“Hold on, hold tight”

These are hopeful words in these times. A group of Dutch and Ukrainian musicians made a medley of this song by the Zeeland band BLØF and the Ukrainian song Живи by Yuliya Roznen.

‘It is a medley about the growing threat at the border and about situations that turn out differently than you expect. At the same time, the song speaks of hope and love for each other and for the homeland,” said Utrecht-based Hadassa Bakker, who brought the musicians together.

Listen to this beautiful and emotional song, with ‘our’ colleague Daria playing the Bandura at Spotify and YouTube.

The photo shows Hadassa Bakker, Iryna Petrushchak and Daria Cherednichenko performing with this song – in an acoustic version – during the opening of the HerculesHoek (Herculesplein 5). This is the new activity space/ living room of Welkom in Utrecht at Herculesplein 5 (next to the stadium).

Want to know more about this issue, our activities for Ukrainian refugees or the HerculesHoek? Email HerculesHoek@welkominutrecht.nu.