Singer/Songwriter Eelke Ankersmit Releases Solo Debut EP "Old Friend"

New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Dutch singer-songwriter Eelke Ankersmit releases solo debut EP Old Friend. Eelke Ankersmit is known as the former frontman of band The Rag Trade. After an album with unanimously positive reviews, live-performances on Dutch national radio as well as several festival gigs, It is now time to continue his journey on his own.

Eelke Ankersmit finished his studies at the Conservatory of Amsterdam with an A+ and recently he won the Dutch pop song competition for singer-songwriters and (semi)acoustic acts, �Mooie Noten 2016�, focusing on composition, lyrics and musical presentation.

On his debut EP Old Friend heartache is a big theme, as well as the road to adulthood which never seems to end. Each of the songs has it�s own feel and instrumentation, sometimes emphasizing the lyrics, sometimes complementing them, but leaving no-one untouched.

Eelke Ankersmit already has plenty of new tracks in the making, his next EP is scheduled for spring 2017. In the meantime, here�s Old Friend. It is being released under new TCBYML sub-label BERT, dedicated to young musical talent. BERT was launched this august and was created especially for Dutch artists and bands. BERT is exciting, challenging, new, enterprising, a feeling, a friend, full of idealism, adventurous and honest.

Eelke Ankersmit - Old Friend (EP) is released on 23 september 2016 and available for purchase/streaming on all known digital platforms.

Tracklist:
1. Happiness
2. Ghost
3. Foundation
4. December
5. Old Friend
6. Lullaby (Clear Your Head)