November 2011
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Storm approaching - an unearthed gem
Hi guys,
I’ve been sick in bed the last couple days so I spent some time going through old demos I still had on my laptop. When I came across a song called “Storm Approaching”, the title didn’t ring a bell. Listening to it was a very pleasant surprise. Seems to me it’s a real good solid song with some nice lines. It could’ve been a contender :-) So here it...
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Rock The Boat
On Saturday we played a double header concert at das boot in Würzburg with Lick And A Promise, a great rock’n’roll band in the Stones/Black Crowes/Faces tradition. The Troublemakers presented a new band member in piano and organ player Jan Reinelt and a whole bunch of new songs. It turned into a great gig!
Lick And A Promise opened with a few acoustic numbers. I love a rock band...
In the room with Rosanne Cash →
Here’s a great video interview. Take a little time to watch this. You’ll learn something and you’ll be moved and it’ll be good for you.
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Coal Stays In The Ground
Hope you’ve all seen & read my last blog post about great Austin songsmith Bill Carter.
I’ve been playing the Lifelong Rhapsody CD all week and have started playing a couple of those tunes myself. Here’s my home demo of “The Coal Stays In The Ground”, the beautiful album closer. (As always, I’m not slavishly copying the original version. This is just my...
Bill Carter - a better man is hard to find
As many of you know the time I spent in Austin, Tx. in 94/95 was a supremely inspiring part of my life. It basically gave me the road map on how to be a songwriter/performer/artist. There’s just something about the ethos of the Austin music scene that has rubbed off on me. Shoot as high as you can with your art but keep your feet planted firmly on the ground as a person. And every now and then I...
Rollin' & Tumblin'
Last Monday, after a weekend of gigs, Troublemakers bassist Chris and I made our way to Nürnberg to see Mark Knopfler and Bob Dylan.
We got there pretty early at around 6.45 p.m. or so but with finding a parking spot and getting in with the crowd we were in our seats a mere five minutes or so before Knopfler and band got going at 7.30 p.m.
Having never seen Knopfler before and enjoying his work,...
The Reverend & me & two more Stooges
Had a pretty cool, diverse weekend last week. Here’s the rundown.
photo by Lucas Schobert
On Friday I played at Brückenkopf in Hanau near Frankfurt. I shared this gig with Reverend Schulzz. Knowing that the good Reverend has near-legendary status in his hometown, all along I had assumed it would be a double-header. A few days before the gig I realized that it was more of an opener/main act kinda...
A good first date
Rebecca Kemp, tour manager extraordinaire, Lisa MacIsaac, me, Brenley MacEachern. Picturesque hangers in the background, huh?
Most of the best musicians are also the nicest people. Cause if you’re really good you don’t need to put on airs. And it’s the music you care about, not your ego. I believe this to be true at least eight times out of ten. And my theory was once again...
Last Ride Home
Here’s my friend Tom Ripphahn performing “Last Ride Home, a song we co-wrote for the new Hands On The Wheel album “River Of Time”, live at MusikMesse Frankfurt. It’s a good song - maybe I should start doing it, too.
