HANS THEESSINK LIVE AT THE BOURNE MUSIC CLUB

Name: HANS THEESSINK LIVE AT THE BOURNE MUSIC CLUB
Start: 2025-03-18T19:00:00+00:00
Location: The Bourne Music Club

Schedule

Tue, 18 Mar, 2025 at 07:00 pm

UTC+00:00

Location

The Bourne Music Club | Sittingbourne, EN

HANS THEESSINK: HANS is probably Europe‘s blues export no 1. After 7.500 concerts, 50 years "on the road" and more than 30 albums, an instruction video, a songbook and a DVD to his name, 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”.Hans Theessink, is one of the fiercest acoustic players in Europe and one of the topacoustic 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 guyis 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)nothing less then a rare musical masterpiece (Blues UndergroundNetwork, CAN)The electricity‘s turned off, but there’s plenty of power (No Depression Magazine, USA)If you enjoy lyrics that tell a story supported by laidback, emotional guitar pickin’,you’ll love Hans Theessink and “Wishing Well”! (blue monday monthly, USA)A killer picker with a magical voice (Midwest Record, USA)A storyteller of the highest order (Billtown Blues Association, USA)★★★★★ for "Wishing Well" - one of the true treasures released, so far, for 2013.Some of the most quiet, contemplative, and enjoyable music you have likely heard ina very long time. (Blues Underground Network, John Vermilyea, CAN)

Emotionally deep, the songs are true communicators; clearly showing the masteryand respect Theessink has for this music. (Long Island Blues Society, Dr. Blues CDreviews, USA)
It must be hard to stay fresh and exciting when you’ve spent so long in the musicindustry; Hans Theessink makes it seem easy. ★★★★★ MuzikReviews.com,James Hinton (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)ONE HELLUVA GUITARPLAYER (Bo Diddley)
Acclaimed as a master of the Delta/Piedmont roots blues styles, Hans Theessink brings power and energy to his performances. His slide and fingerpicking virtuosityf ar surpasses every other player we've seen. In the midst of his booming baritone and boot stomps, Hans may delight with a feather-delicate string caress or astound with a blistering rhythmic romp on the frets…..(Uncle Calvin's, Dallas TX, USA)

Mr.Theessink sings the blues with a voice the texture of black molasses and plays guitar as if he were born to it. The overall feel of the music is devastating competent.(The Living Tradition, UK)

It’s an honor to the Delta blues and gospel tradition to have someone with Theessink’s experience demonstrating his sincere, humble, and grateful virtuosity…(Nightflying, USA)