by This is the third time I am looking into the country music scene of Germany and neighboring German-speaking countries. So far, this special version of my Country Music Picks lead to really good feedback, so I hope you enjoy my October 2021 episode as well. Like in the other parts, the intention is to show you the wide range of songs – not all songs below are recommendations in a way that I personally really like them.
More Than Words – I Can Do Better Than You
To me, More Than Words is one of the most promising acts regarding spreading modern country music in Germany. The key reason is that one member of the trio, Stefanie Hertel, is very popular in Germany for traditional folk music. I Can Do Better Than You has just been recently released – and it is a really cool country rocker, which also made it to my Country Music Playlists.
Nik Wallner – Sommerliebe
After Covid-19 felt have slow downed his effort a bit, Nik Wallner had a really good summer 2021 with new songs and quite some media presence. Sommerliebe is his latest song. He is also quite on top of my list of acts which could help to boost the genre in Germany.
DanaMaria – Sundowner
One song I just had to add after I already published this posting is Sundowner by the amazing DanaMaria. She released this single right at the day I opened this posting to you. Great one!
The Nashville Ladies – Was ich auch tu…
The Nashville Ladies are Silvia and Julia. They advertise themselves as country musicians and some songs are really having that kind of style – their latest single, however, is rather a schlager track with country-alike instrumentation / arrangement.
Curd Conrad Müller – Nur mit Dir
I actually feel that Nur mit Dir (“Just with you”) is actually quite a cool song. There is also a bit more of a schlager touch – but Curd Conrad Müller just has a really characteristic voice. Very interesting artist, who is, by the way, also from Southern Germany.
Cisco Steward – Summertime
Cisco Steward does very traditional country music with a touch of Elvis Presley in his voice. Summertime is quite a catchy song, but most of all, I just enjoy to listen to Cisco’s voice.
Björn Heuser – Ejal wo ich ben
Yeah, this is Cologne language music and thus always feels like carnival – but the more you listen to Björn Heuser, the more you feel his country music heart. His Nashville recording Kopp voll Dräum (“Head full of dreams”) was awesome – and I really like this new song, Egal wo ich ben (“No matter where I am”).
Robin Pirker feat. Connie Habenreich – Weit weg von Dir
I ran into this cool singer-songwriter duet with a nice country music touch in one of the promotion platforms I have access to. Really good one!
Klaus Beyer – Kentucky Moonlight
Another typical Germany country-schlager song. I really like the vibe of the song. The lyrics are quite country-alike, by the way.
Mrs. Greenbird – Love Makes You Free (new Version)
While Mrs. Greenbird released this new version of their song Love Makes You Free, they just enjoyed family time (with their newborn baby) in an RV in Spain. Excellent music quality – hope to see these guys from Cologne on stage again soon.
Michael C. Kent – Pianocowboy
Michael C. Kent is working as a producer in several kinds of music projects. Even though there might just be a slight touch of country in this “Piano Cowboy” song – it just deserved to be added in here, great storytelling and a cool voice.
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Goebel – Der nackte Wahnsinn 4.0
Usually, Alexandra Goebel is an Austrian pop artist, who is doing rather powerful party-style songs. He did his most popular song in multiple versions – and this one is a true country rock song. Definitely made me smile.
German Country Music Reviews
Here are all my Media Reviews, related to Germany and to Country Music:
Frances Darling – True-Blue Heroine EP
In my September 2024 Spotlight interview, I already introduced you to Frances Darling. On 7th February 2025, the German-US-American artist ...
Michael Moravek with The Electric Traveling Show – Night Songs
Michael Moravek already made it into my Songs of the Week thrice. The last time has been as of 10th January 2025 ...
Mense – Spanish Night
German artist Mense traveled through Spain for half a year. It was only himself, his wife and his dog Angus, ...
Ray.An – Hey You!
Country-rock made in Germany - there are not too many acts in my home country who are able to deliver ...
T.G. Copperfield – Steppenwolf
On the weekend of 5th July 2024, I feature some interesting releases by German artists. One of them is T.G ...
Jack McBannon – Tennessee
Three years ago, I introduced you to the album True Stories by Jack McBannon. Despite his artist name, the country ...
The Cumberland River Project – Vain Regrets
Frank Renfordt is back - and this time he is wearing his cowboy hat again! The Cumberland River Project releases ...
Kerstin Bogensee – Sonne & Zweifel
I am always a bit of extra-flattered when my most frequently used promotion platform shows an album by a German ...
Melanie Wiegmann & Carl Carlton – Glory of Love
In March 2020, just at the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, Melanie Wiegmann went to the Maltese island of Gozo ...
Gregor McEwan – Going Solo
When I prepared for the review of this album, I read in one magazine article that Gregor McEwen is a ...
