Joe Salmon , Irish music professional : “ 'Dorset Moon’ is an atmospheric, dark album creating a sense of curiosity and intrigue for the listener. With topics that strike a chord with the common man, tales of woe, love, regret, loss and achievement, the songs seem to pluck on your inner soul, making them very addictive. Who can say what this album means to The Watchman, but what ‘Dorset Moon’ does give to the listener, is thought provoking imagery, through incredible song writing, and it simply leaves you wanting more. Song writing from Ad van Meurs, produced by Ankie Keultjes, simply incredible.“ The Watchman ‘Dorset Moon’ The Watchman, ‘nom de guise’ for Adrian van Meurs releases a new album containing 10 songs and an instrumental, weaving serious songwriting with great folky and bluesy fingerpicking.Most pieces are enchanting duets with singer and producer Ankie Keultjes. Ad ( short for Adrian) has a gift for catchy melodies, but never too slick nor shallow. The album is very stripped down , just Ad’s guitar and vocals, harmonies by Ankie and some guitar added here and there by new kid on the block Dylan Adrian. Ad is a stubborn artist who , for about 25 years, constantly carves on an oeuvre trying to create a style he can call his own . Let’s call it Atlantian. Romantic, dark yet uplifting ! Bio “It’s all about the song” For more than twenty years now, Ad van Meurs –who has become an icon in the Dutch Trans Atlantic Folk and Blues scene – has played an important role as singer songwriter, guitar player, organiser, writer and film maker. Feeling perfectly at home on stage, serious and witty in one, he plays great acoustic guitar ( slide and fingerpicking) and sings his intricate songs, forming an ideal conspiracy with his partner in life and music Ankie Keultjes, singer, soundengineer, producer and writer. The Watchman released 11 albums making ‘Dorset moon’ his 12th ! Ho co-created the road movie 'Searching for the Heart of the Heartlands, a trailer of this movie can be found on youtube. He has been touring in the USA since 1990 and started organising singer songwriter concerts in The Netherlands, creating an opportunity for musicians to be heard an seen in a beautiful venue in The Music Centre Frits Phillips in Eindhoven, The Netherlands, ending each season with the Naked Song Festival, a unique international singer songwriter festival. He is also a part of, and driving force behind, the very succesfull worldmusic group No Blues, a group that has developed a beautiful style, combining eastern traditional music and western folk and blues Then there is The Folk Survival Club, a pure folk project; Ankie Keultjes and the Belgian folk singer Marjan Cornille performing his songs on the album ‘Break of Dawn’ and ‘I believe in Rock and Roll’... THE WATCHMAN The Watchman produced by Joe Boyd released on Ryko disc Narcisse co produced by Joe Boyd released on Van Records Peaceful Artillery produced by Jack Clement released on Van Records Broken Lock and Rhyme released on Van Records Live at Anderson Fair released on Van Records Melancholicus Realisticus released on Munich /Monkey Man records Flight over life released on Van Records Carnival of circumstance released on Monkey man Records Weep on Willow released on CRS High Acres released on CRS available on cdbaby Over the Top released on CRS available on cdbaby The Right Cause compilation Mezzoforte Music Productions available on cdbaby Dorset Moon Mezzoforte Music Productions He recorded two albums under his own name and in his own language, Dutch : Ad van Meurs : En Soms released by CRS De Weg is een Vriend Released on Monkey Man Records available on cdbaby With The Folk Survival Club : Break of Dawn released on CRS I believe in Rock and Roll released on CRS available on cdbaby