Juul's Musical Background

Music has always been a big part of my life. I started playing accordion when I was nine years old and found that I had a real knack for it. I soon joined a large accordion orchestra in my home town Beerta (a tiny village in the north east of the Netherlands) and enjoyed playing in this group for many years.

My parents also wanted me to play the piano and started me on lessons in a neighboring village. This did not work out at all. My teacher and I had very different ideas about music: I wanted to play the boogie-woogie, he only allowed me to play nocturnes and other classical music pieces. He told me that boogie-woogies would destroy my fingering and that was the end of that. Music needs to come from the heart.

At one point my parents got an Electric Organ and that turned out to be much more my thing. My parents were always very invested in my musical development and made sure I was properly schooled on this instrument as well. Around my sixteenth birthday I joined a band (The Rodys) and started playing clarion in our local drum band.

After finishing school, I joined the Navy in the guided weapon systems department. Everyone who played an instrument was automatically enlisted to the ship band. As part of the band, we basically toured the whole wide world and performed in places such as Norfolk USA, Odessa, Tolio and Gibraltar which was a great experience.

I regularly changed ships during my time at the Navy and joined the band every time. Often the keyboardist position was already taken, in which case I would try out a different instrument. This allowed me to add bass guitar and saxophone to the list. But, whenever I could, I would go back to my first love, the accordion.

At one point we were stationed for a long time at CuraƧao, where we would often play music on the beach. One night, almost 50 years ago, I was playing music with some of my crew mates when a number of ladies joined our group to listen to the music. One of those ladies later became my wife to whom I am still happily married.

After eight years in the Navy, I moved back to the mainland to work as an electrotechnician, but my love for music always stayed. Next to my day job I played in a band called The Rio’s at weddings and parties. I also volunteered to play accordion in nursing homes and accompanied Dutch folk choirs together with a friend, which I still do on occasion (unfortunately, my friend recently passed away after 30 years of playing the accordion together).

Now that I am a bit older, the on-stage performances have become less frequent. I do still accompany one Dutch folk choir for men and record background music for singers and choirs who do not have the luxury of professional musicians. I used to record songs using the MIDI format but have recently switched to MP3 as this is much easier to play from a telephone.

I have a lot more time to devote to my music now that I am retired. I practice at least an hour a day on my accordions and record a lot of German and Dutch folk music. I also still enjoy the boogie-woogie. I record my music on the Tyros 5 and Roland FR7. I am trying to covert my old midi files in to styles with Style Works2000, but is not an easy process. In any case, over the years, I have produced a ton of MP3 and MIDI Songs and the pile keeps on growing. I would love to share these songs with you all via this website. I will also try to share some of my best midi songs from the past.

Juul's MP3 Songs

Juul's songs are arranged alphabetically by song title. Click on the song title to listen to and/or download the song. Songs were recorded on the Tyros5.

Aan Het Noordzeestrand

Aan Het Strand Stil En

Aan Het Dtrand Dtil En

Aber Dich

Accordeon Tango

Aloahe

Aloha He 1

Aloha He 2

Aloha Oe In G

Amazing Grace

Amsterdamse Grachten

Ballast Lied

Before The Next Teardrop Falls

Blame It On The Bossanova

Boody Mary F

Bridge Over Trobled Water

Broekje Van Jantje

A Broken Heart

Bye Bye Love

Costa Del Sol

Daar Bij Die Molen 2

Daar Was Laatst Een Meisje Loos 1

Daar Was Laatst Een Meisje Loos 2

Daar Bij Die Molen 1

Dan Gaan De Lichten Aan

Dans Klein Zigeunermeisje

Dans Met Mij Corrina

Dans Met Mij

Dans Nog Eenmaal Met Mij

De Bloemenmand

De Boom

De Nevelhekse (G)

De Oude Man En De Zee

De Sneeuwwals

De Speelman

Deze Zee

Donker West

Dorp Aan De Rivier Bes

Down By The Riverside

Droomland 1

Duizend Mijlen 1

Duizend Mijlen 2

Een Beetje Beetje Meer

Een Koffer Vol Met Dromen

Een Pikketanussie

Eens

Een Zeereis Is Mooi

El Condor Pasa

Greetje Uit De Polder

Griechiescher Wein

Guitar Melody

Gulio Gitarro

Gulio Guitar Swing

Gulio Show 1

Heide Roosje

Heideroosje

Hele Nacht Aan Jou Gedacht

Hello Mary Lou

Hij Was Een Smokkelaar

Het Orgel Speelt

Huisje Bij De Brug F

Ik Zal Jou Nooit Vergeten

Jij Denkt Dat Je Alles Mag

Jou Herken Ik Met Gesloten Ogen

Juuls Own Guitar Song C

Kapitein Neem Ons Mee Op Reis

Keetje Tippel 1

Keetje Tippel 2

Kleine Paloma

La Paloma 1

La Paloma 2

Laat Maar Lekker Waaien

Lambada Kaoma

Meisje Ik Ben Een Zeeman

Mien Drenthe

Morgenmuffel Keyboard

My Bonnie Lies Over The Ocean

Old Calahan (live)

Old Calahan2

Op De Weolige Baren

Pappie Loop Niet Zo Snel

Patrona Bav Aria

Patrona Bavariae

Rio Rebelde Gulio Eglesias

Rolling Home (X9)

Rutsch Polka

Schoonoords Volkslied

Send Me The Pillow

Sierra Madre

Somewhere Between

Speel Je Accordeon

Steeds Weer Huil Je (live)

Steve Waltz 8 Min

Tabe Mien Laiverd

The Mermaid

Trompeten Echo

Tussen Het Riet

Twee Reebruine Ogen

Veenlied

Ver In Den Vreemde

Verzonken Stad

Vissers Meisje

Vlinder (Karst)

Vrij Zijn Als Een Vogel

Waarom Ben Jij Nooit Op Zondag Vrij

Wanneer De Rozen In Bloei Staan (F)

When The Saints Go Marchin' In

Wonderful Land

Zeemann Adieu

Zeeman, De Zee Is Jouw Thuis

Zeeman O Zeeman

Zeven Rozen Zeven Jaren (live)

Zillertaler Hochzeitmarsch

Zwarte Slaven

Zwervers Lied