Wed, 01 Jun 2005 12:00:00 GMT Sat, 26 Nov 2005 12:26:58 GMT Find out what's happening with Dutch singer-songwriter Theo Niessink a.k.a. Tale. http://www.taletn.com/news/ © Tale 2002-2005 tale@taletn.com webmaster@taletn.com en-GB http://www.taletn.com/banner-rss.gif 144 40 What's happening with singer-songwriter Tale/Theo Niessink http://www.taletn.com/news/ Tale <tale@taletn.com> News Wed, 01 Jun 2005 12:00:00 GMT Tale's debut CD Sweet Lady of Flowers has been rereleased through the CafePress.com website. The CD was originally released in 2002 through the MP3.com website. This rerelease features a bonus track called "The Foggy Dew", which is an Irish traditional songs about the Easter rising of 1916. http://www.taletn.com/news/2005/#20050601 http://www.taletn.com/music/slof/ http://www.taletn.com/contact/guestbook/ Tale <tale@taletn.com> News Mon, 25 Apr 2005 12:00:00 GMT "The Day We Set Sail (To Go and Hunt the Whale)" from the CD Sweet Lady of Flowers is a Celtic rock tune about whale hunting. But this time, just like in Melville's Moby Dick, the whale wins. http://www.taletn.com/news/2005/#20050425 http://www.taletn.com/contact/guestbook/ Tale <tale@taletn.com> News Tue, 19 Apr 2005 12:00:00 GMT Earlier this month The Secret World of Celtic Rock was released. This compilation CD features 19 songs (among them "The Day We Set Sail" by one Tale/Theo Niessink) :-), that each in their own right mix Celtic traditional sounds with rock music. http://www.taletn.com/news/2005/#20050419 http://www.taletn.com/music/swocr/ http://www.taletn.com/contact/guestbook/ Tale <tale@taletn.com> News Mon, 01 Nov 2004 12:00:00 GMT Avoid ExxonMobil/Esso. Exxon has secured court injunctions in several countries to keep Greenpeace away from Exxon property. We're actually really happy to do so, and we are asking you to do likewise: please, everyone, stay away from ExxonMobil and Esso properties! http://www.taletn.com/news/2004/#20041101 http://act.greenpeace.org/gpdesigner2/SubmitImage?dr=f&amp;bid=3583 http://www.taletn.com/contact/guestbook/ Tale <tale@taletn.com> News Mon, 27 Sep 2004 12:00:00 GMT I am the "artist of the week" at the music75 website. Not only does music75 feature my song "The Day We Set Sail (To Go and Hunt the Whale)" prominently on its main webpage, but the website also has a short interview with me online. http://www.taletn.com/news/2004/#20040927 http://www.music75.com/ http://www.taletn.com/contact/guestbook/ Tale <tale@taletn.com> News Sat, 04 Sep 2004 12:00:00 GMT At the website of the TV station CMT (Country Music Television) you will not only find lots of information about (country) artists and bands, but they also freely offer streams to full-length CDs. http://www.taletn.com/news/2004/#20040904 http://www.taletn.com/cmt/ http://www.taletn.com/contact/guestbook/ Tale <tale@taletn.com> News Sun, 02 May 2004 12:00:00 GMT Starting today my newly reworked website is online. It now features free downloads of not only a couple of songs, but of entire CDs. The philosophy behind this is that I want to be heard, and freely sharing music through the internet is a perfect way to accomplish this. http://www.taletn.com/news/2004/#20040502 http://www.taletn.com/ http://www.taletn.com/contact/guestbook/ Tale <tale@taletn.com> News Sat, 24 Apr 2004 12:00:00 GMT The CNET Download.com Music website, the "official" replacement for the late MP3.com website, is opening its doors to the public. This means a new artist page and so far one song is now available through www.download.com/tale. http://www.taletn.com/news/2004/#20040424 http://www.download.com/tale http://www.taletn.com/contact/guestbook/ Tale <tale@taletn.com> News Thu, 18 Mar 2004 12:00:00 GMT Atascadero is a band from California (USA), which originally hit the stage in the late 1970s. It was named after a maximum security prison hospital for the criminally insane. 