Bio
Guitar
Richard has been playing and studying guitar off and on since the 1980's. After moving from San Diego to Haarlem in 1998, he discovered some local jam sessions and started playing more regularly. This led him to become more serious and deciding to go to the Berklee Guitar Summer Session in 2007.
Guitar Studies
Richard attended the Berklee Guitar Summer Session in 2007. That opened a whole new world which led him to try out new things and improve his technique. To help with that, Richard in 2009 starting taking weekly Skype lessons from Chris Buono. He also took a few private Skype lessons from Matthew Stevens, Joe Musella, Dean Brown, Scott Tarulli, Mike Zito and one private Skype lesson from Wayne Krantz.
Vocal Studies
Richard enjoys singing and to improve his technique takes voice lessons. He started with Skype voice lessons from Linda Lewellyn and then took in-person lessons with Kaaroliina Korpijaakko. From 2017 to 2019, he took Skype voice lessons from Steven Schnurman. Currently, he takes Skype voice lessons from Jeannie Gagne and has been studying with her since 2019.
Songwriting
Richard is a member of SongTown which is a songwriting community. He has written and published these songs which are available on Spotify, iTunes, Amazon, and YouTube:
Bands
Richard has played in these bands in Haarlem:
Richard Abbuhl Performances
2023/2024 Season
SUN, MAR 31, 2024 HPSOT: Richard Abbuhl / The Dayshift Dreamers - Slachthuis
WED, FEB 21, 2024 HPSOT: Richard Abbuhl / The Ennrons Café - In den Koffer
THU, JAN 25, 2024 HPSOT: Richard Abbuhl / Capstone Lokaal - Dutch Beer Bar
WED, DEC 20, 2023 HPSOT: Richard Abbuhl / De Autoriteit Café In den Koffer
WED, NOV 15, 2023 HPSOT: Richard Abbuhl / Humfree Sportcafé Haarlem
SAT, OCT 28, 2023 HPSOT: Richard Abbuhl / Cut2theBone - Out of the Blues Haarlem
Richard's Blues Band Performances
2023/2024 Season
THU, DEC 14, 2023 Richard's Blues Band - Rabobank Jaarbeurs 125th Anniversary Festival
2020/2019 Season
SAT, JUN 27, 2020 Haarlemse PopScene Off Tour - Partronaat / Coronadrive
SAT, JAN 18, 2020 HPSOT: Richard's Blues Band / Drone Strings The Wolfhound - Irish bar & kitchen
THU, DEC 19, 2019 HPSOT: Sound Of Haarlem: HPSOT Haarlem105 Radio Interview
SAT, NOV 30, 2019 HPSOT: Richard's Blues Band / Royal Teazer Out of the Blues
2018/2019 Season
TUE, OCT 9, 2018 HPSOT: Richard's Blues Band / Catwise Café de Flapcan
2017/2018 Season (Full Season)
SAT, JUN 9, 2018 HSPOT Showcase: 2017/2018 Patronaat Haarlem
SAT, MAY 26, 2018 HPSOT: Richard's Blues Band / Pink Vibe Stiels Livemuziekcafe Haarlem
THU, MAY 10, 2018 HPSOT: Royal Teazer / Richard's Blues Band Little Fly / La Pien Noir
SUN, APR 22, 2018 HPSOT: Richard's Blues Band / Pink Vibe Café De Lange Heer
FRI, APR 6, 2018 HPSOT: Richard's Blues Band / Royal Teazer Raecks
SAT, MAR 24, 2018 HPSOT: The Lyrical Twins / Richard's Blues Band The Wolfhound - Irish bar & kitchen
SUN, FEB 25, 2018 HPSOT: Cut2theBone / Richard's Blues Band Café de Flapcan
THU, JAN 25, 2018 HPSOT: Sound Of Haarlem: HPSOT Haarlem 105 RTV
SAT, DEC 16, 2017 HPSOT: Moon Ape / Richard's Blues Band Crackerscafé Haarlem
SAT, NOV 25, 2017 HPSOT: Melatonin / Richard's Blues Band Out of the Blues
