The tour of Schleswig-Holstein got off to a very good start. First, a new venue in Barmstedt called Kulturschusterei. This is an old cinema converted into a small club/theatre run with love and enthusiasm by Mathias. I would recommend this place to anyone, artist or music lover. Last night I was in Skt Johanniskirche, the…Read more Up and running in Schleswig-Holstein

I am setting off for the long drive on a bright frosty morning for the next tour of north Germany, but with an interesting gig on the way on Wednesday at Gimle in Roskilde Denmark. This is a double header with MC Hansen and we will also play a couple of songs together. The whole…Read more The North German Tour (+Roskilde)

Always a tricky thing. This blog is for guitar nurds only and also to help Anders Sterner who seems to have the solution. He just fixed my Martin and anything that makes music sound better is a good thing. I also happen to know that some of you reading this are guitar nurds. Anders fitted…Read more Guitar intonation (strictly nurds only)

I based myself in Schloss Goseck last week while I made forays out to various local shows, including the wonderful Song Tage Festival, a singer/songwriter festival in Gera. I was the only inhabitant at the 1000 year old Slav castle, except for the tiny bats in the crypt (still hibernating) and the noisy kestrels (tornfalk)…Read more The East German Tour