Full House in the Harmonie – Henrik Freischlader

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Fate is strange. Barely more than a week after Jack Moore talked about how unique his fathers sound was, I found myself listening to the man who comes as close to it as anyone I’ve ever heard – Just give a listen to Henrik Freischlader playing Moore’s ‘The Messiah will come’ for proof.  There’s nothing flash about Freischlader’s presentation.  In this day and age of hyped music there should be a category labelled WYSIWYG  for players like him -What You See Is exactly What You Get.

 On Sunday night Freischlader was back at The Harmonie to present his new CD ‘House in the Woods’ to a packed house and prove why I consider him to be the best Bluesrock guitarist Germany has ever produced (put down those protesting hands Michael Schenker fans – I said BLUESrock!) A treat indeed.

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Jack Moore Interview

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“If people want to compare me they can. 
But for me, no one will ever compare to him.
Not me, not anyone” – Jack Moore on his father Gary

Jack MooreThe face may not be familiar, but for lovers of electric guitar the surname certainly will be.  Jack Moore, son of  the late, great, Thin Lizzy Bluesrock legend Gary Moore, took time after his show with Cassie Taylor at the Yardclub in Cologne to talk with 3SONGSBONN  about carrying on the family trade of ‘Guitarman’.

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Dani Wilde & Friends

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Who says familiarity breeds contempt?  Dani Wilde has become a regular visitor to Cologne/Bonn in recent years but every visit has been very different.  With Sam Fish and Casisie Taylor on Blues Caravan, with her own Band, and on Tuesday, with an acoustic trio.  Dani Wilde & Friends saw Brighton’s Blues Belle bring her infectious enthusiasm and soul laden voice to Colognes Yardclub.

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Final Call for the Jazz Tube

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Jazz Tube BonnFriday saw the final round of musicians in the SWB Jazz Tube.  There was The smoothe vocal style of Mara Minjoli and her Quartett at the Main Station, Instrumental rhythm from the Janssen Ladas Duo at Universität/Markt or Cool Sax from Ton featuring Julia Kriegsmann on saxophone at Meuseumsmeile to choose from.
If you caught these or any of the previous acts playing on Friday evenings around the Bonn Tube stations, now is the time to vote for your favourite HERE

The most voted for Bands can be seen at a special Jazz Tube Concert at the Harmonie in Bonn on 21 October.
For more images from Friday click HERE

Cassie Taylor in Cologne

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Cassie Taylor with Jack Moore in Cologne

The daughter of Otis Taylor and the son of Gary Moore.  You might have expected some Blues at the Yardclub on Monday – and you would not have been disappointed.

It seems that whilst Both Cassie Taylor and Jack Moore are looking to find their own musical styles, there’s no getting away from the fact that they both literally have ‘Blues Blood’.

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Baums Bluebenders in Bad Godesberg

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Visitors to Germany shouldn’t think that local  Street Festivals (Strassenfest) are all oompah bands and lederhosen. There is also ‘jede Menge’ good local Rock, Pop and Blues to be heard for absolutely free, and here are Baums Bluesbenders in fine form at the recent Bad Godesberg Street Festival to prove it:

 

Ian Parker Interview

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“I’ve got interested in other things in life and that’s really important. Before it was waking up to write and play music, and booking the tours and that. It was nothing – just music, music, music…”

Following his barnstorming appearance at Bonn’s Harmonie, Ian Parker gave 3songsbonn.com an honest and forthright interview.  It describes his journey through the pressures of success and learning the hard way that  there’s more to life than making music.

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