Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Ben Harper performs live on Dutch TV show 2 Meter Sessions in 1994, showcasing his eclectic blend of blues, folk, soul, reggae, and rock. From his early days mastering slide guitar to earning three Grammy Awards, Harper delivers an intimate and powerful session full of emotion and skill.
Setlist:
00:00 Pleasure and Pain
05:36 Oppression + Get Up, Stand Up
10:48 How Many Miles / I'll Rise
• Subscribe to our Youtube-channel for more unique music sessions: bit.ly/2OX4S8t
• Playlist with over 150 well-known 2 Meter Sessions clips since 1993: bit.ly/38fbO9I
• Listen to 2 Meter Sessions on Spotify: spoti.fi/39vt6iS
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About 2 Meter Sessions
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Based in the Netherlands, 2 Meter Sessions is an independent, ongoing (new) music platform with a great legacy. Monthly we film 3 to 4 sessions with promising and breakthrough acts from all over the world.
Many well-known acts have visited the show; from James Taylor, Elliott Smith and David Crosby to Damien Jurado, Ben Howard and Josh Ritter, via Radiohead, Nirvana, Coldplay and Foo Fighters. Archive footage can regularly be seen in (theatrical) documentary movies, like “Mystify: Michael Hutchence” (with footage of our session with INXS, filmed in 1997), “Heaven Adores You” (with footage of our session with Elliott Smith, filmed in 1998) and “All I Can Say” (with footage of our session with Blind Melon, filmed in 1993).
The show started back in 1987 by radio presenter Jan Douwe Kroeske. On his popular national radio show he persuaded New-Zealand band Crowded House to play a couple of songs. The response of the public was so great, that 2 Meter Sessions quickly became a household name. In 1993, the show made a successful transition to national television. From there the show became a national phenomenon, for over 10 years, with filmed sessions of new talent, breakthrough acts and arrived career artists. Almost a million of 2 Meter Sessions cd’s were sold in the Netherlands.
• Subscribe to our Youtube-channel for more unique music sessions: bit.ly/2OX4S8t
• Playlist with over 150 well-known 2 Meter Sessions clips since 1993: bit.ly/38fbO9I
• Listen to 2 Meter Sessions on Spotify: spoti.fi/39vt6iS
• 2metersessions.com
• instagram.com/2metersessions
• facebook.com/2metersessies
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Ben Harper performs live on Dutch TV show 2 Meter Sessions in 1994, showcasing his eclectic blend of blues, folk, soul, reggae, and rock. From his early days mastering slide guitar to earning three Grammy Awards, Harper delivers an intimate and powerful session full of emotion and skill.
Setlist:
00:00 Pleasure and Pain
05:36 Oppression + Get Up, Stand Up
10:48 How Many Miles / I'll Rise
• Subscribe to our Youtube-channel for more unique music sessions: bit.ly/2OX4S8t
• Playlist with over 150 well-known 2 Meter Sessions clips since 1993: bit.ly/38fbO9I
• Listen to 2 Meter Sessions on Spotify: spoti.fi/39vt6iS
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About 2 Meter Sessions
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Based in the Netherlands, 2 Meter Sessions is an independent, ongoing (new) music platform with a great legacy. Monthly we film 3 to 4 sessions with promising and breakthrough acts from all over the world.
Many well-known acts have visited the show; from James Taylor, Elliott Smith and David Crosby to Damien Jurado, Ben Howard and Josh Ritter, via Radiohead, Nirvana, Coldplay and Foo Fighters. Archive footage can regularly be seen in (theatrical) documentary movies, like “Mystify: Michael Hutchence” (with footage of our session with INXS, filmed in 1997), “Heaven Adores You” (with footage of our session with Elliott Smith, filmed in 1998) and “All I Can Say” (with footage of our session with Blind Melon, filmed in 1993).
The show started back in 1987 by radio presenter Jan Douwe Kroeske. On his popular national radio show he persuaded New-Zealand band Crowded House to play a couple of songs. The response of the public was so great, that 2 Meter Sessions quickly became a household name. In 1993, the show made a successful transition to national television. From there the show became a national phenomenon, for over 10 years, with filmed sessions of new talent, breakthrough acts and arrived career artists. Almost a million of 2 Meter Sessions cd’s were sold in the Netherlands.
• Subscribe to our Youtube-channel for more unique music sessions: bit.ly/2OX4S8t
• Playlist with over 150 well-known 2 Meter Sessions clips since 1993: bit.ly/38fbO9I
• Listen to 2 Meter Sessions on Spotify: spoti.fi/39vt6iS
• 2metersessions.com
• instagram.com/2metersessions
• facebook.com/2metersessies
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![The Prodigal Sons – 2 Meter Session (1993) | You Still Think, Polk Salad Annie [4K]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/xyYfZpzKaeg/mqdefault.jpg "The Prodigal Sons – 2 Meter Session (1993) | You Still Think, Polk Salad Annie [4K]
Watch The Prodigal Sons perform their 1993 2 Meter Sessies recording, featuring “You Still Think”, “Polk Salad Annie” and “Jimi”.
The Prodigal Sons, led by singer and guitarist Erwin Nyhoff, were one of the most notable Dutch rock bands of the early 1990s. Known for their energetic blend of rock, blues and roots influences, the band gained national recognition with their song “You Still Think”.
For this 2 Meter Sessies recording, The Prodigal Sons performed three songs in the studio: the band’s own work “You Still Think” and “Jimi”, alongside their version of “Polk Salad Annie”.
Tracklist:
00:00 Intro
00:16 You Still Think
05:11 Polk Salad Annie
10:57 Jimi
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About 2 Meter Sessions
2 Meter Sessions is an independent music platform based in the Netherlands, dedicated to recording high-quality live music sessions with emerging and established artists from around the world.
Each month, we film 3 to 4 exclusive studio sessions, focusing on authentic, intimate performances.
Over the years, many renowned artists have appeared on 2 Meter Sessions, including James Taylor, Elliott Smith, David Crosby, Damien Jurado, Ben Howard, Josh Ritter, Radiohead, Nirvana, Coldplay and Foo Fighters.
Archive recordings have been featured in documentary films such as “Mystify: Michael Hutchence”, “Heaven Adores You”, and “All I Can Say”.
Founded in 1987 by radio presenter Jan Douwe Kroeske, the show began on national radio before expanding to television in 1993, where it became a widely recognized platform for live music performances.
• Subscribe for more live music sessions: https://bit.ly/2OX4S8t
• Watch our archive playlist: https://bit.ly/38fbO9I
• Listen on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/39vt6iS
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