Shiregreen …
Klaus Adamaschek:
Lead vocal, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, harps ....
The musicians (Dreams and Shadows 2008):
Paul Adamaschek:
Fender rhodes, organ, Piano, harmony vocals
Mike Suchanka:
Bass, backing vocals
Johannes “Joe” Wetzel:
Drums, percussion
Felix Gerlach:
Electric guitar
Alexandra Renner-Quanz :
Accordion, violin, flutes, chimes, mandolin, backing vocals
Susi Wehling, Hanna Adamaschek:
Backing vocals
Influences
Neil Young, Kris Kristofferson, Gordon Lightfoot, Jim Croce, my wife Angelika, Crosby, Stills and Nash, Ralph McTell, Klaus Hoffmann, Ian Anderson, Peter Gabriel, Mike Batt, Cat Stevens, Paul Adamaschek, Georg Harrison, Joseph Parsons, Julian Dawson, my father, Michael Chapman, Bob Dylan, Eagles, Nils Lofgren, Bruce Springsteen and all those other heroes and dreamers from the covers of my old records ...
Sounds Like
I hope it sounds just like Shiregreen. My songs are rooted in the music of the singers and songwriters of the late 60th and the 70th like Kris Kristofferson, Jim Croce, Stephen Stills or James Taylor. Most of them are still alive and still got a lot to say... that's quite reassuring
In a sense, Klaus Adamaschek, born in 1957 in the heart of the Ruhr area, has always made music. At age 15 he already began writing his own songs, influenced by American songwriters such as Kris Kristofferson, Jim Croce or Neil Young. During his university training to be a teacher, concerts as a German-singing songwriter followed, later he founded “ASA 82”, his own folk- and rock band. In 1985, he entered a 20-year musical break, during which he concentrated fully on his professional career. In 2005, virtually at the height of his occupational career, Klaus Adamaschek rediscovered his love for folk music and songwriting, inspired by his second wife Angelika. He now writes high-level English songs that are inspired by the authentic experiences made in exciting years of his life. In 2006, Shiregreen (which now is his pseudonym) records a first self-produced studio album, supported by a handful of musician friends. “Another Life, Another Song” gets quite a positive echo. “Melodic folk-ballads ... an impressive voice that is sure to give you goosebumps ... every phrase captivates the listener”, that is what the “Hersfelder Zeitung” (HZ) said about the album. With the tailwind of this self-produced album, Klaus Adamaschek seeks and finds professional partners in the music business. His second album is produced by Wolfgang Manns at Toolhouse Studios in Rotenburg, one of Germany's state-of-the-art studios. The album, entitled “Dreams and Shadows”, is released in the summer of 2008 by the label “world-music.cd”, which is located in the Saarland's Sankt Ingbert. “Dreams and Shadows” is a multi-faceted and atmospherically dense singer-songwriter album. Every single one of the 14 songs tells its own story: For example “Coming Home”, vivid, almost whispered, a song about a journey home on the Autobahn in the middle of the night, with a driving, catching beat. Or “Running For Rainbows”, which ironically tells the story of getting older and whose melody is reminiscent of the earlier works of Leonard Cohen. Or the laid-back, mellifluous “Piece of Land”, a kind of folk hymn dedicated to Klaus's own property in the Fulda meadows. “Shiregreen sings of desires, fears and yearnings. Others also have those feelings, but seldom have they been transported better into English words.” (Susanne Kanngießer, “Hessische Allgemeine”, 3/12/2008). The new Shiregreen album is available by internet and within a short time will also hit music stores.
In the early spring of 2008, Shiregreen wins the world-wide songwriting contest “ComProsers 2008”. The contest is a cooperation of an artist's forum in Los Angeles and the university of Maastricht. Shiregreen's song “Freedom Fighter” holds sway over competitors from five nations, among those 17 quite renowned solo artists and bands from the US alone. On May 18th of 2008, Shiregreen receives the award (along with 667 € of prize money) at AINSI in Maastricht (Netherlands).
Hiya! I Just wanted to wish you a very Happy Christmas and hope that 2010 will be your best year ever:)! Good luck & all the best from Paul in the Holy Land:)! (www.facebook.com/Paul.Robert.Thomas).
