Projects
Akleja
Together with Regina Kunkel (Nyckelharpa) I play instrumental folk music as the duo "Akleja" since 2014. We draw our inspiration from musical encounters, nature and our travels. Our musical focus is on pieces from rediscovered music manuscripts and our own compositions.
The Swedish folk magazine Lira wrote the following about our album "Wasser und Erde": "The music is meant for the dance floor, but played so beautifully that you can dream yourself away to next summer while listening." Our second album "Im Verborgenen" was chosen as the "Album of the Month April 2024" by the Belgian magazine "Le Canard Folk" and was nominated for the prestigeous "Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik" (German Record Critics' Award).
Fior
With the folk band Fior, consisting of Regina Kunkel (nyckelharpa), Rick Krüger (vocals, bagpipes, clarinet, flutes), Sebastian Elsner (hurdy-gurdy) and me, we focus on pieces and songs from Germany.
Our debut album "Manuskript" (released in May 2022) has received excellent press reviews. For example, it was nominated for the prestigeous "Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik" (German Record Critics' Award), chosen by the Belgian magazine "Le Canard Folk" as "Album of the Month June 2022" and the leading German folk magazine "Folker" gives the album an "unconditional recommendation".
Plønk
Since 2024 I play in a duo called "Plønk" with the Danish multiinstrumentalist Christian Mohr Levisen. Together, we fuse our passion for folk music, captivating melodies and intimate duo playing to breathe new life into the Waldzither — a traditional 9-stringed plucked instrument from Germany.
Our debut album "Bridge of Glass" (released in June 2025) was nominated for the prestigeous "Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik" (German Record Critics' Award) and chosen by the Belgian magazine "Le Canard Folk" as "Album of the Month July 2025". The English magazine Songlines gave the album 4 out of 5 stars and wrote: "In the duos expert hands, the waldzithers sing with deep, rich and resonant tones, like rays of sunshine filtered through sweet wine."
Nyckelharpawochenende
Since 2019 I'm organizing workshop weekends for folk music with a focus on the nyckelharpa together with the nyckelharpa builder Johannes Mayr in different places in Germany (currently Balingen, Proitze and Altenmünster) with instructors from Germany and abroad. We offer nyckelharpa courses for all levels and ensemble courses with different topics. Our courses are among the largest in Europe for this instrument and are usually fully booked.
More information: www.nyckelharpawochenende.de
nord folk festival
The nord folk festival is a new folk festival that has been taking place in Hamburg since 2025. I am part of the organizing team and am responsible for social media, photos, videos, and more.
Profolk
For many years, I have been actively involved in strengthening the position of folk music in Germany through Profolk e.V., the German federal association for song, folk, and world music. Since October 2025, I am member of the board of Profolk.
Teaching
Teaching is a matter that is close to the heart for me and I take great pleasure in passing on my knowledge. I myself have benefited a lot from the generosity and openness of other musicians and I take the same approach when teaching, whether private lessons, course weekends in Germany or abroad or even online. I regularily teach workshops for one specific instrument (e.g. nyckelharpa) and ensemble.
If you're interested in taking lessons with me or booking me for a course weekend, please send me a mail.
Guest Musician
In addition to my own projects, I also enjoy working as a guest musician. For example, I have recorded musical contributions for several bands (e.g. PurPur, Tini aka Gabria), school book publishers and short film soundtracks.
Would you like to work with me? Then feel free to contact me!