the afterglow from the Johanniskapelle concert has been especially powerful and long-lasting; stayed awake until 4:30 am that night, sipping schnapps and decompressing/glowing with friends. and still today i feel like i’m floating. thank you again to everyone who made it such a magical and unforgettable evening; it could only have happened with the help, support and hard work of so many.

thank you to my truly amazing friends Martin and Steffi for arranging everything, for their help with and attention to every little wonderful detail, and for hosting me with such love and generosity. to Milo, Lenzi, Annett and Putzi for handling the drinks and catering with such style and energy. to Poldi for his excellence at greeting people at the door, selling CDs, and watching over the money box.

thank you to Live Club Bamberg for the PA system, and their flexibility with picking up and returning it. to Lutz, for so kindly loaning me the guitar amplifier. and to Franz, for his generous lending of the electric piano – it was such a joy to play.

thank you to Jochen for use of the inimitable Johanniskapelle, one of the most beautiful venues i’ve ever been lucky enough to perform in, and for giving us early access to set up and feel truly comfortable. leaving today after packing up was quite sad; it had come so quickly to feel like home.

thank you to Jana Lynn Rivers for opening the evening with a lovely set.

and thank you finally to everyone who came to listen, from near and far, and who filled the room with so much warmth and light. it was such a pleasure to sing for you, and to meet and speak with some of you afterwards. thank you.

there is another concert on the near horizon, at A-ROSA Hotel in Travemünde, Germany on Saturday, September 20th, where my friend and accomplished author Martin Beyer will open the evening with a reading. i’m grateful and honoured to have been invited to perform here, and can hardly wait to board a train later this week to begin this next adventure. more on this show, and others, tomorrow.

love,
​eric.

the stage is set, and it’s a particularly beautiful one.

spent the day setting up the PA system and bar in Johanniskapelle, in Bamberg, Germany; the warmest possible thank you to my dear friends Martin and Steffi for all their help, hard work and support.

hope to see you tomorrow evening (Saturday, September 13th), for this very special concert – opening the night will be Jana Lynn Rivers. doors open at 7 pm. tickets are reservable by email (beyer@hinter-den-tueren.de), or can be purchased at the door.

see you soon.
love,
eric.

Paris, enfin.

@ Les Disquaires, September 30th, 2025.  8 pm.

note: i’ve been in and out of a canoe over the past nine days, in some remote places with no signal, but will return to connectivity/responding to messages early next week.  

for now, i wanted to properly announce this concert before any more time passes.  Paris is where i started writing several of the songs from “Codes and Secret Longing”, and to be returning to perform in the place that found its way into so much of my first album (not to mention my heart), is a pretty extraordinary feeling. 

tickets are available now: https://shotgun.live/en/events/raised-by-swans-live

more very soon. ❤️

eric.

another show: Paris, France! September 30th, @ Les Disquaires.

just confirmed last night. heading into the wilderness now, for the next 10 days, but wanted to at least announce the date before disappearing – more details soon. ❤️

Warsaw, October 17th, in an ultra-cozy café, with a piano.  my first performance in Poland.
more on the fall, and beyond, soon. ❤️

an empty Victoria Park this morning, the stage almost completely dismantled. amazing that so much magic and activity can come to life and then disappear so quickly, but this is part of what makes a festival like Home County so special.

very grateful to have been a small part of it this year, both from onstage and off – it was a wonderful experience. thank you, Home County Music & Art Festival, for having me, and to everyone who helped make it what it was. ❤️

tickets for the September 13th concert in Bamberg, Germany can be reserved by emailing beyer@hinter-den-tueren.de.  more details soon. ❤️

performing again after a year of trying to write my way out of a dark place was like a shot of adrenalin plunged directly into my heart. thank you to everyone who came to the House of Miracles last Thursday, and braved the heat, and made the night what it was. and of course to Andy, for setting up such a cozy and welcoming space.

grateful and excited to have the Home County Music & Art Festival approaching on Saturday, July 26th – have been (re-)immersed in the astounding music of OMBIIGIZI over the past weeks, whose songs have kept me company over the years in all sorts of far-flung places, and am honoured to be sharing a stage with them, Bedouin Soundclash, Sister Ray, Fraser Teeple, and many more.

love,

eric.

usually when my guitar and i take the intercity bus to the House of Miracles, it’s for a day or two of recording. to know that on Thursday it will be to perform feels both wonderful and wildly surreal.

as of today, the show is nearly sold out, but a limited number of tickets is still available (click here for ticket link), and there will be a few door tickets set aside as well.

doors are at 7:30 pm – i’ll be on at 8:00 pm, and The Stony Lonesome at 9:15 pm.

an update on the fall European shows soon. hope to see you Thursday.

love,

eric.

thrilled to be performing a solo set at this year’s Home County festival (celebrating its 49th year), in London, Ontario, alongside some fantastic acts.  see you in Victoria Park at the end of July.

❤️ eric.