Hans Theessink
Illustration — Hans Theessink in Vienna, 2012. • Illustration — Theessink performing in Konzerthaus, Vienna, in 2012 Hans Theessink (born 5 April 1948, Enschede, Netherlands) is a Dutch guitarist, mandolinist, singer and songwriter, living in Vienna, Austria. He performs blues and roots music, particularly in a Delta blues style. He is a bass-baritone.
Hans Theessink
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- 1948 · Enschede.
- Nationality
- Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Occupation
- guitarist · composer · singer
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- blues
- Honours
- Amadeus Austrian Music Awards
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Illustration — Hans Theessink in Vienna, 2012. • Illustration — Theessink performing in Konzerthaus, Vienna, in 2012 Hans Theessink (born 5 April 1948, Enschede, Netherlands) is a Dutch guitarist, mandolinist, singer and songwriter, living in Vienna, Austria. He performs blues and roots music, particularly in a Delta blues style. He is a bass-baritone.
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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. 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.
Subjects and genres recorded for the work are blues. Distinctions recorded are Amadeus Austrian Music Awards.
Hans Theessink performing for 'Neudeggergassenfest' (one of numerous Vienna's 'little' festivals).
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Hans Theessink performing (with Terry Evans) on 'Legendary Rhythm Blues Cruise', LRBC #14, 2010. Edited brightness and contrast, improved on filename and description (and on date, using EXIF data).
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- 1.Dicaire, David. More blues singers: biographies of 50 artists from the later 20th century. McFarland. 217–. 2002. 978-0-7864-1035-4.
- 2.Dacaire, David. More Blues Singers: Biographies of 50 Artists from the Later 20th Century. McFarland. 222–223. December 19, 2001. 9780786410354.
- 3.Horowitz, Hal. Delta Time - Hans Theessink, Ry Cooder, Terry Evans : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards. AllMusic. 2012-09-18.
- 4.Americana Music Show. Hans Theessink - Interview and Music. 2013-06-24.
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