20:00
Sandershaus, Kassel
For years we have consistently exceeded every expectation, is the Finn On the hill, with his poetically dark songs – not entirely without reason, again and again “Black Folk” labeled – certainly one of the most exciting artists on the European songwriter scene at the moment. Painfully beautiful song material, that brings the folk tradition of storytelling into 21. century saves, paired with one, so, rarely seen stage presence and intensity, have made the performer one of the genre's outstanding live acts. Or as the Nürnberger Nachrichten put it in a review of the current album “Dog & Typewriter” (9pm Rec/Broken Silence) describes: Razor-sharp song poetry, as rough as the asphalt of the road. Mäkkelä's consistently skirts the mainstream, Over the years, it has brought him a cultural prize from the city of Nuremberg, a nomination for the German Folk Award and a loyal following, However, it is still simply too bulky for the general public. No improvement in sight. Emotional shows somewhere between Strummer, Cohen and Waits.
https://youtu.be/sWxysCVE5Ic?feature=shared
Nightbird – They still exist. The moments when you hear a voice or a song that leaves you stunned, makes you pause, completely enchanted. Music in its almost unreal beauty, can be completely confusing in its mix of pure happiness and bitter-sweet pain. Granted, often that doesn't happen, But the likelihood that it will really hit you is with the Swedish-Finnish singer/songwriter Nightbird aka. Anna-Stina Jungerstam from Vaasa extremely high. Heartbreaking song material to which the young Finnish actress accompanies herself on the acoustic with fragile slide guitar miniatures. Music that seems out of this world and never makes the mistake of sinking into the usual self-pity of the genre. Deeply rooted in the tradition of folk blues, she succeeds in style, blessed with a unique voice, to do their own thing between folk songs and minimalist blues.
https://youtu.be/TEjx9VoLt1I?feature=shared
entry starting at 19 Clock / start at 20 Clock
The concert takes place in the basement of the Sandershaus.
box office: 16 €