2019 News Archive

December

Christmas Songs 🎄

Check out the full versions of the Christmas songs we recently performed at the Holiday Concert in Erkrath-Germany.

Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
– Joe & Linda

“Let It Snow” Down Arrow on SoftBank 2014

“The Christmas Song” Down Arrow on SoftBank 2014

Thank you, Frau Schmitz!

Highlights from Joe & Linda’s Concert in Hilden, Germany on Wednesday December 18th, 2019. Special thanks to Tanja Schmitz for organizing this concert!

Thank you again, Frauenchor-Erkrath!

Highlights from Joe & Linda’s Christmas Concert in Erkrath, Germany on Sunday December 15th, 2019. Special thanks to Monika & the Frauenchor-Erkrath for inviting us to perform again!

Thank you, Tanja & Patrick!

Highlights from Joe & Linda’s House Concert in Detmold, Germany on Saturday December 7th, 2019. Special thanks to our friends Tanja & Patrick for inviting us to perform at their holiday party!

November

Thank you, Christina & Düsseldorfer Lesefest!

Highlights from Joe & Linda’s performance at the 11th Düsseldorf Reading Festival in Düsseldorf, Germany on Monday November 11th, 2019. Special thanks to Christina for inviting us to perform at this event!

Thank you, Leona!

Highlights from Joe & Linda’s House Concert in Kassel, Germany on Saturday November 9th, 2019. Special thanks to Leona (& her flatmates) for hosting this super fun event!

Thank you, Marija & Dennis!

Highlights from Joe & Linda’s House Concert in Kassel, Germany on Friday November 1st, 2019. Special thanks to Marija & Dennis for hosting this great evening!

October

Thank you, Barnet!

Highlights from Joe & Linda’s concert in Tostedt, Germany on Sunday October 27th, 2019. Song selection is “Rocky Road To Dublin” performed specially for this occasion. Big thanks and to Barnet & Cornelia for hosting us and this super fun event!

Thank you, Dagmar & Tom!

Highlights from Joe & Linda’s Concert in Göttingen, Germany on Saturday October 26th, 2019. Such a fantastic audience! Special thanks to Dagmar & Tom for hosting this incredible evening!

Thank you, Tanja & Anne!

Highlights from Joe & Linda’s Concert in Erfurt, Germany on Friday October 25th, 2019. Special thanks to Tanja & Anne for organizing this awesome evening!

Thank you, Andrea & Axel!

Highlights from Joe & Linda’s House Concert in Pattensen, Germany on Friday October 18th, 2019. Big thanks to Andrea & Axel for hosting this awesome evening!

Thank you, Johanna!

Highlights from Joe & Linda’s House Concert in Bielefeld, Germany on Thursday October 17th, 2019. Special thanks to Johanna for inviting us to perform at her good-bye party!

Thank you, Andrea & Rainer!

Highlights from Joe & Linda’s House Concert in Arnsberg, Germany on Sunday October 6th, 2019. Special thanks to Andrea & Rainer for hosting us! We had a great time!

September

Thank you, Monika & the Frauenchor Erkrath!

Highlights from Joe & Linda’s Private Concert in Erkrath, Germany on Sunday September 29th, 2019. Special thanks to Monika and the Frauenchor Erkrath for organizing this super fun event!

Thank you, Ulrike!

Highlights from the Birthday Concert in Gelsenkirchen, Germany on Saturday September 28th, 2019. Special thanks to Ulrike for inviting us to perform for her birthday!

Thank you, Vivian & Leon!

Highlights from Joe & Linda’s House Concert in Weert, Netherlands on Friday September 27th, 2019. Special thanks to our friends Vivian & Leon for hosting this awesome evening!

Joe’s Brand New Trumpet!

After months of trying different trumpets with varying materials and feature combinations, Joe finally receives his new trumpet:

An Adams A4 (Large Bore) with:
– a .50 Gold Brass Bell (polished inside)
– Shepherd’s Crook
– Brushed Lacquer Finish
– 2 Amado Water Valves
– Natural Abalone Inlays

Joe would like to thank everyone at Adams who helped with the production of this beautiful instrument, especially Miel Adams and Hans Breuls. Check out Adams here:
https://www.adams-music.com
https://www.instagram.com/adamsbrass/
https://www.facebook.com/AdamsBrass/

Thank you, Edith & Klaus!

Highlights from our House Concert in Neukirchen-Vluyn-Germany on Thursday September 12th, 2019. Big thanks to Edith & Klaus for hosting us!

Thank you, Sophie & Dennis!

Highlights from Joe & Linda’s Garden Concert in Frankfurt-Germany on Friday September 6th, 2019. Special thanks to our dear friends Sophie & Dennis for hosting this super fun event! We are super excited to perform at your wedding next year!

August

Thank you, Sandra!

Highlights from Joe & Linda’s Garden Concert in Detmold-Germany on Saturday August 31st, 2019. Special thanks to Sandra for hosting us!

