Je mehr ma san, umso legendär (2024) is Willi Ehms’ third songbook after Traurig und schee (2005) and Aba i bleib dro (2019). Love, music, work, art, weather, politics, everyday life: like the great US-Bavarians Oskar Maria Graf, Emerenz Meier or Werner Herzog, the Texan-by-choice from Mühldorf looks at the people in the foothills of the Alps with the keen eye of an expatriate. Highly reflective and poetic, wistful and ironic, the forty or so texts in his Inn-Bavarian language expose the peaks and depths of the white-blue soul. But be careful: read carefully! Ehms relates to dialect poetry li ..read more

The great Italian singer-songwriter Antonello Venditti celebrates his 75th birthday Terme di Caracalla, Rome, June 18-21, 2024. Antonello Venditti. Singer-songwriter, folk hero, a legend of Rome like Jupiter and Totti. He is 75 years old. And for three hours he tirelessly buzzed around the stage to celebrate the 40th anniversary of his classic album Cuore. (For German language version scroll down) Open air, at 35 degrees during the day, in the magnificent setting of the ancient Terme di Caracalla. Three evenings, sold out in front of a mixed audience. An exuberant atmosphere right from the ap ..read more

Smartin Winner: Transesophageal Echoes It is said that men always write their songs because of a woman or for a woman. I can say for this album that all these lyrics | poems were written within a few weeks, inspired by concerts and recordings of men: Mr Jones, Tobias Panwitz, Pat Carter, Herald K, Othmar Loschy, Seed Holden and Herr Dennehy. Their vulnerability and frailty, anger and despair, their elegance and humor, love and concern, their aplomb and strength touched me deeply. Whatever window was open in me at the time. As far as language and structure are concerned, I have to admit that I ..read more

Smartin Winner: Transesophageal Echoes It is said that men always write their songs because of a woman or for a woman. I can say for this album that all these lyrics | poems were written within a few weeks, inspired by concerts of men: Mr Jones, Tobias Panwitz, Pat Carter, Herald K, Othmar Loschy and Seed Holden. Their vulnerability and frailty, their anger and despair, their aplomb and strength touched me deeply. Whatever window was open in me at the time. If women play a role in these songs, they come from the depths of my subconscious, perhaps from memories, perhaps from longings. Emotions ..read more

Martin Wimmer. A Haven For Songs. Book. The new book about Americana, country, folk, songwriters, Texas music is available worldwide. With A Haven For Songs: Connecting The Dots About Americana Music, selected works of novelist, lyricist and music critic Martin Wimmer are available in the USA for the first time. Book (ISBN: 9783754156919): 19,99 US-Dollar Amazon.com (USA), 14,99 Euro Amazon.de (Deutschland) ebook (ISBN: 9783754157046): 7,99 US-Dollar Amazon.com (USA), 6,99 Euro Amazon.de (Deutschland) Martin Wimmer explains his personal relationship with the art of magicians such as Townes Van ..read more

Folk music has always been the subject of university research. As folklore studies, ethnology or cultural anthropology, people from academia around the world analyze how songs are passed down through generations and spread beyond their region. Professor Kathleen Hudson from Schreiner University in Kerrville is the leading expert on US music traditions in Texas. Kathleen Hudson: Corazon Abierto. Mexican American Voices in Texas Music (book cover) Her new book is the third in a series with Oral History. Musicology and music criticism often focus on a selection of music makers distorted by commer ..read more

There are only a few days left until Townes Van Zandt’s 80th birthday (March 7th). The outstanding new tribute album „To Live Is To Fly – Remembering Townes Van Zandt“ has just been released on time by songwriters and multi-instrumentalists Mr Jones, Markus Rill and Robert Hasleder. Highly recommended! You can get it here: https://mrjones.net/product/art-15-cd-to-live-is-to-fly/ There‘s also an accompanying tour: https://mrjones.net/tvz/ To Live Is To Fly Remembering Townes Van Zandt Tribute Album 80th Birthday March 7th 2024 Markus Rill Mr Jones Robert Hasleder Cover ..read more

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For details on all upcoming Townes Van Zandt tributes on New Year’s Day or his birthday in March 2023, go to https://www.facebook.com/townes20! The big Townes Van Zandt Tribute tour 2024 with Mr Jones, Markus Rill, Tobias Panwitz, Robert Hasleder, Claudia Nentwich and many more ..read more

Follow our playlist on Spotify: A Haven For Songs – 100 Most Loved Covers in 2023 Singer-songwriter, blues, country, folk, bluegrass – this playlist features the 100 most memorable covers of 2023. Of course, there are solid blocks of Bob Dylan, Blaze Foley, Townes Van Zandt, Willie Nelson, and The Beatles, but there’s so much more, from stone-age classics to your favorite ’80s tune. Our number one: I‘ve Got A Feeling by Kendell Marvel. Yours? A few examples ..read more