Vlog 5. Plzen
Here’s my tour update from Plzen. I filmed this before the show, so let me just say, the show itself was fantastic 🙂 Plzen is a great town, with a lot of beer history and probably the toughest place for…
July 23, 2015
Vlog 4. Walking around Bundan
Here’s me walking around at the Bundan Celtic Festival. Also messing around with my band mates from Sliotar. It is a great festival, and you should definitely go to it if you get a chance. I’m writing this post from…
Quick tip 142 Work within your means
Some friends of mine just finished an album, that took them one year to record and cost somewhere in the region of €10000. It was what I would call a labour of love. The album sounds great and it will…
Vlog 3. Heat wave in Italy
It was a hot day, and this video kind of captures some of it. We were prepared for a hot weather, but none of us knew what the Italian summer had in store for us. When the heat gets to…
Quick tip 141 Who are you as an artist?
Here is a thing most artist don’t bother to figure out, and at the same time it is one of the most important things you should do. Who are you as an artist? What do you represent? How do you…
Respect the audience
The night before last, in the heat and humidity of Stellata night Sliotar got on the stage at the Bundan Celtic festival. The expectation was high, but years of touring has taught us to tame our own expectations. If you…
19th July Blog update
I am writing this weeks blog update from the beautiful country side in the Ferrara region in Italy. When you are reading this, Sliotar’s show here will be done already, but as I write this, I’m still adjusting to the…
Share love, music and art part 4
Few years back I had the pleasure to hear the Cisalpipers. They are a wonderful pipe band from Italy, and playing sessions with these guys definitely has become a highlight of my trips to Italy since meeting them. I thought…
Quick tip 140 Stop trying to skip ahead
So you tell me you want to record a great album and release it to the world, build a fan base and tour the world. But you want to do it “right.” You want to be professional, you want to…
Good Old Songs
Good Old Songs by J.P. Kallio I ask you to not take this weeks song “Good Old Song” too seriously, as I did write parts of it with tongue on cheek. There are some fantastic songwriters around these days, and…
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