December is Christmas time. We stumble over Christmas markets everywhere. “Jingle Bells” and “Last Christmas” lurk behind every second corner. Where is the way out of this danger zone?
Winter Madness is coming. It is not the first time it is going to take place and yet, somehow I managed to miss it all over the years. Gladly, I change it this year and am curious about the event. So here they are, my findings to rouse your appetite for the Winter Madness on 9th and 10th December at Jahnhalle Hirschhaid nearby Bamberg, Franconia. A crowd of roughly 500 heads should get the venue decently packed which makes it a mid-sized venue rather than one of the big concert halls.
The whole project of Haggard is the brain child of Asis Nasseri. Haggard, the multinational ensemble, exists since 1989, consisting of a circle of around 20 musicians of whom around 11 or 12 usually stay on stage.
We all miss concerts. Real concerts! Wven more, we all need concerts. They are of essential for us all. Most importantly, they were possible in late summer 2020. What sacrifices have we made and what can we hope to get in 2021?