Thank you, Sofia & Gunnar!

Highlights from Joe & Linda’s Garden Concert in Winsen an der Aller-Germany on Saturday August 24th, 2019. Special thanks to Sofia & Gunnar for hosting us!

Thank you, Christine & Sven!

Highlights from Joe & Linda’s Garden Concert in Hannover-Germany on Friday August 23rd, 2019. Special thanks to Christine & Sven for hosting us!

Thank you, Gaby & Uwe!

Highlights from our Birthday/Garden Concert in Bergkamen-Germany on Saturday August 10th. Big thanks to Gaby and Uwe for this wonderful evening!

July

Thank you, Judith & Hilmar!

Highlights from our garden concert in Bad Salzuflen on July 14th. Special thanks to Judith & Hilmar for hosting us!

Thank you, Annette & Christian!

We had a great time playing for our new friends Annette and Christian on July 13th! Their garden in Klein Schneen was the perfect setting for our concert. Their guests were wonderful and we enjoyed getting to know many of them. Plus, Joe had the best lasagne he’s ever tasted! We look forward to seeing Annette and Christian again soon!

Thank you, Bielefeld!

We could secure two gigs in Bielefeld.
The first one on July 11th at Jennys and her wonderful flatmates. Big thanks to Jenny for her hospitality!

The second one was on July 12th at Ninas beautiful place. Thanks to Nina for a great concert experience!

Thank you, Andrea & Ingo!

On July 10th we played in the Strickcafé Andrea’s Glücksmasche in Horn-Bad Meinberg and were welcomed so warmly by Ingo and Andrea. Big thanks to Andrea and Ingo; we’re looking forward to seeing them again in two years!

Thank you, Nika & Lennart!

The start of our July Ostwestfalen-Lippe tour was on July 9th at the FreiWerk in Paderborn. It was an amazing experience organized by Musikgeschichten. Thanks to Lennart, Nika, and everyone who helped make this concert possible!

Upcoming Germany Tour Dates:

  • Tuesday, July 9th 2019 – Paderborn, Germany
  • Wednesday, July 10th 2019 – Horn-Bad Meinberg, Germany
  • Thursday, July 11th 2019 – Bielefeld, Germany
  • Friday, July 12th 2019 – Bielefeld, Germany
  • Saturday, July 13th 2019 – Klein Schneen, Germany
  • Sunday, July 14th 2019 – Bad Salzuflen, Germany

See our GIGS page for more information!

New Stickers for Elliot

We hit the road again next week, and this time, we’ll have some extra promotional power! Check out our new stickers for “Elliot” (our VW bus)! Special thanks to the talented Raw Spoon for designing our new logo, and to the company Stickerit for producing such beautiful transfer stickers!

June

Our New Logo!!

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Introducing the brand new Joe & Linda logo; skillfully designed by our good friend, Ross Boone (also known as “Raw Spoon”)! Ross is a man of many talents and a joy to work with. If you, or anyone you know, is in need of a highly skilled illustrator, Ross is your man!

Check out his work here: https://www.rawspoon.com

Thank you, Bettina & Dietmar!

Schmallenberg is a wonderful town in the High Sauerland District in Germany. On June 16th, we played an open air concert in the beautiful garden of Bettina & Dietmar. What a perfect ending for our mini-tour! Thanks Bettina & Dietmar!

Thank you, Anja & Maik!

We’ve been to Leipzig for the first time to play a concert on June 15th at Anja & Maik’s place. Big thanks to the two! It’s been wonderful 🙂

Thank you, Tanja & Tony!

Some highlights from our House Concert this past Friday June 14th in Erfurt, Germany. Special thanks to our wonderful hosts, Tanja & Tony!

Combined 95th Birthday Party

We had a blast at the birthday party of Lena & Thomas who turned 95 (when you add their ages 😉 ). Big thanks to the two for having us!

May

Thank you, Daniel & Oliver

A HUGE thanks to our dear friends in Rotterdam for hosting our concert this past Monday May 27th. Here are a few highlights from the event:

House Concert Promo Video

Here is a short video explaining what a House Concert is and how they work. Contact us today if you would like to book us for a House Concert, birthday, wedding, anniversary, etc.!

Another Great House Concert!

We had another fantastic House Concert experience on May 3rd. Our hosts Ruth & Guido welcomed us into their lovely home, treated us like royalty, and organized the most grateful audience imaginable!

April

New Music Video Out Now!

We just released our new music video! We’re super excited about it and hope you enjoy! :)))

Special thanks to Adams Music in Ittervoort-Netherlands for letting us film in their super cool facility!
Video Production by – J&L Productions
Audio Recorded by – Joe & Linda
Audio Mixed by – Mat Lejeune

March

New Music Video Coming Soon!

We just came back from our latest music video shoot. It will be released in the next days. We’re excited to share it with you… Stay tuned!

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