In the summer of 2008, among all the hip names from England and America, a typical Dutch name appeared in the Murder List, the preferred list of music magazine OOR. The debut of the Limburg singer / songwriter Bart Oostindie seems to have come out of the blue. That is only a pretense, a mini-CD (Grandson) was already released in 2005 and Bart's agenda is really packed with performances, alone or
… with collectives such as Songwriters United and Mo 'Jones. Ingebie has the tide; After all, since the success of Jack Johnson and John Mayer, there has been a lot of international attention for musing pluckers. All the more admirable that Oostindie is able to add something to this genre. His music (a mix of folk, fusion, soul and blues) sounds warm and pleasant. But it also has the necessary depth and qualitatively makes many a competitor bite the dust. With Welcome To The Costume Ball an important new Dutch talent arrives. (MS)more
