Biography Hans Theessink

HANS THEESSINK: HANS is probably Europe‘s blues export no 1. After 8.000 concerts and 50 years "on the road" HANS THEESSINK has become a roots and blues institution. With his sonorous baritone voice and unmistakable guitar work Hans is in great demand - delighting audiences around the world with his rich and emotional sounds. The US blues press called him "An international blues treasure" and "One of the world's pre-eminent pickers". The legendary Bo Diddley called him "One helluva guitar player”. 2018 Hans was inducted into the Dutch Blues Hall Of Fame.

Hans has more than 30 albums, an instruction video, a songbook and a DVD to his name. His recordings are in high demand in HiFi circles for their excellent audiophile sound. 

Live and in the recording studio Hans has worked with many prominent musical friends. Among them C&W-icons Dolly Parton and Cowboy Jack Clement, folk artists Arlo Guthrie, Donovan, The Dubliners, Richard Thompson and Derroll Adams or funk legends Maceo Parker, Fred Wesley and Pee Wee Ellis. Not to forget great gospel and blues artists like Ry Cooder, The Holmes Brothers, Blind Boys Of Alabama, Charles Brown, Bobby King and Terry Evans.

Press quotes:

Hans Theessink, is one of the fiercest acoustic players in Europe and one of the top acoustic blues stars worldwide, a man who has played with the best and is one of the best, American or European, black & white, old and young, since the 1960s.This guy is the real deal, simply a blues master who is as good as it gets on every level. (www.thecountryblues.com, USA)

Bare to the bone blues brilliance... (Big City Blues, USA)

A masterclass in how to play the blues with soul and authenticity. (R2, UK)

Hans sings in what I call a cool Delta style-airy and ethereal yet with a deep connection he’s learned from many pilgrimages. Hans’ guitar is sublimity with deft picking, smooth sliding and the smoothness of Mississippi river silt. Long Island Blues Society, Dr.Blues (USA)

A killer picker with a magical voice (Midwest Record, USA)

A storyteller of the highest order (Billtown Blues Association, USA)

nothing less then a rare musical masterpiece (Blues Underground Network, CAN)

One of the best blues players ever – that’s for sure (Townes van Zandt)The

electricity‘s turned off, but there’s plenty of power (No Depression Magazine, USA)

Hans Theessink is an international blues treasure. He is one of the world's pre-eminent pickers and his warm baritone expresses blues. (Blues Revue, USA)

If you enjoy lyrics that tell a story supported by laidback, emotional guitar pickin’, you’ll love Hans Theessink and “Wishing Well”! (bluemondaymonthly, USA)