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http://www.lindenijland.nl ygdrassil , sandy denny , si kahn 1991 - present crs linde nijland solo_singer voice , guitar folk , singer songwriter linde nijland.jpg linde nijland
 linde nijland folk singer singer songwriter
linde nijland

for 15 years linde nijland was part of harmony singing folk duo ygdrassil .
2007 marked the preliminary end of the group and linde continued her career as a solo singer/songwriter .
she has toured the netherlands , uk , austria , belgium , germany , iran , india and bhutan .
apart from five albums and a live dvd with ygdrassil , she 's recorded `` visman '' -lrb- 1999 -rrb- , `` linde nijland sings sandy denny '' -lrb- 2003 -rrb- , `` winterliederen '' -lrb- 2007 -rrb- , `` a musical journey '' -lrb- 2011 -rrb- and `` i am here '' -lrb- 2014 -rrb- .
since 2005 linde has been working closely together with multi-instrumentalist bert ridderbos -lrb- guitars , cittern , accordion , banjo -rrb- with whom she started the international band `` het internationaal folkcomplot '' , a project that ran two years .
also she was part of the sandy denny anniversary tribute at the troubadour in london and can be heard in the bbc radio documentary `` the sandy denny story '' by bob harris .
july 2009 linde was asked by joe boyd -lrb- former producer of , among others , nick drake , incredible string band , fairport convention , pink floyd -rrb- to sing the songs `` fotheringay '' and `` si tu dois partir '' as part of an ` all star ' fairport convention reunion concert in the barbican hall in london with original fairport members richard thompson , simon nicol , judy dyble , iain mathews , ashley hutchings , dave mattacks and dave pegg .
in 2008 linde and bert ridderbos went on a two month overland musical journey to the himalayan kingdom of bhutan , through serbia , turkey , iran , pakistan and india .
in bhutan they performed at a centenary concert in honour of the crowning of the fifth king .
along the way they gave concerts and made music with traditional musicians .
in iran linde most likely was the first western woman to perform and give concerts there since the revolution , something she did n't know at the time .
the entire journey was filmed for a cd + roadmovie -lrb- with voice-over by iain matthews .
the digipack -lrb- cd + dvd -rrb- was released by crs in 2011 .
a music video for linde 's song ` traveller ' , made by sam chegini won awards at international filmfestivals in canada -lrb- royal reel award ; canada international film festival -rrb- and the u.s. .
in 2014 '' i am here ' was released , linde 's 10th album , with many original songs , a few covers and a traditional .
also included is linde 's rendition of ` ocean gypsy ' , once recorded by the british band renaissance .
