Ad Vanderveen (born Arend van der Veen; September 21, 1956 in Hilversum, Netherlands) is a Dutch songwriter, guitarist and singer who is active in the roots/Americana genres.

[1] The band Brinker, in which he played bass and sang, got a record deal and released two singles in 1977; Vanderveen co-wrote one song.

The band toured the Netherlands and Germany for around three years before releasing their debut album On Strike in 1983 with a different line-up under the name Personnel; the recordings were made between 1981 and 1983.

From the second album, Off The Record (1986), Vanderveen no longer played bass, but switched to guitar, which was his original instrument and better suited to accompanying his vocals.

[15] Vanderveen has released at least one new album almost every year since 1993, collaborating on some of them with international artists such as American singer-songwriters David Olney, Eliza Gilkyson and Iain Matthews, as well as Leland Sklar, Herman Brood, Eric Andersen and John Gorka.

[22] The same year saw a reunion of Vanderveen with The O'Neils – Kersten de Ligny, Timon van Heerdt (bass), Jan Erik Hoeve (pedal steel, banjo), Roel Overduin (drums).

[23] The collaboration resulted in the double album Heart of Every Town in 2023, a prime example of the frequent alternation between subdued and rocking tracks; the first side is based on acoustic guitar with church organ, recorded in a church, the second side is based on the same songs on electric guitar and garage band, recorded in a pub.

[28][29] His musical styles of roots rock with country-folk and blues elements range from intimate acoustic songs as a solo artist to expressive and expansive electric improvisations with The O'Neils and everything in between.

[21] Gerrit Schinkel commented on Rise In Love in Bluestown Music magazine in 2024 that Vanderveen would continue to deliver great albums with much to enjoy.

[34] Lee Zimmerman wrote in Goldmine magazine in 2023 that Vanderveen was one of his country's finest exports, a singer-songwriter with a keen sense of melody and melodic intent, and his songs were supple, soothing and rich with sentiment and honest emotion.

[35] Bert van Kessel said in 2020 in Altcountryforum magazine that it was amazing how Vanderveen would manage to maintain an unprecedentedly high level with this enormous output of albums.