Retriever (Eric van Dijsseldonk) ^{Eric van Dijsseldonk}

Retriever is the new solo project of guitarist and singer-songwriter Eric van Dijsseldonk. Twenty years ago he debuted under the name Dijsseldonk with the English-language “33 1/3”, after which two Dutch-language albums and an EP followed. Now he writes and sings in English again, after all the language of pop music he grew up with.

The Beatles are never far away in his songs, which also show American seventies influences. Van Dijsseldonk knows his classics, and also knows how to write a catchy pop song.

Live he performs new and older work, supplemented with some covers of his heroes, and is accompanied by Rolf Verbaant (guitar) and Erik Harbers (bass).

In recent years, Van Dijsseldonk mainly played guitar with artists such as Malford Milligan and Erwin Nyhoff (previously also with JW Roy and Ricky Koole), and he regularly appeared on stage with trio Spanjers, Dijsseldonk & Planteijdt. Now he is going on the road again with his own songs as Retriever.

"Eric van Dijsseldonk has the gift of subtly and sometimes with a wink, transforming a retro-sixties and seventies pop sound into warm, familiar and above all timeless pop music. He also stays close to himself lyrically, which means that as a listener you are quickly captivated by the pure simplicity of his songs." (Lust For Life)

"Great. Van Dijsseldonk has a great talent for writing semi-uptempo songs and ballads. In them he combines the different instruments in a seemingly casual way to beautifully flowing melodies with an emphasis on harmonious choruses." (Heaven)

"Honest, warm-blooded and without a doubt gripping." (Leo Blokhuis).