Herman Brock Jr

Biography

Herman Brock Jr. (born September 18, 1970) is a Dutch left-handed bluegrass, Americana and blues musician, multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter. He is also author of the series 'Secrets of the guitar'.

Biography

Herman was born in Winterswijk, and grew up in Terneuzen in the Netherlands. He played guitar with his father Herman Brock Sr's FFFF-band as a teenager.
His main instruments are vocals and guitar, but also plays banjo, mandolin, autoharp and dulcimer.

Bands

In 1999, Brock formed the Eurocasters band with bassist Lizz Sprangers.
In 2003, the album Straight Up! was recorded in Palmer, Texas, with contributions from Mike Morgan, Hash Brown and Holland K. Smith.
Brock's last Eurocasters' album Coco Loco was recorded in 2005 in Austin, Texas. Produced by Jesse Dayton, with Erik Hokkanen and Redd Volkaert. Dayton in turn recorded two songs by Herman on his album South Austin Sessions.
In 2006, Brock formed his bluegrass and old-time trio Brock & The Brockettes with Lizz Sprangers and Geertje van den Berg.
Since 2009 he also plays with his Bluegrass band Brock's Blue Grass Bunch.

Own bands

2022: Herman Brock Jr. – Devianto
2019: Herman Brock Jr. – "Freedom" – single
2016: Herman Brock Jr. – "Lust for life" / "Live your life to the limit" – single
2015: Herman Brock Jr. – The Old World
2009: Brock's Blue Grass Bunch – Brock's Blue Grass Bunch
2007: Brock & The Brockettes – Gather around the mic – ASIN: B0011V9R7E
2005: Herman Brock Jr. & The Eurocasters – Coco Loco
2003: Herman Brock Jr. & The Eurocasters – Straight Up! – ASIN: B000FTKRDG
2002: Herman Brock Jr. & The Eurocasters – The Devil's Got A Hold On Me
1999: Herman Brock Jr. & The Eurocasters – Demo 1999

As guest musician

2005: Jesse Dayton – South Austin Sessions
1993: Brock Family – Land of Jubilee
1991: Herman Brock & The FFFF – State 51