Best wishes for a happy Christmas and a very musical 2010. A strong hug to you, to Angelika and all the friends of Licherode. We wish you days full of peace and happiness. We hope to meet again soon. Umberto with all Bittersweet
glitter-graphics.com HELLO KLAUS . I WANT TO WISH YOU AND YOUR FAMILY A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS. I HOPE THE NEW YEAR. WILL BRING SUCH WONDERFUL GIFTS TO YOU LIKE THIS YEAR WITH YOUR MUSIC. I AM ONE OF YOUR NUMBER ONE FANS. . I AM SO GLAD TO HAVE YOUR FRIENDSHIP. I THINK OF GERMANY SO OFTEN. TAKE CARE. HAVE A WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS. BLESS YOU. HUGS FRANCIE
Thank you for adding my new author page. I have a couple songs from the soundtrack on the player, but I link my music page for more songs. My romance fiction novel with a CD soundtrack is due out in a few weeks, (available to order by January 3rd). It will be at CD Baby, Amazon, Barnes & Noble , and links at my web pages, etc. Keep in touch.
Wishing you a great musical week, a happy holiday season, and a prosperous new year. Hope all your projects are on track.
glitter-graphics.com HELLO KLAUS . HOW ARE YOU .? HOW WAS THE CHRISTMAS MARKET. I SURE WOULD LOVE TO GO AGAIN. WE LOVED GOING TO THEM. I BET IT IS SO COLD THERE. FLA. IS GETTING SOME COOL WEATHER BUT THEN IT TURNS WARM A FEW DAYS . BACK AND FORTH. I WISH YOU AND YOUR FAMILY A WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS . GERMANY IS SO BEAUTIFUL THIS TIME OF THE YEAR. THINK OF ME WHEN IT SNOWS. AND HAVE A TOAST TO GOOD HEALTH AND A GREAT YEAR FOR YOU AGAIN WITH YOUR BEAUTIFUL SONGS AND CD. TAKE CARE .BLESS YOU ALL . HUGS FRANCIE
Hello Again, Just a quick note to say that the new EP 'Monster & Mintrel' is available for Download online through iTunes/Amazon and many streaming sites. Click here to choose a store. Also, while supplies last, if you order the first album CD 'A Boy You Once Knew' through Paypal you will be emailed 1 free mp3 from 'Monster & Minstrel'. Thank you for your continued support. Namaste
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HELLO KLAUS. YOU ARE AMAZING . YOU BRING SUCH JOY TO SO MANY. YOU ARE A VERY BEAUTIFUL SONG WRITER. I LOVE TO LISTEN TO YOU SING. YOUR SO GIFTED . I AM ONE OF YOUR BIGGEST FANS. TAKE CARE . WISH WE WERE BACK IN GERMANY . IT WAS ALWAYS LIKE I WAS IN A DREAM LAND. TAKE CARE . HUGS AND SO PROUD OF YOUR NEW SONGS. FRANCIE
Hey! Part of my life - Einfach Wahnsinn! Das geht wieder mal mitten rein. Da krieg ich ne Gänsehaut. Ganz großes Songwriting. Eine schönere Hommage an Kris Kristofferson kann ich mir beim besten Willen nicht vorstellen. Ich wünsche mir, das er das irgendwann mal hört.
Hello dear friend, (I hope that you will understand what I write helped by the translator of Google), is now a year from our unforgettable experience Licherode it was a long time that I wanted to write, but in recent months are family events that occurred that have kept me awaymusic and friends. First of all I wanted to congratulate you for the excellent new record, not everyone is going out with a double CD of unreleased all good. Your voice is warm and increasingly intense, fresh and exciting songs and arrangements designed well and the electric guitar .... nice taste with Mark Knopfler. I liked very much and I think it's even better than the previous work. Hoping to meet again soon, I remember with nostalgia the days of a year ago and the warmth with which we have received and am sending a big hug to you and Angelika, and a fond farewell to all the people we met in Licherode. Umberto, Angela and Erica
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