The Hidden Charms (Netherlands)

            Band Members:

• Patrick Verhulst - Guitar
Guitar freak with roots in the seventies. Has an obvious preference for anything with the name Fender on it. It goes without saying that the Stratocaster is his favourite guitar, especially the white maple neck from 89, which matches perfectly with the Hot Rod DeVille amp. Patrick discovered the blues with the Brits in the late sixties, beginning seventies: particularly Peter Green (Fleetwood Mac) was a source of inspiration in the beginning. He waded through many - muddy - blueswaters and eventually landed with GRAND SLAM (LP: Grand Slam) and THE MONDAY LOVERS (LP: Did it before), all of this in the past millennium. And now in THE HIDDEN CHARMS.

• John Geerlings - Drums 
At home John inhaled swing with every breath. Making music controls his life. He played drums in several bands with a wide range of styles. During the 80-ties he played in the well-known blues bands AVALANCHE and GRAND SLAM. Avalanche also acted as back-up band for famous American blues musicians such as Lowell Fulson, Eddie Guitar Burns, Carey and Lurrie Bell, and Phil Guy. With Avalanche he made 2 LP's: Reelin' with a Feelin' and Cruizin' and Boozin' and with Grand Slam 1 LP: Grand Slam. In the early nineties John was co-founder of a still successful New Orleans brass band The Honkers Brass Band in which he plays the sousaphone.
He also played drums in the bluesband BLUE FEVER.
February 2006 he was asked by Patrick to play the drums in a new blues band. John went back to his old love, the blues, and was a fact.
www.honkersbrassband.com

• Egbert Spuesens - Bass
A born bass player.He played in several bands and during the 80-ties he played in the well-known blues bands AVALANCHE and GRAND SLAM. Egbert also plays the bass with the blues-rock band THE ROAD.
Through John Egbert joined the band, and together, as can be read in John's bio, they have quite a track record.
And now the legendary bass-drum duo is together again in
www.theroadbluesrock.net

• Francoise Eier - Vocal
She was born in Amsterdam and was raised surrounded by music.As a little girl she was already fascinated by singing stimulated by her singing father.
In 2003 she participated in the LOCAL HEROES project and performed in sold out venues all over the county in well-known theatres. She is the lead singer of the cover-band WHATEVER.
As she has blues written all over her, she now feels at home with
www.whatever-band.eu

http://www.thehiddencharms.com/