Every song has a story.

“Back Then” began as “Vroeger”, a 1989 song by Vandattum, a band from the Arnhem area in the Netherlands. At the request of guitarist Gerard Brock, Bart worked from a very low-quality surviving video to recover the lyrics and give the song new life. He rewrote the lyrics in English and reimagined the song in Arton Grey’s country/Americana style. This new chapter acknowledges the original band, Vandattum, and the song that started it all.

Written with UK poet and songwriter Stephen Webb. Two friends, a long way apart, looking up at the same stars.

A song for the small, quiet moments — a cuppa on the veranda, the light going gold, nowhere else to be.

For the mates who stick around. The ones who pick up the phone, no matter how long it’s been.