After I visited a couple of Sound of Nashville shows in Cologne and surroundings, I felt lucky to do my debut in Switzerland during a business trip. The band of the day were the Canadian James Barker Band, supported by…
Scotty McCreery (24th October 2019, Cologne)
I had a quite unfortunate timing with the debut of the German Country Music week. I missed some shows due to my vacation to Tenerife and then traveled to Gateshead instead of enjoying some of the German shows. The more…
Meghan Patrick – Wild As Me (EP)
When my appetite for country music intensified some three years ago, I also ran into the music of Meghan Patrick, who just had released some singles and her debut album in Canada and seemed to be on the rise. On…
Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounge Frankfurt Airport
After I mentioned the Air Canada Lounge at Frankfurt Airport already in my love letter posting to LATAM flight 705, I took opportunity of a Lufthansa flight from the German’s largest airport to London-Heathrow to gather some material for a…
James Barker Bank – Singles Only
The Ontario-based James Barker Band was one of the crowd’s favorite at the 2019 Country 2 Country festivals in London and Berlin. Despite playing on the minor stages, their performances lead to a lot of positive feedback after both events.…
“Sound of Nashville” in Cologne (6th March 2019)
How to spent the time best between Country 2 Country 2019 in Berlin and Amsterdam and the “main events” in London (dairy and review of C2C 2019 in London), Dublin and Glasgow? The answer for some of the acts was…
Novotel Toronto Center (Hotel Review)
Just being a short walk away from Toronto Union Station, which perfectly connects to Pearson airport, the Novotel Toronto Center felt like the perfect stay for two days exploring the city to us. It is one of very few Accor Hotel…
Hockey Hall of Fame
If you are a puck-addict, Toronto is your Mecca – and the old-fashioned looking building at the crossing of First and Yonge Street is your temple: the Hockey Hall of Fame is a must-visit for every ice hockey fan. I…