Tom Astor – Wieder da!
Tom Astor is likely the most important living artist of the German country music scene. In 2023, he did not ...
Philip Bradatsch – Philip Bradatsch
I am always glad to present you German artists, who have a touch of international-style Americana and country music influences ...
Jolina Carl – Hallo, ich bin Jolina Carl
Hallo, ich bin Jolina Carl - "Hello, I am Jolina Carl" rather sounds like a debut album than the release of ...
Pete Wolf Band – Crosswalk To Nowhere EP
German schlager icon Wolfgang Petry is back with a new EP. After a "real" Wolfgang Petry album release, Auf das Leben, ...
More Than Words – Today (Make Today Be the Best Day of Your Life)
Also due to their rather well-known band members, More Than Words is one of the most promising country music acts ...
Chris Colter – Nice To Be Back To Be Back Nice
Even though Chris Colter seems to be quite active artist since decades, I could not find too many bio information ...
The Cumberland River Project – A Smell of Gravy
So good to have a new one from The Cumberland River Project: one of Germany's finest manufacturers of country music ...
Tino Z – Highwayman
Some country music made in Germany: After the intense week traveling with Weird Al Yankovic to the first three shows ...
Mrs. Greenbird – Love You To The Bone
New songs from Mrs. Greenbird: Cologne's finest Americana pop pair released a new set of tracks on 9th April 2022 ...
Ann Doka – House of Change
House of Change by Ann Doka has indeed bin one of the German artist albums I have been looking forward to ...
Jördis Tielsch – New Mornings
TV appearances, support act of famous musicians like Heinz Rudolf Kunze or Rea Garvey: Jördis Tielsch has indeed grown quite ...
Klaus Lage – Je wahrer die Liebe
70 years of Klaus Lage - the rock singer-songwriter is one of the most iconic artists of the German music ...
Alena Neubert – A Life That’s Good
A German artist presenting modern country songs - even though A Life That's Good is a cover album, I felt ...
Dennis Adamus – Right For You
On the promotion platform I use most frequently, I rarely run into songs or albums which are labeled as "Country ...
Det Haggard – Teamwork 2.0
The German artist Det Haggard is a new name in the German lyrics country music scene. After he had some ...
Jesse Cole – SAND (Some Are Never Done)
Country from Germany with an important background. In his 2021 release, Jesse Cole deals with the impacts of being a ...
Peter Maffay – So Weit
Without a doubt, Peter Maffay is nowadays one of the most well-known rock artists singing in German. As a result ...
Jolina Carl – Mexican Overdrive
Some country from Germany: just in the week I did the second edition of my German Songs Country Music Picks, ...
pez – All Lowercase EP
Modern country from Bavaria? No, this is not about Nik Wallner, but about pez, who is singing in English and ...
Richie Necker – New Songs and Untold Stories
Some cool music from Germany: the album New Songs And Untold Stories was soloely flagged as pop music in a promotion ...
Alexander Ludwig – Alexander Ludwig EP
A Viking doing modern country? Sounds like a weird Scandinavian story - but in fact the artist is a Canadian actor, ...
Truck Stop – Liebe, Lust und Laster
Even though we are currently struggling in Germany to build a (modern) country music scene, there has always been some ...
Timo Scharf – Everything Ever Always Is All Forgotten EP
The promotion material to Timo Scharf's new EP Everything Ever Always Is All Forgotten contains a magical sentence. He is writing ...
Jack McBannon – True Stories
Jack McBannon does a quite interesting and versatile fusion of different Americana music styles. Being on stage for twenty years ...
DanaMaria – Desert Diamond
Just ten days before she is releasing her debut album Desert Diamond, I introduced you to the promising German country music ...
Yonder Boys – Acid Folk
The Yonder Boys are definitely an interesting, but also kind of weird and funny combo, which is based in Germany, ...
Van de Forst – Unconditional
Undoubtedly, Van de Forst is one of the most interesting German acts in the country music scene. Her country / ...
The Cumberland River Project – The Cumberland River Project (Album Review)
Country music made in Germany? There are more and more projects which feel to be very promising. In my point ...
Henriette – Henriette EP
Country music made in Germany? Especially in the last few months, there have been a couple of acts, which feel ...
Pete Wolf Band – 2084 (Album Review)
Though the Pete Wolf Band just released their second album on 6th December 2019, they are big names in the ...
Björn Heuser – Kopp voll Dräum (Nashville Recordings)
I was quite stunned when I ran into an Instagram advertisement: Björn Heuser, a Cologne singer- songwriter just recently released ...
Mrs. Greenbird – Dark Waters (Review)
Mrs. Greenbird was the only Germany-based band who were playing at the C2C debut in Berlin 2019. This definitely illustrates ...
