Eric Devries – 'Close to Home' (Continental Europe CECD52) Eric Devries' third solo CD 'Close to Home' was released in june 2014 and got great reviews in the music press. Critics mentioned his songwriting skills were up to par to the likes of Guy Clark or Rodney Crowell. Some described the CD to be one of the best 'Americana' records that was ever released in the Netherlands by a dutch songwriter. And by listening everyone agrees that 'Close to Home' is an outstanding album by all international standards. His name got established first in '92 when he came in second in the biggest talent hunting competition 'De Grote Prijs van Nederland' with his band 'The Big Easy'. They toured the Netherlands and Switzerland but unable land a record deal in those days the band quit in '97. It wasn;t untill 2004 that Devries finally released his debut CD 'Little of a Romeo' that got him straight to the top of the Dutch Americana songwriting scene. (“.. natural successor to Rodney Crowell..” “..whole album full of little gems..”) Eric Devries formed a collective with three colleques under the name of 'Songwriters United' and released a 'live' DVD and a CD called 'Another Round with.. Songwriters United'. His second solo album 'Sweet Oblivion' appeared in 2007 and featured three songs that Devries recorded while on tour in Oklahoma, USA. Two more extended tours in Oklahoma followed. Devries also started hosting a series of concerts with singer-songwriters in the cities of Nijmegen, Utrecht