LiveXS, Hans van der Maas (on 'Little world') 


  • 'A fine mix of americana, blues, gospel and jazz.'
  • 'De Win takes his songs to high limits.'
  • 'A masterpiece of national origin; Bart de Win's Little world deserves more attention.'


Real Roots Café, Fred Schmale (on 'Little world') 


  • 'Little world is a top record.'
  • 'Splendid songs, a nice variety of styles, excellent musicians.'
  • 'Beautiful arrangements.'
  • 'Bart has a pleasant, flexible voice and writes beautiful songs.'
  • 'My favorites are the lovely tribute to the often little concealing Summer dresses and the beautiful metaphorical lyrics of Easter bunnies.'
  • 'Bart de Win convinces again and deserves a lot of attention. Go and buy this record, which also comes in a beautiful packaging.'


Fret Magazine, Ferenc Koolen (on 'Little world') 


  • 'Excellent successor of beautiful debut album.'
  • 'Grandiose level.'
  • 'Almost too beautiful to be real he balances between ballads and up-tempo country orientated songs, in which his baritone stands out excellently, with or without perfect harmony singing by Arianne Knegt.'
  • 'A beautiful americana album. World class!'


Heaven, Ruud Heijjer (on 'Little world') 


  • 'High levels.'
  • 'His strikingly beautiful melodies are distinguished by a characteristic European melancholy.'
  • 'In his timing and frase you can hear his background as a jazz vocal teacher.'
  • 'A more than worthy successor of his also marvelous debut.'


Rootstime, Blowfish (on 'Little world') 


  • 'In Austin he found just the right atmosphere and soulmates to make his magnificent lyrics and arrangements musically come to life.'
  • 'A masterpiece in all facets.'


Written in music, Norbert Tebarts (on 'Little world') 


  • 'How blessed we are with such great artists in our small country!'
  • 'Beautiful songs with strong lyrics, great melodies and a very international sound.'
  • 'Summer dresses has a Randy Newman-like grandeur, both in music and in lyrics.'


Eindhovens Dagblad, Frank van den Muijsenberg (on 'Little world') 


  • 'A varied album, where humour, melancholy, introspection, pure pop and americana go hand in hand.'
  • 'One of the best live bands in The Netherlands.'


Folkforum, Ronald Rietman (on 'Little world') 


  • 'Melancholic pearls on summery record.'
  • 'A musical centipide.'
  • 'Summer dresses surely has summer hit potentials.'


Altcountryforum, Rein van den Berg (on 'Little world') 


  • 'Smart songs.'
  • 'A top record.'


Altcountry, John Gjaltema (on 'Little world') 


  • 'A tasteful melange of jazz and roots.'
  • 'A successful crossover between continents.'


Rootsville, François Braeken (on 'Little world') 


  • 'One of the highlights of 2011.''


Moors Magazine, Holly Moors (on 'Little world') 


  • 'A beautiful, laid back americana album that's characterized by magnificent arrangements.'


CtrlAltcountry, Benny Metten (on 'Little world') 


  • 'An 'all-thirteen-great' experience.'
  • 'A glowing bariton voice.'
  • 'We love the very soulful arrangement of Shine a little light on me, the rather folky feel of They still dance (with a great lyric) and the americana beauty Call you in the morning, a duet song with Arianne Knegt.'
  • 'Bart de Win deserves a place among the best Dutch singer-songwriters."


BN/De Stem, Willem Jongeneelen (on 'Little world') 


  • 'The lyrics of Pay the DJ are hilarious.'


Kippenvel, Ruud Heijjer (on 'Little world') 


  • 'A typically European melancholy in rootsy americana influenced by folk, jazz, gospel and country.'
  • 'A strong successor of The simple life.'


File under (on 'Little world') 


  • 'Good musicians playing with a lot of fun.'
  • 'Catchy songs.'


New Folk Sounds, Hans van Deelen (on 'Little world') 


  • 'Americana with a lowland sauce.'
  • 'Bart de Win has a relaxed dark voice that leads the listener in a comforting way through his songs.'


Dagblad van het Noorden, John Gjaltema (on 'The simple life') 


  • 'De Win is a great songwriter and his voice sounds like a good espresso: creamy but with a dark taste.'
  • 'A song like Tickle me has the compositorical class of a Van Dyke Parks.'


Platomania, Albert Jonker (on 'The simple life') 


  • 'Very tasteful out of category but roots related world class material.'
  • 'Organical and full of music love.'
  • 'Dutch roots record of the year.'


De Volkskrant, Ariejan Korteweg (on 'The simple life') 


  • 'Out of the box, refreshing.'
  • 'Flexible songs, great musicians.'
  • 'The lyrics, like in the stalking song Undercover lover, are strong.'


BN/De Stem, Willem Jongeneelen (on 'The simple life') 


  • 'A master on keys, a good vocalist, a golden writers pencil and a great circle of musical friends.'
  • 'A great voice. Like John Hiatt singing with Steely Dan.'


Altcountryforum, Rein van den Berg (on 'The simple life') 


  • 'Sublime!'
  • 'Very beautiful compositions. Great class.'


Altcountry, John Gjaltema (on 'The simple life') 


  • 'A very strong album.'
  • 'Very tasteful and stylish in every detail.'
  • 'You'll seldomly find an artist that can so naturally incorporate and translate his jazz achievements into rootsy material.'
  • 'De Win never loses his European stylishness. A grandeur as that of a Grand Café in Paris.'
  • 'The simple life reaches beyond all musical limits.'


Rootstime, Blowfish (on 'The simple life') 


  • 'An album to be proud of.'
  • 'Wonderful harmony singing that reminds you of Crosby, Stills & Nash.'
  • 'Deeply moving.'


LiveXS, Jeroen Bakker (on 'The simple life') 


  • 'A great talent for composing.'
  • 'The musical standard is very high, without ever losing sensitivity.'
  • 'This singer-songwriter possesses a great amount of musical creativity.'


Moors Magazine, Holly Moors (on 'The simple life') 


  • 'Good songs, a pleasant voice, magnificent arrangements.'
  • 'A more than excellent record.'


Folkforum, Mirjam Adriaans (on 'The simple life') 


  • 'It gets more beautiful each time you listen.'


New Folk Sounds, Rob van Niele 


  • 'Thoughtful compositions, fascinating lyrics, a good balance between songs, and musically very strong.'
  • 'He's got a mature and relaxed authentic sound of his own and a warm singing voice.'
  • 'Though mostly an americana album, De Win experiences with jazz, blues and pop. He feels at home in all these styles and can integrate them in his music, which makes the album very diverse.'


Gilad Atzmon (on Bart de Win) 


  • 'Bart is an outstanding musician, a great pianist and an astonishing singer.'


Rootsville, François Braeken (on 'The simple life') 


  • 'A must-have cd.'
  • 'Fifteen fantastic songs you can't possibly classify into one single musical category.'


Walt Wilkins (on 'The simple life') 


  • 'This record is exquisite. Magnificent. A new favorite of mine.'
  • 'The songs are wonderful, the singing is real, soulful, accessible.'
  • ‘The production is sublime.'


Eindhovens Dagblad, Peter Borgers (on 'The simple life') 


  • 'Musical perfection.'



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