THU, OCT 12, 2017 HPSOT: Humfree / Richard's Blues Band Little Fly / La Pien Noir
THU, OCT 12, 2017 HPSOT: Humfree / Richard’s Blues Band Little Fly / La Pien Noir
2016/2017 Season
SAT, JUN 17, 2017 HPSOT Showcase: 2016-2017 Patronaat Haarlem
SAT, MAY 27, 2017 HPSOT: Hard & Vals / Richard’s Blues Band Out of the Blues
THU, APR 13, 2017 HPSOT: Richard's Blues Band / Hard & Vals Lokaal - Dutch Beer Bar
SAT, JAN 14, 2017 SB: Richard's Blues Band - Crackers
SAT, NOV 26, 2016 HPSOT: Richard Blues Band - Out of the Blues
THU, APR 14, 2016 SB: Richard's Blues Band - Crackers (Queen's Day) FIRST GIG
Haarlem Shuffle Band Performances
2017 Halloween, Crackers: Carmelita Weele: vocals, Tony Stouthart: bass guitar, Rob Brons: keyboards, Andre Machado: drums, Richard Abbuhl: guitar & vocals
2016 Crackers, Halloween: Carmelita Weele: vocals, Amory Geerling: bass guitar, Herman Moens: guitar, Dennis Verkerk: drums, Richard Abbuhl: guitar & vocals
2016 Tryout: Carmelita Weele: vocals, Amory Geerling: bass guitar, Thijs Hubens: guitar, Ramon Bakker: drums, Richard Abbuhl: guitar & vocals
2015 Crackers, Halloween: Carmelita Weele: vocals, Rob Brons: keyboard & vocals, Tom Brons: drums, Amory Geerling: bass guitar, Richard Abbuhl: guitar & vocals
2014 Crackers, Halloween: Carmelita Weele: vocals, Just van Rossum: guitar/vocals, Richard Abbuhl: guitar, Rob Brons: keyboard, Tony Stouthart: bass, Martin de Wit: drums
2013 Crackers, Halloween: Carmelita Weele: vocals, Just van Rossum: guitar/vocals, Richard Abbuhl: guitar, Rob Brons: keyboard, Remmert Velthuis: bass, Martin de Wit: drums
2013 Cafe De Vriendin: Carmelita Weele: vocals, Just van Rossum: guitar/vocals, Richard Abbuhl: guitar, Rob Brons: keyboard, Remmert Velthuis: bass, Martin de Wit: drums
2012 Crackers, Halloween: Carmelita Weele: vocals, Just van Rossum & Richard Abbuhl: guitar/vocals, Rob Brons: keyboard/backing vocals, Gerrit Vijlbrief: bass, Martin de Wit: drums
2011 Crackers, Halloween: Carmelita Weele: vocals, Just van Rossum & Richard Abbuhl: guitar/vocals, Rob Brons: keyboard/backing vocals, Gerrit Vijlbrief: bass, Martin de Wit: drums
2011 Flapcan: Carmelita Weele: vocals, Just van Rossum & Richard Abbuhl: guitar/vocals, Rob Brons: keyboard/backing vocals, Gerrit Vijlbrief: bass, Martin de Wit: drums
SensEye Performances
Haarlem Shuffle Band originally started as SensEye in 2009. We played some gigs including the Halloween gig at 2009, and 2010 before changing the name.
Richard has been playing and studying guitar off and on since the 1980's. After moving from San Diego to Haarlem in 1998, he discovered some local jam sessions and started playing more regularly. This led him to become more serious and deciding to go to the Berklee Guitar Summer Session in 2007.
Guitar Studies
Richard attended the Berklee Guitar Summer Session in 2007. That opened a whole new world which led him to try out new things and improve his technique. To help with that, Richard in 2009 starting taking weekly Skype lessons from Chris Buono. He also took a few private Skype lessons from Matthew Stevens, Joe Musella, Dean Brown, Scott Tarulli, Mike Zito and one private Skype lesson from Wayne Krantz.
