Welcome Stranger has been played on NTS shows including 88 Transition w/ Tasker, with Only Love Can Take Us Home (Welcome Stranger Mix 1) first played on 1 May 2016.

Who says there can't be rock bands with edge from the rural parts of the Netherlands?

Welcome Stranger is a band consisting of close friends and fellow musicians, from a couple of small towns in the eastern part of the Netherlands, who want to make a subtle mix between catchy pop rock, like blink 182, Sum 41, the Maine and the Summer set, and old school bands such as Toto, Van Halen, Led Zepplin, and Thin Lizzy etc.

They've been playing gigs since late 2010, and have been generating a small but steady fan base over the last few months. Welcome Stranger is planning on releasing an EP in the near future. They've recently released a track of theirs named ''Use her Use me'' which has been received well by their listeners and other bands of their size.

Bart Kolkman - Lead vocals Thomas Paalman - Guitar & Backing vocals Bas Machielsen - Guitar Geert Groot - Bass Derk Gersen - Drum/percussion