Harry Sacksioni

Harry Sacksioni (born 23 October 1950, in Amsterdam) is a composer and guitar virtuoso of Dutch origin. The peak of his fame was during the 1970s to 1990s. Famous works of this period include Meta Sequoia, Vensters and Elixer, along with re-arrangements of existing pieces, such as Anji (Davy Graham), Scarborough Fair (arr. Paul Simon) and I Wish (Stevie Wonder). Sacksioni's work is mainly instrumental, although some tracks during the 1980s provided guitar accompaniments to vocals provided by himself and Raymond van het Groenewoud. Sacksioni was one of the artists who recorded the song Shalom from Holland (written by Simon Hammelburg and Ron Klipstein) as a token of solidarity to the Israeli people, threatened by missiles from Iraq, during the first Gulf War in 1991. Sacksioni's work is not commercially motivated, and as a result, he is not often featured in the mainstream media. His records appear under an independent, privately owned label Katowee (from cutaway, a feature of some guitars) as a protest against the high prices of CDs. Sacksioni uses various guitars during a live concert. When touring, he chooses instruments from his collection of acoustic and electric guitars to suit the venue and programme. He plays both 6 and 12-string guitars, both acoustic and electric. An unusual guitar of his is a hand-built double guitar: one half is electric and the other half is acoustic. Sacksioni has been living in Lienden, Netherlands, since the 1980s. Before that, he lived in Amsterdam. Harry Sacksioni was made a Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau, decorated by Klaas Tammes, mayor of the municipality of Buren, during a concert in the Agnietenhof in Tiel on 9 May 2009. On his 60th birthday, Harry was given a tribute concert by a number of musical colleagues in the famous Amsterdam venue Carré. Frank Boeijen Raymond van het Groenewoud Digmon Roovers Herman van Veen Erik van der Wurff John May Harry Sacksioni: gitaar Released: 1975 Format: LP, MC Label: Harlekijn Holland Producer: Rob Chrispijn Vensters Released: 1976 Format: LP, MC Label: Harlekijn Holland Producer: Harry Sacksioni, Erik van der Wurff Om de hoek Released: 1978 Format: LP, MC Label: Harlekijn Holland Producer: Adriaan Verstijnen, Harry Sacksioni Live in Amsterdam Released: 1978 Format: LP, MC Label: Polydor / Harlekijn Holland Producer: Adriaan Verstijnen, Harry Sacksioni Het dubbelleven van Holle Vijnman Released: 1980 Format: LP, MC Label: Harlekijn Holland Producer: Adriaan Verstijnen, Harry Sacksioni Das Doppelleben von Holle Feinmann Released: 1980 Format: LP, MC Label: Polydor Producer: Adriaan Verstijnen, Harry Sacksioni Strikt persoonlijk Released: 1981 Format: LP, MC Label: Harlekijn Holland Producer: Adriaan Verstijnen, Harry Sacksioni, Rob Chrispijn Ganz persönlich Released: 1981 Format: LP, MC Label: Polydor / Harlekijn Holland Producer: Adriaan Verstijnen, Harry Sacksioni, Rob Chrispijn Nachtjournaal Released: 1984 Format: LP, MC Label: Polydor Producer: Harry Sacksioni, Hans Visser Spätnachrichten Released: 1984 Format: LP, MC Label: Polydor Producer: Harry Sacksioni, Hans Visser Amice Released: 1985 Format: LP, CD Label: Philips Producer: Jurre Haanstra Alter Ego Released: 1990 Format: CD Label: Phonogram Records Producer: Harry Sacksioni Who's Pulling the Strings Released: 1993 Format: CD Label: Mercury Records / Phonogram Records Producer: Michiel Hoogenboezem, Harry Sacksioni Piste Released: 1998 Format: CD Label: State of Mind Producer: Harry Sacksioni Oorsprong Released: 1998 / 2001 (re-release) Format: CD Label: State of Mind (1998) / Katowee Holland State of Mind (2001) Producer: Harry Sacksioni Tijdgeest Released: 2009 Format: CD Label: Katowee Holland Producer: Harry Sacksioni Adrenaline Released: 2010 Format: CD Label: Katowee Holland Producer: Harry Sacksioni While my guitar gently weeps Released: 2012 Format: CD Label: Katowee Holland Producer: Harry Sacksioni Vijfenzestig Released: 2015 Format: CD Label: Katowee Holland Producer: Harry Sacksioni Once Upon a Time... Released: 2017 Format: CD Label: Cutaway Lienden Producer: Harry Sacksioni Love of my life Released: 2024 Format: CD Label: Cutaway Lienden Live in Amsterdam Released: 1980 Format: LP, MC Label: Harlekijn Holland Producer: Harry Sacksioni, Adriaan Verstijnen Optima Forma - Live Released: 1987 / 1996 (re-release) Format: LP, CD Label: Vertigo Records / Phonogram Records (1987) / Spectrum Music / Karusell (1996) Producer: Harry Sacksioni Helden - Live Released: 2001 Format: CD Label: Cutaway Producer: Harry Sacksioni The Five Great Guitars - Live Released: 2003 Format: CD Label: Cutaway / Warriors Producer: Harry Sacksioni CITY! - Live in Concert Released: 2006 Format: CD Label: Cutaway Producer: Harry Sacksioni Gitaren Released: 1982 Format: LP Label: Polydor Music for the Millions: Harry Sacksioni Released: 1983 Format: LP, MC Label: Polydor Harry Sacksioni Released: 1987 Format: CD Label: Polydor Romantic Gala Released: 1988 Format: CD Label: CNR/DINO The Collection Released: 1995 Format: CD Label: Polydor Who's Pulling the Strings / Intimate Strangers Released: 1995 Format: CD Label: Mercury Records / Phonogram Records 3 Originals - Harry Sacksioni Released: 2001 Format: CD Label: Polydor Het dubbelleven van Holle Vijnman / Prikklok 07.45 uur (1979) Herman van Veen, Erik van der Wurff & Harry Sacksioni (1981) Suikerspin / Marco Polo (1981) Nachtjournaal / Escapade (1984) Je moet eerst vliegen / De telganger (1985) Paddentrek / Yeti (1987) Alter Ego / Bath Blues (1990) Fuerteventura / Arena (1994) The Killy Killy Song (1994) Jessica / Masai Mara (1994) Meta Sequoia / Axel F.: Toerist (1998) De paddentrek (2008) Harry Sacksioni's official website TV Gelderland: Harry Sacksioni in Stringdance, 2007 Rockin' Gelderland: Harry Sacksioni, 2007