We got a great review of our new CD "Embroidered Threads" in Folker Magazin. Here's a translation:

It was a wonderful evening in the Kurhaus in Heubach to release our new CD "Embroidered Threads". Our label (acousticland) boss, Stefan Scheid, also does wonders in the kitchen, and provided a fantastic buffet. We were joined on stage by Michael Gambacurta on Percussion and Matten Boettius on Double Bass.

I recorded with the Germanicana Singer/Songwriter Wolf Schubert-K. this year. Here is a "Making Of" Video.

AROHA played at this years "Folk im Schlosshof" in Schloss Strünkede, Herne. It was a great evening, and we got to play a song together with Saltfishforty from the Orkney Islands: n. Here you can watch the video.

It was really pleased to have the opportunity to play in the Valentinus Chapel that was built in 1440. Thanks go to Matthias Roth and Father Roper for the organisation and Peter Panknin for the great newspaper article. A huge THANK YOU goes to Günter Maier for the fantastic video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPFJ_dyzVYk

Am Sonntagabend 12. März spielte ich mit dem großartigen Germanicana Singer-Songwriter Wolf Schubert-K. Zusammen mit Willy Wagner am Kontrabass haben wir in der wunderschöne Salon in Eltville viel Spass gehabt. Biber Herrmann und Anja Sachs haben den ersten Teil gespielt und nach einem leckeren Süppchen dürften wir auf die Bühne kommen. Das Programm war gemischt, alte Traditionals wie "Wayfaring Stranger" und auch Schubert-K Originals wie "Free Spirit" und "Could it Be". Ich freue mich sehr auf unserer anstehende Gigs am 1. Mai in Walluf-Wiesbaden und am 23. Mai in Die Fabrik.

I'm happy to announce a special concert together with a Conservatorium colleague of mine, Anthony Garcia.

We will be performing for the first time, even though we live on different sides of the planet. Alongside composers such as Ortiz, Satie and Bach, Improvisations and original works by Garcia specially for this performance, we will be performing new interpretations of Sephard melodies.

"Sound Across Oceans" is a modern reflection of antique sounds, forms and styles.

Wednesday 9. November,  7pm.

Haus der Musik, Ober-Rodener-Str. 47, 63110 Rodgau

Karten: 10€ Erwachsene, 5€ Jugendliche. VVK: Freie Musikschule Rodgau, Ober-Rodener-Str. 47, 63110 Rodgau

Ich habe mit dem Metall-Band, Beyond the Black, für "Leipzig zeigt Courage" auf der Rathausplatz am 30. April in Leipzig gespielt. Es war ein Akoustik-Gig: Gesang, Keyboards, Akustik-Gitarre, Violine und Cello. Es wurde sogar im Fernseher NDR übertragen. Es hat so viel Spß gemacht, Metall zu spielen!

Die Valentinuskapelle wurde 1438 gebaut. Was für eine tolle Location ein Nyckelharpa-Konzert zu spielen! Hier ist ein Video von dem Konzert.

On Wednesday 24th May I was fortunate to be invited to play in the Pädagogkeller in Darmstadt to celebrate the legendary Bob Dylan's 75th Birthday. I performed "All along the watchtower" with Steffen Huther and "Oh sister", "Little Sadie", "One more cup of coffee", and "Meet me in the morning" with Tanja Ebbecke and Steffen Huther. For the grand finale, together with the DoubleDylans, Markus Rill and Dan Dietrich, we finished the show with "I will be released". A reporter for the Darmstädter Echo wrote a nice review from the concert and called me a violin virtuoso!!!! Here you can read the article (but it's in German!)

On Saturday 14th May in Leipzig the cinema version of our Goethes Erben concert "Menschenstille"was shown on the silver screen. It was a proud moment and great to see most of the Goethes Erben gang again.

And now the film is to be shown in Cologne at their Cinema Night!

In Dieburg on the 6th June there was lots of craziness on this sultry Summer evening.

Photo by Oliver Avemarie

I had the great pleasure of performing this year at the Amphi Festival in Cologne with Persephone at the Theaterstage am Tanzbrunnen from 17:30 to 18:30. Later that evening as part of the 10th Anniversary Celebrations of the festival I played Nyckelharpa with Sonja Kraushofer on the "Call the Ship 2 Night" event, with Andrè Wahl on piano.

My students and I were pleased to play a Christmas concert at the Heinrich-Böll-school. There were over 100 players being. VIVA LA STREICHER!!!

Ich wurde eingeladen, in der EU Projekt, ENCORE, mit zu spielen. Wir waren 24 Nyckelharpaspieler und -spielerinnen aus 10 europäische Länder. Wir haben am 10. August ein Konzert in Bertinoro Dom, Italien, gegeben.