The first Sound of Nashville show of the year – it felt really good to be back close to the stage after the festive break. The lineup for the show on 24th January 2020 in Cologne’s Carlswerk Victoria was definitely…
Historic Mustard Mill Cologne
The Historic Mustard Mill in Cologne (“Historische Senfmühle Köln”) is quite a unique place in the million people city. It combines the idea of a museum with a working mustard production side. The franchise is driving two locations, Cologne and…
Noah Guthrie (9th December 2019, Cologne)
Right after I returned from Pittsburgh, Sound of Nashville and the German country music scene came back on my schedule. On my final concert of the year, Noah Guthrie was visiting Cologne on 9th December 2019. The Jaki, a very…
Cologne Old Town Christmas Market
The Christmas Market in Cologne’s Old Town is the largest of the city. Under the slogan “Heinzel’s Wintermärchen” (something like Good Mans Winter Dream – Heinzelmännchen are good mystic beings in Cologne mythology), it connects two major squares in Cologne, the Alter Markt…
Cologne Stadtgarten Christmas Market
The Stadtgarten in Cologne is both, a recreational park in the heart of the city, whose facilities are protected, and a bar / restaurant, which is located inside the park and very popular, also as a location for minor concerts.…
Cologne Cathedral / Roncalli Square Christmas Market
Cologne Cathedral and a 25 meter high Christmas tree – these are the key ingredients, which turn the Christmas Market at Roncalli Square (Roncalliplatz) and Cologne Cathedral to the most visited one in Germany. I felt to skip this place…
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 a new album. I would typically get these kind of things – but that project became even more interesting when…
Cologne Harbor Christmas Market at Chocolate Museum
During each festive season, Cologne is crowded with tourists and visitors due to its Christmas markets. There are masses of bus tours and even additional flights. Thus, I decided to add some coverage of the Cologne Christmas Markets. While the…