US Hotel Reviews
Here all reviews on hotels & other accommodation in the USA:
Hampton Inn Philadelphia / King of Prussia
Heading to a Jessica Lynn concert in nearby Phoenixville in December 2024, I was looking for a reasonable priced accommodation ...
DoubleTree by Hilton Los Angeles – Norwalk
Long distances, a lot of traffic and some very pricey hotel options - I am not the biggest fans of ...
Best Western Providence Warwick Airport Inn
My July 2024 tennis trip to Newport, Rhode Island, featured quite a range of different hotels. I spent the first ...
Hampton Inn Fall River/Westport
With five nights, my longest stay during the Tennis Hall of Fame Open 2024 in Newport, Rhode Island, was the ...
Hilton Grand Vacations Club on the Las Vegas Strip
Also due to the high hotel prices over New Year's Eve, my wife and I did some hotel-hopping in Las ...
Hampton Inn Seekonk
A key issue about organizing my trip to Newport for the Infosys Tennis Hall of Fame Open 2024 were hotels ...
Desert Rose Resort Las Vegas
When my wife and I visited Las Vegas in December 2023, this was exactly ten years after our wedding there ...
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Pittsburgh West – Green Tree
I more and more tend to have hotels in the outer boroughs of Pittsburgh when I visit the city. The ...
Hampton Inn Manhattan – Madison Square Garden Area
Hotel pricing in New York is weird. It is very hard to spot a reasonable place for 250 USD per ...
Homewood Suites Myrtle Beach Coastal Grand Mall
When I received my rental car from Avis at Myrtle Beach Airport (MYR), the representative there surprised me. Homewood Suites? ...
LIC Hotel (New York / Queens)
Hotel prices in the USA are getting more and more ridiculous and this require to go for some strategy and ...
Motto by Hilton Washington DC City Center
Is this already a hotel? Or is it something like an upgraded hostel? I was really curious when I had ...
Hampton Inn & Suites Cathedral City
After spending three days in San Diego, my wife and I headed on to Coachella Valley in late December 2023 ...
Best Western Plus Casino Royale – Center Strip (Las Vegas)
There were a couple of different options and changes in the itinerary of our recent Las Vegas trip in December ...
Homewood Suites by Hilton San Diego Airport – Liberty Station
Reviving somewhat the same route we took ten years ago, when my wife and I married in Las Vegas - ...
Hampton Inn & Suites Pittsburgh Downtown
Arriving from New York City by the Amtrak Pennsylvanian Train in the evening, I needed a hotel with good connections ...
Motel 6 Pittsburgh – Crafton
My second night in Pittsburgh in October 2023 was the perfect opportunity to try out something very new. I typically ...
Asiatic Hotel Flushing (New York City)
Nowadays, you should definitely do one thing before you head to New York City as a tourist and explore the ...
Quality Inn Arena (Wilkes-Barre)
During my March 2023 ice hockey trip of Pittsburgh Penguins matches, I had the opportunity to visit the Pens' farm ...
Homewood Suites by Hilton Orlando Theme Parks
My last stay during my October 2022 trip to Florida was in Orlando. Even though I visited a Weird Al ...
Hampton Inn Daytona Speedway-Airport
During my October 2022 trip tour-chasing Weird Al Yankovic in Florida, I also had a night in Daytona. As I ...
Hampton Inn St. Louis / Fairview Heights
Having quite a lot of things on my list, including a five hour drive from Nashville and my very first ...
DoubleTree by Hilton Pittsburgh Downtown
What would be a better posting while being on a trip to Pittsburgh than posting about... Pittsburgh. In fact, I ...
Embassy Suites by Hilton Tampa Downtown Convention Center
Arriving from Germany on my October 2022 trip to the Florida Weird Al Yankovic shows, I needed a hotel close ...
Hilton Garden Inn New York/Central Park South – Midtown West
After staying at the Conrad New York Midtown for two nights, my wife and I went for a more economic ...
Hampton Inn & Suites Albany Downtown
The last hotel I feature from my Weird Al Yankovic Tour Kick-Off trip in April 2022 is the Hampton Inn ...
Hampton Inn Pittsburgh Airport
On the fourth day of my Pittsburgh Penguins trip in March 2022, right before I headed on to Nashville, I ...
Hampton Inn @Aviation Plaza Linden (New Jersey)
Even though it nominally was the lowest standard hotel of my short trip, I was really looking forward to the ...
Conrad New York Midtown
Starting a short trip to New York in style: Majorly due to the great location next to Carnegie Hall, my ...
Hampton Inn Kansas City-Airport
Before in fact exploring Kansas City itself in July, I had a night at an airport hotel close to Kansas ...
Hampton Inn & Suites Poughkeepsie
Weird Al Yankovic made me travel to a couple of weird US places in my life. Like Poughkeepsie, a place ...
