From a Little Corner in Neukolln...

So welcome to this blog from a little corner in Neukolln, Berlin. I am a British songwriter living in Berlin, and this blog is going to document the adventure of being a musician in this wonderful city,
as well as various musings/rants & other apostasies!

A fitting place seemed to be from the bedroom & a quote from Goethe sums up where this blog begins:

Talents are best nurtured in solitude. Character is best formed in the stormy billows of the world

So here is fittingly a little picture of a rehearsal with my band mates towards our next gig. We have an acoustic residency at Holz Kohlen on Weser Strasse in Neukolln beginning on the 5th of November. There are new band mates including Lucas who is a double-bass guru from Vienna, and Philip who is a local sticks-man who will be playing the Cojon.

The songs are usually played as electric rock n roll as anyone who knows the gigs will know, so it should be fun to re-interpret the material & with new people. Weser Strasse is my favourite street in Berlin, and this set is actually designed specifically with the street in mind. It is less a place for the electric guitar, and more a place for the old school - lungs bellowing, fingers bleeding, hips shaking, sweat pouring....dam its good to be alive in these times.

Here is the link for Holz Kohlen:

http://www.holz-kohlen.de/

It is the most wonderful intimate little bar, and you could actually miss it if you didn´t know it was there. It is run by Dirk & Shirin, who have made a wonderful unique atmosphere. Unlike some of the other bars in Neukolln, you can still chill and actually do some thinking / musing - although the secret is getting out and every time I go there there are more people there!

Anyway, the gig will happen in the tiny little room in the back. Come enjoy - here are the dates:

Friday 5th November
Friday 19 November
Friday 10 December

See ya then, and thanks for taking a peep here x