vocals Linda Jarvis - John Dirven vocals and guitar - drums Henk Biesterbos (in memoriam) - bass guitar Joost van der Hagen --------------friends playing just for fun :) mastered by Hay Zeelen 

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LADY JANE

cd "Back to 2020"

Sambeek 2019

REELS

 

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NEVER THE SAME

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"AN ANTHOLOGY

FROM SOME PICS

AND STORIES

IN A RANDOM ORDER

A PICK OUT OF

TO MUCH TO MENTION"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BLUE LTD.

TIF GRANTED

HERMAN BROOD

BERTUS BORGERS

ROSA KING

BERTUS BROGERS

THE JESSE GANG

 

BOSPOP

JIMI HENDRIX

NOORDERLIGT

013 TILBURG

 

LINDA JARVIS

TONY PETERS

JOHNNY DIRVEN

LINDA JARVIS

 

FACTOR

PIET TROMP

JOHN RIETBERG

LINDA JARVIS

JOHNNY DIRVEN

TONY PETERS

 

JOHN DIRVEN

 

LINDA JARVIS

 

BOBBY BINGO BAND

GERTJAN EXTERS

LINDA JARVIS

CAREL COPIER

JOHNNY DIRVEN

 

LADY JANE

DON HEIJNE

JOHNNY DIRVEN

LINDA JARVIS

PIET TROMP

 

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NETTY DRIESSEN

PETER VAN SCHADEWIJK

JOHNNY DIRVEN

THE BLUES KITCHEN

 

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NETTY DRIESSEN

SJOERD VAN BOMMEL

JOHNNY DIRVEN

 

BOBBY BINGO BAND

LINDA JARVIS

CARLO KLEIN

PAUL DELFORTERIE

 

 

JARVIS PERCEPTION

HENK BIESTERBOS

LINDA JARVIS

TONY PETERS

JOOST V/D HAGEN

JOHNNY DIRVEN

 

TAKE IT FOR GRANTED

NETTY DRIESSEN

ROB SNIJDERS

JOHNNY DIRVEN

 

DE PUL UDEN

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NETTY DRIESSEN

DON HEIJNE

JOHNNY DIRVEN

 

JOHNNY DIRVEN

 

TRENDPOP

NETTY DRIESSEN 

DON HEIJNE

JOHNNY DIRVEN

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DEURNE

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JURGEN V/D WIEL

NETTY DRIESSEN

JOHNNY DIRVEN

DIRVEN&DRIESSEN

 

 

TAKE IT FOR GRANTED

 

FRED HOOGENDOORN

NETTY DRIESSEN

JOHNNY DIRVEN

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VLIERDEN

THE BLUES KITCHEN

 

HANS VAN DEN BURG

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IWAN WIJNEN

NETTY DRIESSEN

JOHNNY DIRVEN

 

MARCUS ZYSK

NETTY DRIESSEN

ROB SNIJDERS

JOHNNY DIRVEN

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DE MAAS

 

GOLDEN EARING

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NETTY DRIESSEN

JOHNNY DIRVEN

DON HEIJNE

TUINFEESTEN

 

 

JARVIS PERCEPTION

HENK BIESTERBOS

JOOST V/D HAGEN

LINDA JARVIS

JOHNNY DIRVEN

 

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NETTY DRIESSEN

ROB SNIJDERS

JOHNNY DIRVEN

EMMERICH

BENS BLUESBAND

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FRED HOOGENDOORN

JOHNNY DIRVEN

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EAMONN McCORMACK

NICKO CRISTIANSEN

JOHNNY DIRVEN

JIMI HENDRIX TOUR

 

 

PEOPLE I PLAYED WITH

Walter Trout Ritchie Severijns Anthony van de Broek Pat travers Paul Driesen Marcel Vandebeeten Ana Popovic Eamonn  MacCormack Jan Bernards Jos van Lieshout  Jan Vos Willem van der Wall Popa Chubby Toon van de Berg Netty Driesen Theo Wijdeven  Ivo Severijns Piet Tromp Ruud Sempel Gertjan Exters Martien van de Burgt Bob Muilenboom Nick Kempers Joost van der Hagen Philip Jamlean Piewie Peer Wouters Nick Kempers  Hans van Sambeek Harry van de Berkmortel Kees Meerman Cindy Peress Willy Koopmans  Bonki Bongaerts Bart van Dongen Roel Spanjers Rob Hoeke Rene Francissen Willem Klein Clemens van de Ven Peter van Schadewijk Fred Hoogendoorn Sjoerd van Bommel Paul Delforterie Iwan Wijnen Don Heijne Jusso Whistler Edwin Selders Sander Berkvens John Rietberg Bardo Koolen Chris Fleskens Dre Klaasen Henk Biesterbos Ernst van Ee Robert Smissaert Terry Emons Henri Hoeymans Jan van Oort Hans Waterman Rob Snijders John Bernards Carel Copier Gerrie van Heck Jan van Wetten Lars Beuving Hans Dulfer  Bertus Borgers Jan de Ligt Rosa King Tony Peters Mario van Ooy Niels van Hoorn Nicko Christansen  Jan van Oort  Sander Boes Hans Vandenburg  Rob Vrolijk Thijs van Leer John Lagrand Ben van de Wal The Backbones Jack Hustinx  Arti van Tuijn Moonflower The Capes Richard  Kuiters  many more and others that  I can’t recall instantly beside many support acts like  the great Jeff Healey Kaz Lux Urban Dance Squad Flavium Herman Brood Golden Earing a.s.o.

 

 

 

BOBBY BINGO BAND

SHADES OF BLUE

LINDA JARVIS

PAUL DELFORTERIE

JOHNNY DIRVEN

 

LINDA JARVIS

AT TE MIL IN MILL

TERRY EMONS

PHILIP JAMLEAN

ANTHONY V/D BROEK

JOHNNY DIRVEN

 

RIDDERKERK

 

 

 

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