Sleep Inn & Suites Tampa South
I am typically a Hilton Hotels guy - this is also the reason why most of the hotels I visited ...
Hampton Inn Melbourne (Florida)
The first show of my five concert trip with Weird Al Yankovic to Florida in October 2022 was in Melbourne ...
Red Roof Plus+ Nashville Airport
Second stay on the "hunt" for some budget nights around Nashville: after I had two nights at the Hampton Inn ...
Hampton Inn & Suites Lebanon (TN)
Especially during major events like the CMA Fest, having a central accommodation in Nashville comes with one huge issue: the ...
Hampton Inn & Suites Kansas City Downtown/Crossroads
In order to explore downtown and the central sights of Kansas City, I opted for the Hampton Inn & Suites ...
Paola Inn and Suites (Paola, KS)
In July 2022, I went to Paola in Kansas in order to explore the home town of the (fictive) female ...
Comfort Inn Nashville – Opryland Area
While I typically prefer Hilton Hotels, I had the last night of my March 2022 trip with the Pittsburgh Penguins ...
Hampton Inn New Bedford / Fairhaven
The last show of my Weird Al Yankovic tour-chasing in April 2022 took place in New Bedford, Massachusetts. Thus, after ...
Microtel Inn by Wyndham Long Island City
For the very first night of my Weird Al Yankovic trip in April 2022, I needed to have a reasonably ...
DoubleTree by Hilton Boston Bayside
Right before I had the third and last Weird Al Yankovic concert during my April 2022 trip through New England, ...
OYO Hotel St. Louis Downtown City Center
A hotel right across Enterprise Center for a reasonable price? The OYO Hotel St. Louis Downtown City Center just felt ...
Adria Hotel & Conference Center (Queens, NY)
The very first night of my Pittsburgh Penguins trip in March 2022 lead me to New York City. Finally, my ...
Hilton Nashville Downtown
As central as it gets: not only during the CMA Fest week, the Hilton Nashville Downtown offers a perfect location ...
DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Anaheim – Convention Center
During my 2020 tour following the Pittsburgh Penguins on their West Coast away matches, the only hotel I had multiple ...
OYO Hotel & Casino Las Vegas
On the last full day in America on my trip following the Pittsburgh Penguins on their 2019/20 West Coast away ...
DoubleTree by Hilton Pittsburgh – Green Tree
After one night in Homestead, I had three additional nights at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Green Tree during my ...
Hampton Inn & Suites Pittsburgh/Waterfront – West Homestead
On my December 2019 trip to Pittsburgh, I had to book an additional night as I had to reschedule my ...
Hampton Inn & Suites Schererville
During my trip to Chicago and Indianapolis, I spent the first night as a transfer in Schererville in Northwest Indiana, ...
Fairfield Inn & Suites Indianapolis Downtown
While I am typically more of a Hilton Hotels person, I chose a Marriott Group hotel for my stay in ...
Palmer House Chicago – A Hilton Hotel
It does not happen too often that I sleep in a hotel which has a detailed Wikipedia entry. This did ...
Hilton Garden Inn Orlando At Sea World
I originally booked a Home 2 Suites close to one of the Premium Outlets, but a very competitive rate made ...
Hampton Inn & Suites Providence/Warwick-Airport
Right after visiting the Tennis Hall of Fame Open, I spent the fourth night of my Weird Al Yankovic & ...
Hilton Garden Inn Preston Casino Area
As staying at the Foxwood Casinos in Mashantucket, Conneticut, was more on the pricey side, I I chose a hotel ...
Hampton Inn & Suites Nashville-Airport
After I made my trip to Nashville, my stay during the CMA Fest 2019 was the Hampton Inn Nashville-Airport. I ...
Holiday Inn Express Memphis Airport Elvis Presley Blvd
In order to be able to visit Graceland and many other attractions in Memphis on my trip to CMA Fest ...
Hilton Garden Inn Tupelo
After flying from Washington (DCA) to Chattanooga (CHA), my first night on my trip to Nashville in 2019 was in ...
DoubleTree Washington Crystal City
The first stage of my trip to Nashville in 2019 brought me to Washington. As I had a flight connection ...
Hampton Inn Philadelphia Airport
During my February 2019 visit to Philadelphia featuring the NHL Stadium Series match and my round trip with Southern Airways ...
Homewood Suites Lake Buena Vista Orlando (Review)
Cooking facilities are much more popular in North American hotels than in European ones. Even quite lousy motel rooms typically ...
Hampton Inn Busch Gardens Area Tampa (Review)
As we were aiming to visit Busch Gardens on our December 2018 trip, my wife and I chose the Hampton ...
John Hotel (Flushing, New York City)
After I had to book another hotel right across the street for the first night to get a low airfare, ...
