Roland Verstappen

About

Roland Verstappen is a Brabant singer, songwriter, producer and guitarist whose song 'Straatje van Vermeer' became a cult hit and won him the 'Kwart Eeuw Kleinkunst' trophy in 1988. He spent the late eighties as Gerard van Maasakkers' regular accompanist, then led his own Celtic roots band Eaden, which recorded two albums of original songs in a folk style with a sound all its own and played at home and abroad. His own material has picked up the Andre Meurs Trofee, the Gouden Sleutelfestival from Conamus and, twice, the Introfestival in Willemstad, Curacao. His breakthrough with the wider public came in 1993 with the hits from his first album. Live, he's known as a flamboyant, funny performer who wins over a room, whether that's a packed party tent with an orchestra or a full evening with just his guitars, his own songs and a pile of singalongs. Tilburg cult hero Ferdi Lancee, the songwriter and producer behind the hit 'Helemaal Niets', often joins him as accompanist.