Vocal Studies
Richard enjoys singing and to improve his technique takes voice lessons. He started with Skype voice lessons from Linda Lewellyn and then took in-person lessons with Kaaroliina Korpijaakko. From 2017 to 2019, he took Skype voice lessons from Steven Schnurman. Currently, he takes Skype voice lessons from Jeannie Gagne and has been studying with her since 2019.
Songwriting
Richard is a member of SongTown which is a songwriting community. He has written and published these songs which are available on Spotify, iTunes, Amazon, and YouTube:
- Richard's Blues Band - Slick's Gotta Boogie (in progress for 2024)
- Richard's Blues Band - Looking For My Baby (2024)
- Richard's Blues Band - Lying Cheating Woman (2024)
- Richard Abbuhl - Anything Funky (2024)
- Richard's Blues Band - Hey Hey Santa (2023)
- Richard's Blues Band - The Patronaat Session (2022)
- Richard Abbuhl - Funk You Up Remixes (2020)
- Richard's Blues Band - This Is Your Day (2019)
- Richard's Blues Band - T's Blues (2018)
- Richard Abbuhl - Funk You Up (2017)
Bands
Richard has played in these bands in Haarlem:
- 2019 - Present - Richard Abbuhl - Funk, blues, and acoustic originals www.youtube.com/@richardabbuhl
- 2016 - Present - Richard's Blues Band - Rock, pop, blues, and originals www.youtube.com/@richardsbluesband
- 2011 - 2016 - Haarlem Shuffle Band - Rock, pop, blues, and originals https://www.youtube.com/@HaarlemShuffleBand
- 2008 - 2011 - Senseye - Rock, pop, blues, and originals https://www.youtube.com/@senseyemusic
- 2007 - 2008 - Sensory Perception - Rock and Pop
Richard Abbuhl Performances
2023/2024 Season
SUN, MAR 31, 2024 HPSOT: Richard Abbuhl / The Dayshift Dreamers - Slachthuis
WED, FEB 21, 2024 HPSOT: Richard Abbuhl / The Ennrons Café - In den Koffer
THU, JAN 25, 2024 HPSOT: Richard Abbuhl / Capstone Lokaal - Dutch Beer Bar
WED, DEC 20, 2023 HPSOT: Richard Abbuhl / De Autoriteit Café In den Koffer
WED, NOV 15, 2023 HPSOT: Richard Abbuhl / Humfree Sportcafé Haarlem
SAT, OCT 28, 2023 HPSOT: Richard Abbuhl / Cut2theBone - Out of the Blues Haarlem
Richard's Blues Band Performances
2023/2024 Season
THU, DEC 14, 2023 Richard's Blues Band - Rabobank Jaarbeurs 125th Anniversary Festival
2020/2019 Season
SAT, JUN 27, 2020 Haarlemse PopScene Off Tour - Partronaat / Coronadrive
SAT, JAN 18, 2020 HPSOT: Richard's Blues Band / Drone Strings The Wolfhound - Irish bar & kitchen
THU, DEC 19, 2019 HPSOT: Sound Of Haarlem: HPSOT Haarlem105 Radio Interview
SAT, NOV 30, 2019 HPSOT: Richard's Blues Band / Royal Teazer Out of the Blues
2018/2019 Season
TUE, OCT 9, 2018 HPSOT: Richard's Blues Band / Catwise Café de Flapcan
2017/2018 Season (Full Season)
SAT, JUN 9, 2018 HSPOT Showcase: 2017/2018 Patronaat Haarlem
SAT, MAY 26, 2018 HPSOT: Richard's Blues Band / Pink Vibe Stiels Livemuziekcafe Haarlem
THU, MAY 10, 2018 HPSOT: Royal Teazer / Richard's Blues Band Little Fly / La Pien Noir
SUN, APR 22, 2018 HPSOT: Richard's Blues Band / Pink Vibe Café De Lange Heer
