Kate Vargas

Started our day with Lena-made cappuccinos, a review of "Angel from Montgomery", and quickly learned "Brand New Key". Then we took a walk up to Landgrafenschloss, the castle that overlooks Marburg. Lots of stairs, but the view was worth it…

Day off. Woke up in our converted circus trailer and had a hearty breakfast with the chickens and rooster. Headed off to Marburg, home of the Brothers Grimm. It's castle-crowned* university town with great energy. We had a few hours…

Show for the day is at Hafen 2 in Offenbach, only 20 minutes drive from Schalander. It's an open air venue on the water with a cafe, bar, and loads of space for people to lounge outside. They also have…

Arrived in Maintal and greeted by Birgit at Schalander. This is our only repeat venue from last year and it's one of our all time favorites. We were immediately presented with a stocked food basket. We had plenty of time…

Woke up refreshed, got some groceries, and headed to our next destination. On our way to Neuss, we stopped in Cologne for a picnic and an outdoor rehearsal. Tonight’s gig was a Sofa Concert called Rhinestage, hosted by Maik and…

*currently one day behind, but we intend to get on track*

Easy flight. Had the royal treatment on Singapore Airlines economy. Picked up a sweet Schlagwerk cajón from Henry at Cream Music (the oldest music store in Germany, according…

Last blog post, last day in Germany. We decided to make it a vlog.

Tracy Byrnes of Riddle & The Stars

Saying bye to Lena

7/1

Last round of laundry and more exploring in The Quarter.

Traveled through lots of country roads to get to our venue in Brake. At ten til 7, the place was empty and we were sure we'd be…

6/30

Last meeting with Songs & Whispers. Said goodbye to Julia. One more stop at Lloyd's, the coffee shop in the shipping yard.

We'll make this short and to the point. This night's gig was our toughest yet…

6/29

Solid night of sleep. Round of two of pool. Explored the beach village and froze our toes in the Baltic Sea. 

Classic German weather- it poured all day. Drove east to Kühlungsborn another beach town. Arrived with…