Traveling Troubadour: A Musician's Guide to Touring Europe as a Cover Artist

Jason Perno
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Join our live podcast to learn all about touring Europe as a cover artist. Many do not realize it but in Europe, there is a well-established network built just for musicians (a.k.a. troubadours) that differs significantly from the circuits used by original acts. This channel is dedicated to musicians who yearn to travel and make a decent living playing the music everyone already knows and loves.

Episodes

  1. Traveling Troubadour - The Anna Cei Interview

    05/19/2021

    Traveling Troubadour - The Anna Cei Interview

    Meet Anna Cei, the CEO and co-founder of the Pink Spiderweb and host of the popular podcast “What Matters Most to You.” Originally from Sweden, Anna traveled around the world visiting over 110 countries and living in 12. Listen in on an interesting discussion about what it means to be a “world citizen,” and how it  influences the way we think. Stay tuned to learn about Anna’s inspiring mission to connect artists and musicians from around the globe with larger audiences on the international stage.  Book: https://www.amazon.com/Troubadour-Musicians-Touring-Europe-Artist/dp/B08WZLZ4C8 Website: http://www.annacei.com/ Website: https://thepinkspiderweb.com Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1Rlc3jQYfcs96NuRbz5TjR?si=Sg2Z34HVR4Oz2sc9KgHKXg&nd=1 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/se/podcast/what-matters-most-to-you/id1553658366 Clubhouse: https://clubhousedb.com/user/annacei Instagram https://www.instagram.com/thepinkspiderweb/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThePinkSpiderWeb/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7pOxVOAWdo #travelingtroubadour #musician #musicianlife #artist #music #guitar #singer

    39 min
  2. Traveling Troubadour - The Seanin Hawthornthwaite Interview

    05/05/2021

    Traveling Troubadour - The Seanin Hawthornthwaite Interview

    Seanin Hawthornthwaite started off his troubadour career busking around Ireland and UK. He joined a Raggle Taggle Gypsy band called The Big Geraniums, topping the Irish charts with their single "Home Again" back in 1992. This early success paved the way to tours spanning Europe, America, and Australia. Listen to Seanin describe why he thinks Ireland is the best place in the world for live music, and stick around to get in touch with your "inner hippy" with an original tune filmed in Goa India with Seanin's band The Tantric Monkeys. Troubadour: A Musician's Guide to Touring Europe as a Cover Artist: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08V5Q5YG9/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seaninhawthornthwaite/?hl=en Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/seaninshoplifter Tantric Monkeys: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfRhzhs7RXzGUNbuMfqQ2Gg Discogs: https://www.discogs.com/artist/438628-Seanin-Hawthornthwaite Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.ch/seaninh Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/seanin #TravelingTroubadour #musician #musicianlife #artist #music #guitar #singer

    46 min
  3. Traveling Troubadour - The Sue Ballingall Interview

    04/28/2021

    Traveling Troubadour - The Sue Ballingall Interview

    Sue Ballingall discovered music at a very young age, playing piano, flute, and guitar. As a teenager Sue went on to play drums in an original punk rock band. Soon after, she discovered the freedom and excitement of traveling as a busker throughout England, while signed as an original artist under an indie label.   After raising her son, Sue discovered a second life in international travel, playing tribute festivals in the U.S., as well as Scandinavian cruise ships, and eventually working her way onto an exotic island in Malaysia.  Troubadour: A Musician's Guide to Touring Europe as a Cover Artist: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08V5Q5YG9/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 Website: https://sueballingall.com/ Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCADHHrIEnflZpw44Kni8jKw Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/officialSuziB Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3zmu44ZAlVoU1qHQU1r2nH?fbclid=IwAR07Jp1LQA2uVFwxwk499LjIGl8ytA1KBEIJ6R2NYAN3qHWwWeDRRMjODeI Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sueballingall/?fbclid=IwAR23FZ3fP_eI4wHFdWj5IE6xNESYA1K2heRDXzgfWiGWs_npSXMwdzDIStQ Twitter: https://twitter.com/officialSuziB?fbclid=IwAR3Stjdbyy_3fj7ayp09M1v6OWLv5OAfUxjtEVIDgn3j5rQLps2ndaZn9FY #TravelingTroubadour #musician #musicianlife #artist #music #guitar #singer

    40 min
  4. Traveling Troubadour - The Spence Cater Interview

    04/21/2021

    Traveling Troubadour - The Spence Cater Interview

    Spence Cater grew up in the UK and cut his teeth as a busker in Birmingham. He soon moved onto other busking circuits in Belgium, New York, San Francisco, and Norway. After mastering his craft, Spence went onto write a book called "Busking for Beginners" and now offers consultation services on his website The Prosperous Musician. If you are interested in the world of busking, this is the episode for you! Troubadour: A Musician's Guide to Touring Europe as a Cover Artist https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08WZLZ4C8 Spence Cater:  Website: https://spencecatermusic.com  Bandcamp: https://spencemusic.bandcamp.com Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2OJBUwX  Youtube: https://bit.ly/3bU4N2c  Twitter: @musicofspence Instagram: @musicofspence  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/spencecatermusic The Prosperous Musician:  Youtube: https://bit.ly/2NoUTMu Instagram: @theprosperousmusician  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/prospermusician/  Website: https://www.theprosperousmusician.com #TravelingTroubadour #musician #musicianlife #artist #music #guitar #singer

