Traveling Troubadour: A Musician's Guide to Touring Europe as a Cover Artist

Meet Anna Cei, the CEO and co-founder of the Pink Spiderweb and host of the popular podcast “What Matters Most to You.” Originally from Sweden, Anna traveled around the world visiting over 110 countries and living in 12. Listen in on an interesting discussion about what it means to be a “world citizen,” and how it influences the way we think. Stay tuned to learn about Anna’s inspiring mission to connect artists and musicians from around the globe with larger audiences on the internation...

Seanin Hawthornthwaite started off his troubadour career busking around Ireland and UK. He joined a Raggle Taggle Gypsy band called The Big Geraniums, topping the Irish charts with their single "Home Again" back in 1992. This early success paved the way to tours spanning Europe, America, and Australia. Listen to Seanin describe why he thinks Ireland is the best place in the world for live music, and stick around to get in touch with your "inner hippy" with an original tune filmed in Goa India...

Sue Ballingall discovered music at a very young age, playing piano, flute, and guitar. As a teenager Sue went on to play drums in an original punk rock band. Soon after, she discovered the freedom and excitement of traveling as a busker throughout England, while signed as an original artist under an indie label. After raising her son, Sue discovered a second life in international travel, playing tribute festivals in the U.S., as well as Scandinavian cruise ships, and eventually working ...

Spence Cater grew up in the UK and cut his teeth as a busker in Birmingham. He soon moved onto other busking circuits in Belgium, New York, San Francisco, and Norway. After mastering his craft, Spence went onto write a book called "Busking for Beginners" and now offers consultation services on his website The Prosperous Musician. If you are interested in the world of busking, this is the episode for you!Troubadour: A Musician's Guide to Touring Europe as a Cover Artisthttps://www.amazon.com/d...

Mats Lideborg (a.k.a. The Swedish Singing Sensation) was originally inspired by Swedish punk music and started touring professionally as a troubadour when he was only 19 years old. Listen to Mats describe the struggles of working as a musician in Sweden, and why he prefers to tour in other Scandinavian countries. Stick around for an entertaining discussion that ranges from Norwegian "rednecks" to pondering why Scandinavian women are so beautiful. The interview moves farther east, where Mats e...

Socratis Christoforou grew up in Athens Greece and eventually traveled to America to study guitar on the west coast. From touring in Greece to working his way around Scandinavia and Iceland, listen to Socratis share funny anecdotes ranging from what he discovered in his dad's sock drawer to passing out while publicly intoxicated, in this week's humorous episode of Traveling Troubadour.Troubadour: A Musician's Guide to Touring Europe as a Cover Artist: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08V5Q5YG9/ref=...

Petko Slavov grew up in Bulgaria under the weight of communism and restricted access to western music. Living close to a local guitar factory inspired Petko as his brother to dream up a life of travel and music. Listen to Petko describe his work in Scandinavia and his ambition to one day make enough money to buy real instruments to support his original music in Bulgaria. “Airbag” band consists the duo of two brothers-Petko and Nikolay Slavov, who are native to Bulgaria and are based in S...

Neil Brophy started his career as a mechanical engineer, but soon ditched his "normal" life in exchange from one of travel and adventure (From hitchhiking his way through North America, to playing 10 hour gigs in the Austrian alps). Listen to Neil explain how 2 years of busking on the streets of Perth Australia taught him the life-long lesson of how to captivate an audience. Brophy’s Law release their all time live favourite live track ”The Bachelor," a strong traditional and authentic f...