Hans Theessink

Hans Theessink (born 5 April 1948, Enschede, Netherlands) is a Dutch guitarist,^[1] mandolinist, singer and songwriter, living in Vienna, Austria.^[2] He performs blues and roots music, particularly in a Delta blues style. He is a bass-baritone. Theessink has released 20 albums, a songbook, a blues-guitar instruction video and a DVD.

In 2012, he released Delta Time (2012), performed with Terry Evans and featuring Ry Cooder.^[3]

In 2013, he released Wishing Well, which he described as a retrospective album looking back at many of his favorite moments in his music career. The album also features several originals, including "House Up On The Hill," which he described as a song about flooding in Mississippi. Hans has said he was partly inspired by observing floods in his home country of The Netherlands during his childhood.^[4]

References

^ Dicaire, David (2002). More blues singers: biographies of 50 artists from the later 20th century. McFarland. pp. 217–. ISBN 978-0-7864-1035-4. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
^ Dacaire, David (December 19, 2001). More Blues Singers: Biographies of 50 Artists from the Later 20th Century. McFarland. pp. 222–223. ISBN 9780786410354. 'Mandolin Man' was a heartfelt tribute to Yank Rachell, the great blues mandolin player... Theessink is a multi-instrumentalist, able to play...the mandolin... knows where to insert... a run of mandolin notes...
^ Horowitz, Hal (2012-09-18). "Delta Time - Hans Theessink, Ry Cooder, Terry Evans : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2013-03-08.
^ "Hans Theessink - Interview and Music". Americana Music Show. 2013-06-24. Archived from the original on 2013-06-24. Retrieved 2013-11-01.

External links

Hans Theessink official website
Hans Theessink myspace site
London gig review October 2007 Archived 2007-11-01 at the Wayback Machine

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[Dicaire2002-1] Dicaire, David (2002). More blues singers: biographies of 50 artists from the later 20th century. McFarland. pp. 217–. ISBN 978-0-7864-1035-4. Retrieved 11 November 2011.

[2] Dacaire, David (December 19, 2001). More Blues Singers: Biographies of 50 Artists from the Later 20th Century. McFarland. pp. 222–223. ISBN 9780786410354. 'Mandolin Man' was a heartfelt tribute to Yank Rachell, the great blues mandolin player... Theessink is a multi-instrumentalist, able to play...the mandolin... knows where to insert... a run of mandolin notes...

[3] Horowitz, Hal (2012-09-18). "Delta Time - Hans Theessink, Ry Cooder, Terry Evans : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2013-03-08.

[4] "Hans Theessink - Interview and Music". Americana Music Show. 2013-06-24. Archived from the original on 2013-06-24. Retrieved 2013-11-01.

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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise. Mathias Rüegg Lauren Newton Wolfgang Puschnig Harry Sokal Christian Radovan Jon Sass Woody Schabata Georg Breinschmid Urszula Dudziak Thomas Gansch Herbert Joos Thomas Lang Jojo Mayer Christian Muthspiel Harry Pepl Werner Pirchner Dominique Pifarély Arkady Shilkloper Hans Theessink
Studio albums	The Minimalism of Erik Satie (1984)
Live albums	Concerto Piccolo (1980) Suite for the Green Eighties (1981) From No Time to Rag Time (1982) A Notion in Perpetual Motion (1982)

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