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Hans Theessink (born 5 April 1948,
Enschede,
Netherlands
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Dutch
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guitarist,
mandolinist
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, singer and songwriter, living in
Vienna
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Austria
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. 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.
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.
References
External links
Hans Theessinkofficial website
Hans Theessink myspace site
London gig review October 2007
1948 births
Living people
Blues guitarists
People from Enschede
Dutch guitarists
Dutch male guitarists
Dutch blues mandolinists
Blues mandolinists
Vienna Art Orchestra members
Ruf Records artists
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