Welcome to Smoke Rise Studios
(Home of the Smoke Rise Boys)
Contents
What's New?
- September 2012
- For Andy and Jody: Siciliano.
- November 2009
- For Allan Henderson: Percussion tracks for piano practice.
- August 2012
- For the Amsterdam family, a ten-year-old inteview with Frans (age 7) and Willemijn (age 6).
- September 2011
- This new site replaces the old smokeriseboys.com, which was decommissioned when my previous service provider (EarthLink) bungled its operations. With luck, the old hostname should point to this location before long.
- March 2011
- For Andy and Jody: Irlandaise.
- November 2009
- For Allan Henderson: Percussion tracks for piano practice.
- October 2009
- For your review and practice: Tunes for Janice's wedding reception.
- May 2008
- Back from a walk through Tuscany, Henri and Ellen are pleased to offer a selection of Italy photos.
- 19 Sept 2006
- Hear it here first: The Boys' newest single, the Smoke Rise Tango.
- 14 Sept 2006
- This page is leashed upon the 'Net.
Who are the Smoke Rise Boys?
Based in Marietta, Georgia, USA, the Smoke Rise Boys are a local band whose unique blend of jazz, rock, and yodel-influenced tunes have yielded what one critic has called "A toe-tapping, strip-mall sound that embodies the soul of suburban America." (Unfortunately, most other critics have been less kind, invariably advising the band members to keep their day jobs.)Downloadable Tunes
The Boys are proud to offer this sampling of their recent work. Each tune is a Guaranteed Toe-Tapper.™- Can't Buy Me Love
- Smoke Rise Tango
- Tears on My Pillow
- We're in the Money (commissioned work)
Here is Irlandaise (the fifth movement of Claude Bolling's Suite for Flute and Jazz Piano):
Here is Siciliano (the second movement of J. S. Bach's Sonata for Flute and Harpsichord in E-Flat Major, BWV 1031):
Additional tracks are readily available upon request.
Picture Gallery
Henri Bulterman (leader of the Smoke Rise Boys) and his lovely wife Ellen take quite a few trips. The photos below document some of the highlights of their recent travels.Switzerland and Holland (August 2006)
Henri and Ellen took a great trip to Switzerland and Holland, where they joined the family of Henri's brother (Dick, Jacquelien, Frans, and Willemijn) for two weeks of hiking, train-riding, cycling, boating, and (above all) snacking.- Scenes of Schmitten. We stayed with my brother's family in a nice chalet in the town of Schmitten, Switzerland. These shots show the house, the town, and the very old church nearby.
- Mountain Hikes. Switzerland is a great place to go hiking, with well-marked trails all over the mountains. Dick and Jacq firmly believe that a well-fed hiker is a happy hiker, so the usual sequence of events was: Have a hearty breakfast; take a ski lift to the top of a mountain; have coffee and pastry at the coffee shop at the top of the mountain; walk on a trail for an hour or two; take a break for an afternoon meal (either fondue or a sandwich); walk a few hours more; arrive at a local town, like Monstein or Sertig; eat at the restaurant there; take a bus or train back to the starting point.
- The Bernina Express. After two days of hiking we decided it was time to slow down, so we took a scenic three-hour train ride from Davos to Tirano, Italy. We were in Italy just long enough to eat pizza and visit a local church before heading back.
- Train to Holland. While Dick and Jacq drove back to Holland with a car full of baggage, Ellen and Henri and the kids took a 12-hour trip by train from Switzerland to Amsterdam, traveling in style along the Rhine in Germany.
- Back in the Old Country. We spent the second week in Holland, staying at our favorite hotel (the Ambassade) and enjoying all the usual activities (many of which involved food).
- Bonus Shots. Here are some additional scenic shots. Several of these were taken by my brother Dick in the week before we arrived.
Italy and Holland (May 2008)
Lulled by descriptions of the "rolling hills" of Tuscany, Ellen and Henri headed over to Italy to join Henri's brother Dick and
his family for a
six-day, 40-mile hiking trip that turned out to be a bit more strenuous than advertised. The trip was arranged by a Dutch travel
agency that made the several hotel reservations and provided us with a set of maps and pages of detailed instructions (example: After 300 meters,
take a right after passing the wall with the iron gate).
When viewing the photos, please note that each one has a caption on the upper right corner of the page.
- Florence. We landed in Milan and took a train to Florence, where we took in the major sights.
- On the Trail. The focus of this vacation was our walk from Florence to Sienna. These photos show the variety of sights and conditions encountered along the way.
- Sienna. Henri has been all over the place, but he was really impressed by Sienna, a town that hasn't changed all that much since the 1400s.
- Back in the Old Country. As usual, we finished our visit with a few days in Holland where we visited Gouda and biked around the countryside.
- Our Top Forty Shots. If you've got a slow link or a short attention span, this category is for you: Of the 2500+ photographs taken with three different cameras, and the 175 or so pictures on these pages, here are our top 40.
Tip: When you're looking at the picture pages, press F11 to maximize your window. Use the ENTER key to move from one picture to the next.
Video Gallery
Tip: The videos on this page are quite large. For best results, right-click a link below to save the video (via Save Target As...) to your hard drive; you'll then be able to view the video directly (and speedily) from your PC.Oliebollen! (January 2008)
- Oliebollen Cam! Maria Bulterman shows off the traditional (and tasty) Dutch oliebollen that she made on New Year's Day, 2008.
Switzerland and Holland (August 2006)
- Descent on the walking trail. Ellen reports from the trail near Wiesen, where we had just negotiated a particularly steep descent. (Ignore the fact that it all looks like child's play on the video.)
- Train crossing bridge. A bright red narrow-gauge regional passenger train crosses the lovely bridge near Wiesen. (Also available in a low-resolution version.)
- On the train. Join Ellen as she gives us a tour of the panorama wagon on the train ride from Switzerland to Holland.
- On the bike. Ellen huffs and puffs as she shows a bike-rider's view of the rural area just a few kilometers north of Amsterdam.
- In the boat. At home on the water as well as on land, Ellen shows us the view from the canoe on the waterways north of Amsterdam.
Credits
The Smoke Rise Boys are represented exclusively by Goober's Talent Farm of Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Please send your comments and questions on this page to Henri Bulterman (hbulterman@gmail.com).
Page last updated: 2 Apr 2013.