Tuesday Tunes | Wir sind Helden

wir sind helden has been one of my favourite bands for many years. i saw them live for the first time when i was 13 and have loved them ever since. judith holofernes, the singer writes extremely intelligent, funny and thoughtful lyrics. 

this song i am sharing today only started to appeal to me recently. i have been feeling quite homesick and a bit lost and the words of this song (it is titled 'bring me home') perfectly capture those feelings. 

happy tuesday.

Tuesday Tunes | James Bay

after some time of absence (writer's block is a thing apparently) i am back with some music i have been listening too lately. i know that james bay is by no means a new discovery but i am finally jumping on the bandwagon!
as i have written about, i ran a half marathon on the first of november and james bay's album chaos and the calm was a great companion throughout my training sessions.
it is difficult to pick just one song so here is two of my favourites:

i find it deeply inspiring how much emotion, how much sound and melody this guy can create with just his voice and a guitar.
hopefully you all have a lovely tuesday!

Tuesday Tunes | Stornoway

exactly one week ago it was my birthday and i had the most wonderful day. started by a run along the canal and the first song i listened to was this. this song oozes so much happiness and it was the perfect beginning to the day and a good motivation for the rest of the week where i did a lot of studying accompanied by many many cups of coffee. 

i listen to this song again today as it is my exam day and i hope that i will describe it as perfect also! wish me luck :)

Tuesday Tunes | Matt Simons

                                                             we do not remember days

                                                             we remember moments.

                                                             - cesare pavese

Tuesday Tunes I Tommy Emmanuel

in june i spent a bit of time back home in germany. one really hot sunday my dad, a good friend of ours and i drove to freiburg to a music festival to see the world's best guitarist (according to eric clapton): tommy emmanuel. 

and i have to say eric clapton did not exaggerate - it was the best concert i have ever been to. despite being sat in a tent in 38° degrees heat the music was so mesmerising that i completely forgot about how much i was sweating. tommy emmanuel is not only incredibly skilled, he has a way of playing that just takes you to different worlds and made me soul soar.

if you ever have the chance to see this guy live - do it.

thursday tunes

it's thursday and i thought it is time to share some music i have been listening to lately. music makes life so much more bearable even though it is cold and grey.
i adore this song - it sounds like spring and happiness.

these last days and weeks were good but full of hard decisions and marred by post-christmas blues.

however, at the moment i am drinking tea and eating cake with my beatiful friend beth and life is good.

i hope everyone is having a good week and enjoying the little joys of life.

tuesday tunes

here we go with another edition of my favourite tunes. some chilled out acoustic worship. enjoy!





also, for more good music check out my summer playlist on 8tracks:




sun or rain, music makes everything better.
have a great day!

summer tunes: the boom booms

sit in the sun, drink some cold beer and listen to this.
there's a high chance your day gets instantly better.
i think summer is coming.

hello and happy 2014

a little late but happy 2014 everyone! i hope the year started well for you and will hold many good things, inspirations and intellectual challenges.

2014 is going to be exciting for me - i will finish my bachelors degree, will start to work for my church and hopefully start doing a masters.

as all my creative energy flows into my dissertation at the moment i will just leave you with some of my latest inspiration:
a beautiful song (my friend simone and i may or may not have started our day of studying by learning it on the guitar...) and a quote from my favourite book the fault in our stars by john green.

aaah music

just one week into term but i am already swamped with work. but so far it all has been quite fun.
i love being back at lancaster and seeing all the friends i missed so dearly over the summer and especially being back at my beautiful church.
i don't have much else to share at the moment but i spend some time listening to tv noir concerts last night and re-discovered this beautiful singer. enjoy!

perfect sunday morning

drinking coffee, listening to john mayer and reading the best book ever written.

yes lord, walking in the ways of your laws,
we wait for you;
your name and renown
are the desire of our hearts.
my soul yearns for you in the night;
in the morning my spirit longs for you.

                                               -the bible, isaiah 26:8+9 

tuesday tunes.... another round.

i've been enjoying the warmth (heat) and the (mostly) consistent good weather back home in germany.
but today the sun wasn't shining. the sky was black and the evening brought heavy rain.
a perfect day for a cuppa and some amazingly beautiful music.
oh those marvellous voices and this delicate english accent.
i'm swooning.

some tunes to start the week with

music makes everything better.

here some of my current favourites.

to have all of you...

all those disappointments

all those vague hopes - the insecurely uttered maybes

are washed away, are overpowered

by steadfast truth,

and promises everlasting.

bliss =

raindrops on my window pane, a cup of tea and this:

monday morning inspiration

To live a creative life

we must loose our fear 

of being wrong. 

                              -joseph chilton pearce

the wonders of the internet

often i think that it would be nicer to live in a age where people don't write e-mails and facebook messages but hand-written letters and would listen to cds and vinyls they bought because they really love the music rather than download anything without thinking twice. and children would play hide and seek rather than world of warcraft...
but yeah, the internet is not only an incredible resource of endless information about everything it also has it's magical moments.
last weekend i "attended" an online concert by mia rose. she became famous through youtube (her youtube channel is the first i ever subscribed to - probably 5 years ago) and on sunday she gave a concert on "stage it" (live from her room!) for an international audience - and i absolutely loved it.

here a little taste of her loveliness:



happy tuesday everyone!

life lately

today i finally finished my last assignment. i took many (too many) breaks in between where i watched one tree hill, and so i also finished season four this morning - i feel very accomplished haha.

apart from that i've done lots of random things...

-dishes (we have to much crockery)

-painted my nails christmas themed

whilst drinking tea

-made some very tasty apple strudel

-went to the pub

-and for wintery walks

and listened to this (a lot):

and this:

i've been in a incredibly good mood lately. i love christmas!

and i say it's significant.

in these moments
between living and dreaming
when you see reality but only from afar
wrapped in the beauty of the light,
that the newborn day sheds through the window.

when hope is strong
and happiness easy
i close my eyes and know
that all this is not just random
and i utter a thank you
and smile.

highlight of the week

one of the most beautiful moments in life

when the thoughts and sentiments of your soul

that are never to be expressed with words

are captured in a song.

the fossil collectives

us!

the lumineers

the civil wars

my favourite moment