    42 min
  5. Traveling Troubadour - The Mats Lideborg Interview

    04/14/2021

    Traveling Troubadour - The Mats Lideborg Interview

    Mats Lideborg (a.k.a. The Swedish Singing Sensation) was originally inspired by Swedish punk music and started touring professionally as a troubadour when he was only 19 years old. Listen to Mats describe the struggles of working as a musician in Sweden, and why he prefers to tour in other Scandinavian countries. Stick around for an entertaining discussion that ranges from Norwegian "rednecks" to pondering why Scandinavian women are so beautiful. The interview moves farther east, where Mats elaborates on the peculiarities playing in front of a Japanese audience.   Troubadour: A Musician's Guide to Touring Europe as a Cover Artist: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08V5Q5YG9/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr= Website: https://mats-lideborg.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/florians.morning Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/florians.morning Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2mjMVEr1D1CDW6khaYt7jn?si=ijQ6bfGLRZa8nUFSCJ9r4w Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJR0eDNWnkTAwFec4AUNJjA #TravelingTroubadour #musician #musicianlife #artist #music #guitar #singer

    45 min
  6. Traveling Troubadour - The Socratis Christoforou Interview

    04/07/2021

    Traveling Troubadour - The Socratis Christoforou Interview

    Socratis Christoforou grew up in Athens Greece and eventually traveled to America to study guitar on the west coast. From touring in Greece to working his way around Scandinavia and Iceland, listen to Socratis share funny anecdotes ranging from what he discovered in his dad's sock drawer to passing out while publicly intoxicated, in this week's humorous episode of Traveling Troubadour. Troubadour: A Musician's Guide to Touring Europe as a Cover Artist: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08V5Q5YG9/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SocChris #TravelingTroubadour #musician #musicianlife #artist #music #guitar #singer

    52 min
  7. Traveling Troubadour - The Petko Slavov Interview

    03/31/2021

    Traveling Troubadour - The Petko Slavov Interview

    Petko Slavov grew up in Bulgaria under the weight of communism and restricted access to western music. Living close to a local guitar factory inspired Petko as his brother to dream up a life of travel and music. Listen to Petko describe his work in Scandinavia and his ambition to one day make enough money to buy real instruments to support his original music in Bulgaria.  “Airbag” band consists the duo of two brothers-Petko and Nikolay Slavov, who are native to Bulgaria and are based in Sofia.  Petko Slavov (guitars,bass, vocals) and Nikolay Slavov (keyboards, vocals) are responsible for both lyrics and composition and whilst on tour use guest musicians on guitar, bass and drums. Their first album “Overcooked Summer” includes ten tunes and it was released 2005. Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08V5Q5YG9/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/airbagband/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/theairbagband Soundcloud: https://www.soundcloud.com/airbag Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1JzLic9YmgXpePzLzkBDbi #TravelingTroubadour #musician #musicianlife #artist #music #guitar #singer

    45 min
  8. Traveling Troubadour - The Neil Brophy Interview

    03/24/2021

    Traveling Troubadour - The Neil Brophy Interview

    Neil Brophy started his career as a mechanical engineer, but soon ditched his "normal" life in exchange from one of travel and adventure (From hitchhiking his way through North America, to playing 10 hour gigs in the Austrian alps). Listen to Neil explain how 2 years of busking on the streets of Perth Australia taught him the life-long lesson of how to captivate an audience.  Brophy’s Law release their all time live favourite live track ”The Bachelor," a strong traditional and authentic folk punk classic sound with an alternative edge. As the John Peel centre in the UK appropriately describes Brophy’s Law, ”Where the Pogues meet the Clash."  Brophy says he wrote this at the age of 18 in the shoes of  Shane McGowan heavily influenced by growing up watching the Pogues performing in their glory days on the London scene. They sang about the drinking holes of London and more drinking, a great recipe for this bar room classic ”The Bachelor” a song that paints a picture of a working class guy who’s surrenders his life to the devil in the jar, avoids marriage and drinks himself insane. Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08V5Q5YG9/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 Website: https://brophys-law.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brophys.law/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BrophysLaw/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2WPcjiQSY5w6szpBE1cGjk YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHYJPJ8PjFiZS9wPcAZBZUQ #celticpunk​ #folk​rock​ #Irish

    36 min
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Join our live podcast to learn all about touring Europe as a cover artist. Many do not realize it but in Europe, there is a well-established network built just for musicians (a.k.a. troubadours) that differs significantly from the circuits used by original acts. This channel is dedicated to musicians who yearn to travel and make a decent living playing the music everyone already knows and loves.

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