The photo above is of a sun halo together with sun dogs; The Vikings believed they were wolves chasing the sun around the heavens, but never quite catching him. I saw this when I was out walking a week ago when the temperature was very low. The phenomena is caused by ice crystals high in…Read more Midwinter Greetings
A small adventure
Saturday night I was playing at a private event in Halberstadt. All the Christmas markets were cancelled last week, but the organisers decided to throw a party in their garden instead. The temperature dropped to around 1 C., but with the help of some Swedish winter clothes and my fingerless gloves, I wasn't cold. I…Read more A small adventure
Land of Heroes tours 2022
It has been a remarkable year for me, in the sense that I managed to keep going through all this chaos. I released a new album 'Land of Heroes' in April, and while many musicians have still been unable to tour properly, I was able to go out with a new live show and tour…Read more Land of Heroes tours 2022
The road home
Friday and a day off in Prenzlau, 100km north of Berlin. I played last night in the old Dominican Monastery, one of the few buildings that survived the almost total destruction of the city by Allied bombing in 1945. Just three shows left on this sixteen date tour and I will be home again; Hamburg,…Read more The road home