Back on the train, this time from Tübingen to Marburg (from one university town to another) with two changes at Stuttgart and Frankfurt. Tonight I’m playing my very first private party gig – let’s see how that goes! That strange sensation of arriving at a train station of an unfamiliar place and just walking aimlessly …
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I’m sleepy! I blame yesterday’s 5:30 start to the day… but more on that in a moment… Right now I’m on a southbound train from Düsseldorf to Tübingen, which will take a good four hours, so time for coffee and laptop action. No sheep in the German countryside, just snowy fields and tiny villages zooming …
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Berlin came and went, as it always does, too quickly. My gig at the Junction Bar on Monday evening was followed by two free days in my former home town, spent with those people I love the most and see too little of. The gig itself was a mad two-hour affair (where did the time …
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This was my first gig in the former DDR. Well, except for shows in East Berlin of course, but that’s different, it is, after all, still Berlin. The venue in Dresden, Kunsthof Gohlis, is a really cool open art space on the outskirts of town. At first I was a little nervous that attendance would …
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Cultural differences. It really is quite surreal to travel through Germany by myself. Firstly, the actual getting from A to B and the touring logistic as such is much easier than anticipated and all worry and “Reisefieber” I had has washed away. You might wonder what the big deal is taking a train from town …
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I’m sitting in a small café across the road from Kiel Station with half an hour to spare before I catch a train to Bielefeld. Last night was day two of my ten day Germany tour – Prinz Willy (much to my juvenile friends’ amusement) was the name of the venue and a very lovely …
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Vielen Dank Hamburg! One down, nine to go and if yesterday is anything to go by then I’m in for a great time on this tour. Two nights in Hamburg with my Dad were really good fun. The rock n’ roll hotel / bar we stayed at did what it said on the tin …
We’re on the road! For the very first leg of the tour I’m joined by none other than Mr. de Bastion (Dad!). Yesterday we drove from Berlin to Hamburg, which made for an excellent change from the usual rails. Entertainment was provided by Foo Fighters and Tame Impala, interspersed with quiz-like questions only a Dad …
I have some amazing news! So happy to share with you that last Wednesday my song “Red and White Blood Cells” was played on Radio Eins during Peter Radszuhn’s Prime Cuts show. Waaaah! Not only am I a fan and listener of the station and the show, but the news came totally out of the …
DEUTSCHLAND, es ist soweit! I’m going on my very first tour through my Heimatland. Here are the dates: All the shows expect for Berlin and Weilburg are free entry. If you have any questions or ideas for my free days in between the gigs (maybe you’d like to organise a living room gig in your …