FRI, APR 6, 2018 HPSOT: Richard's Blues Band / Royal Teazer Raecks
SAT, MAR 24, 2018 HPSOT: The Lyrical Twins / Richard's Blues Band The Wolfhound - Irish bar & kitchen
SUN, FEB 25, 2018 HPSOT: Cut2theBone / Richard's Blues Band Café de Flapcan
THU, JAN 25, 2018 HPSOT: Sound Of Haarlem: HPSOT Haarlem 105 RTV
SAT, DEC 16, 2017 HPSOT: Moon Ape / Richard's Blues Band Crackerscafé Haarlem
SAT, NOV 25, 2017 HPSOT: Melatonin / Richard's Blues Band Out of the Blues
THU, OCT 12, 2017 HPSOT: Humfree / Richard's Blues Band Little Fly / La Pien Noir
THU, OCT 12, 2017 HPSOT: Humfree / Richard’s Blues Band Little Fly / La Pien Noir
2016/2017 Season
SAT, JUN 17, 2017 HPSOT Showcase: 2016-2017 Patronaat Haarlem
SAT, MAY 27, 2017 HPSOT: Hard & Vals / Richard’s Blues Band Out of the Blues
THU, APR 13, 2017 HPSOT: Richard's Blues Band / Hard & Vals Lokaal - Dutch Beer Bar
SAT, JAN 14, 2017 SB: Richard's Blues Band - Crackers
SAT, NOV 26, 2016 HPSOT: Richard Blues Band - Out of the Blues
THU, APR 14, 2016 SB: Richard's Blues Band - Crackers (Queen's Day) FIRST GIG
Haarlem Shuffle Band Performances
2017 Halloween, Crackers: Carmelita Weele: vocals, Tony Stouthart: bass guitar, Rob Brons: keyboards, Andre Machado: drums, Richard Abbuhl: guitar & vocals
2016 Crackers, Halloween: Carmelita Weele: vocals, Amory Geerling: bass guitar, Herman Moens: guitar, Dennis Verkerk: drums, Richard Abbuhl: guitar & vocals
2016 Tryout: Carmelita Weele: vocals, Amory Geerling: bass guitar, Thijs Hubens: guitar, Ramon Bakker: drums, Richard Abbuhl: guitar & vocals
2015 Crackers, Halloween: Carmelita Weele: vocals, Rob Brons: keyboard & vocals, Tom Brons: drums, Amory Geerling: bass guitar, Richard Abbuhl: guitar & vocals
2014 Crackers, Halloween: Carmelita Weele: vocals, Just van Rossum: guitar/vocals, Richard Abbuhl: guitar, Rob Brons: keyboard, Tony Stouthart: bass, Martin de Wit: drums
2013 Crackers, Halloween: Carmelita Weele: vocals, Just van Rossum: guitar/vocals, Richard Abbuhl: guitar, Rob Brons: keyboard, Remmert Velthuis: bass, Martin de Wit: drums
2013 Cafe De Vriendin: Carmelita Weele: vocals, Just van Rossum: guitar/vocals, Richard Abbuhl: guitar, Rob Brons: keyboard, Remmert Velthuis: bass, Martin de Wit: drums
2012 Crackers, Halloween: Carmelita Weele: vocals, Just van Rossum & Richard Abbuhl: guitar/vocals, Rob Brons: keyboard/backing vocals, Gerrit Vijlbrief: bass, Martin de Wit: drums
2011 Crackers, Halloween: Carmelita Weele: vocals, Just van Rossum & Richard Abbuhl: guitar/vocals, Rob Brons: keyboard/backing vocals, Gerrit Vijlbrief: bass, Martin de Wit: drums
2011 Flapcan: Carmelita Weele: vocals, Just van Rossum & Richard Abbuhl: guitar/vocals, Rob Brons: keyboard/backing vocals, Gerrit Vijlbrief: bass, Martin de Wit: drums
SensEye Performances
Haarlem Shuffle Band originally started as SensEye in 2009. We played some gigs including the Halloween gig at 2009, and 2010 before changing the name.