19 songs which were all recorded between 1979 and 1982 are now available on their self-published CD called Naked. http://www.taletn.com/news/2004/#20040318 http://www.freshwidow.com/atascadero/BuyTheCD http://www.taletn.com/contact/guestbook/ Tale <tale@taletn.com> News Fri, 14 Nov 2003 12:00:00 GMT CNET Networks, Inc announced today that it has acquired certain assets of MP3.com, Inc. Please be advised that on Tuesday, December 2, 2003 at 12:00 PM PST the MP3.com website will no longer be accessible in its current form. http://www.taletn.com/news/2003/#20031114 http://www.mp3.com/ http://www.taletn.com/contact/guestbook/ Tale <tale@taletn.com> News Wed, 29 Oct 2003 12:00:00 GMT Well, that is to say, my virtual Hammond B3 organ... just give me a minute and I'll explain. Last week I've downloaded a demo version of a stunning piece of software: B4 by Native Instruments. http://www.taletn.com/news/2003/#20031029 http://www.nativeinstruments.de/index.php?b4_us http://www.taletn.com/contact/guestbook/ Tale <tale@taletn.com> News Fri, 17 Oct 2003 12:00:00 GMT This week the total plays counter of my MP3.com website passed the 10,000 barrier. Yes, then means that more than 10,000 times someone has listened to a song of mine via the MP3.com website. http://www.taletn.com/news/2003/#20031017 http://www.download.com/tale http://www.taletn.com/contact/guestbook/ Tale <tale@taletn.com> News Thu, 02 Oct 2003 12:00:00 GMT I've made ringing tones of a couple of songs (including my own) for my Nokia mobile phone, but of course they can also be used for other brands and types of phones. http://www.taletn.com/news/2003/#20031002 http://www.taletn.com/ringtones/ http://www.taletn.com/contact/guestbook/ Tale <tale@taletn.com> News Sat, 23 Aug 2003 12:00:00 GMT I am in the process of writing some new songs, which will probably be recorded later this year. Preliminary lyrics to these songs are already available right here at this website. http://www.taletn.com/news/2003/#20030823 http://www.taletn.com/music/preview/ http://www.taletn.com/contact/guestbook/ Tale <tale@taletn.com> News Thu, 26 Jun 2003 12:00:00 GMT The last couple of days I have been restyling the entry page of my website, which now (hopefully) makes it even easier to navigate my website. The news items that were previously featured on my entry page can now be found in the improved news section. http://www.taletn.com/news/2003/#20030626 http://www.taletn.com/ http://www.taletn.com/contact/guestbook/ Tale <tale@taletn.com> News Tue, 24 Jun 2003 12:00:00 GMT I'm featured in this week's CELTIC MP3s Music Magazine, an ezine of free Celtic MP3 downloads, in which my CD Sweet Lady of Flowers was given a great review. :-) http://www.taletn.com/news/2003/#20030624 http://www.celticmp3s.com/magazine/ http://www.taletn.com/contact/guestbook/ Tale <tale@taletn.com> News Sat, 14 Jun 2003 12:00:00 GMT I've just joined www.garageband.com, which is sort of a community of independent musicians and music enthusiasts. They let you review songs, and after you've done enough reviews, you are entitled to upload one of your own songs. http://www.taletn.com/news/2003/#20030614 http://www.garageband.com/artist/tale http://www.taletn.com/contact/guestbook/ Tale <tale@taletn.com> News Sat, 07 Jun 2003 12:00:00 GMT I've just completely renewed my MP3.com station The American Tradition. This 4th edition of my station once again offers a well balanced mix of folk, rock, country and Americana, featuring artists like Porter Hall, TN, Treasury and the James Theroux Band. And many, many other wonderful artists. http://www.taletn.com/news/2003/#20030607 http://www.taletn.com http://www.taletn.com/contact/guestbook/ Tale <tale@taletn.com> News Thu, 22 May 2003 12:00:00 GMT The songs on my MP3.com website are also featured on some of the many MP3.com web radio stations. I have collected the stations that feature my songs on this website, so listen to me and many other (independant) artists on one of the MP3.com stations. http://www.taletn.com/news/2003/#20030522 http://www.taletn.com/news/oldarchive/stations.htm http://www.taletn.com/contact/guestbook/ Tale <tale@taletn.com> News Sun, 18 May 2003 12:00:00 GMT At the moment I am writing new songs, which will eventually be recorded for a new CD. Two of these songs are more or less ready, and lyrics to these songs are already available here. http://www.taletn.com/news/2003/#20030518 http://www.taletn.com/music/preview/ http://www.taletn.com/contact/guestbook/