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9. Januar 2019
Lewis Capaldi Live Acoustic Session
Lewis Capaldi is a british singer-songwriter with an amazing voice. He's one of those new talents everybody talks about right now, and we had the pleasure to…
3. Januar 2019
Hollow Coves at Cardinal Sessions Festival
Hollow Coves from Australia are an indie-folk duo that played Cardinal Sessions Festival in October of 2018 in a church. Before they opened the big stage that…
28. Dezember 2018
THE BEST ALBUMS OF 2018
We present the 25 best albums of 2018, as picked by Cardinal Sessions, including records by Kurt Vile, Jack White, John Prine and Snail Mail.
19. Dezember 2018
The Tallest Man On Earth at Konzerthaus Dortmund
The Tallest Man On Earth is one of those Indie-Folk icons we've been listening to forever. We had the opportunity to record a song with him in fall of 2018.
19. Dezember 2018
Exploring church reverb with Shakey Graves
Shakey Graves is the man - here he is, performing a song called "Cops and Robbers" in a church in Cologne before his show. His americana-blues-folk is…
19. Dezember 2018
A walk through the park with Snail Mail
Snail Mail is one of those rare-to-find musicians - she writes incredible songs and we're very happy to have met her during her stay in Cologne. She performed…
14. November 2018
With an open heart – female singer-songwriters take over the world
Folk singer-songwriters have always been the ones to be the most personal, the most fragile lyricists. And women of course have always been part of it - but it…
4. Oktober 2018
Stella Donnelly Live Acoustic Session
Stella Donnelly is an australian singer-songwriter who has just released her first EP called "Thrush Metal" on Secretly Canadian. We've met her in the empty…
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4. Oktober 2018
Stella Donnelly Live Acoustic Session
Stella Donnelly is an australian singer-songwriter who has just released her first EP called "Thrush Metal" on Secretly…
30. Juli 2018
Cardinal Sessions Festival 8
Das Cardinal Sessions Festival geht am 5. Mai bereits in seine siebte Runde. Nachdem die letzten Ausgaben in Köln…
3. Juli 2018
Young Talent Stage
Sipgate presents the Open Source Festival - Young Talent Stage studio recordings. A Cardinal Sessions Showcase.…
13. Juni 2018
30 under 30
The world of music is full of great talents and brillant artists, and a lot of them are under the age of 30. We'd like…
3. Juni 2018
Cardinal Sessions Statistics
1. Juni 2018
Jonathan Wilson Live Acoustic Session
Jonathan Wilson is an american singer-songwriter and producer. He worked with lots and lots of our favourites, like…
31. Mai 2018
Down By The River Festival Special
We've been to Venlo's Down By The River Festival to record live acoustic sessions with Andrew Combs, The Deep Dark…
31. Mai 2018
Ilgen-Nur Live Acoustic Session
We've met german singer-songwriter Illgen-Nur in a Café in Cologne, Germany while the band was on tour supporting…
31. Mai 2018
Lissie Acoustic Session
We've met US-singer-songwriter Lissie in Cologne, Germany to record two songs acoustically. She sat down in a tree in a…
10. April 2018
Cardinal Sessions Festival 7
Das Cardinal Sessions Festival geht am 5. Mai bereits in seine siebte Runde. Nachdem die letzten Ausgaben in Köln…
10. April 2018
AnnenMayKantereit in Los Angeles
In October of 2017, we were invited alongside photographer Jean Raclet to join the german band AnnenMayKantereit on a…
10. April 2018
Noah Gundersen Live Acoustic Session in a Church
Singer-Songwriter Noah Gundersen returns to Cardinal Sessions to perform three wonderful songs in a church in Cologne,…
12. März 2018
Cardinal Classics: Nathaniel Rateliff
We've collected all the acoustic sessions that Nathaniel Rateliff did for Cardinal Sessions, including songs with his…
22. Februar 2018
SYML Live Acoustic Session
Brian Fennell has a solo record out and performed "Wildfire" exclusively on a piano for Cardinal Sessions in Cologne,…
15. Februar 2018
Iron & Wine Live Acoustic Session
Ever since his version of The Postal Service's "Such Great Hights" played on the radio for the first time, we're huge…
13. Februar 2018
DMA’S exclusive acoustic session with new single „In The Air“
One of the best bands around, DMA's, performed for Cardinal Sessions in Berlin.
13. Februar 2018
Musikschutzgebiet August 30th – September 2nd 2018
Cardinal Sessions is presenting Musikschutzgebiet Festival from August 30th till September 2nd 2018. They've also just…
9. Februar 2018
Bonaparte Live Acoustic Session
Swiss band Bonaparte headlined 2017's At The B-Sites Festival and recorded two songs exclusively for Cardinal Sessions…
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16. Januar 2020
Cardinal Sessions Festival 11, 28.11.2020 Stadtgarten Köln ABGESAGT!
Das Cardinal Sessions Festival findet am 16.01.2020 zum zehnten Mal statt - diesmal in der…
8. Oktober 2019
Cardinal Sessions Festival 10
Das Cardinal Sessions Festival findet am 16.01.2020 zum zehnten Mal statt - diesmal in der…
4. Juli 2019
The Brian Jonestown Massacre Live in London
Full live recording of The Brian Jonestown Massacre concert in London, October of 2018, including…
10. Mai 2019
Cardinal Sessions Festival 9
Das Cardinal Sessions Festival geht am 18. Mai bereits in seine neunte Runde. Nachdem die letzten…
10. Mai 2019
Gregory Alan Isakov live session in a church
Colorado singer-songwriter Gregory Alan Isakov returns to Cardinal Sessions to perform "Chemicals"…
2. Mai 2019
Peter Doherty live acoustic session
Peter Doherty has a new record coming out, with his band, the Puta Madres. It's amazing proof that…
11. April 2019
Sharon van Etten Live Piano Session
Sharon van Etten, one of the best singer-songwriters around, performs a beautiful version of "I…
23. Januar 2019
Better Oblivion Community Center
Both Conor Oberst and Phoebe Bridgers have been hinting at a thing called "Better Oblivion…
18. Januar 2019
Fil Bo Riva theatre session – „Go Rilla“ & „L’over“
Lewis Capaldi is a british singer-songwriter with an amazing voice. He's one of those new talents…
9. Januar 2019
Lewis Capaldi Live Acoustic Session
Lewis Capaldi is a british singer-songwriter with an amazing voice. He's one of those new talents…
3. Januar 2019
Hollow Coves at Cardinal Sessions Festival
Hollow Coves from Australia are an indie-folk duo that played Cardinal Sessions Festival in October…
28. Dezember 2018
THE BEST ALBUMS OF 2018
We present the 25 best albums of 2018, as picked by Cardinal Sessions, including records by Kurt…
19. Dezember 2018
The Tallest Man On Earth at Konzerthaus Dortmund
The Tallest Man On Earth is one of those Indie-Folk icons we've been listening to forever. We had…
19. Dezember 2018
Exploring church reverb with Shakey Graves
Shakey Graves is the man - here he is, performing a song called "Cops and Robbers" in a church in…
19. Dezember 2018
A walk through the park with Snail Mail
Snail Mail is one of those rare-to-find musicians - she writes incredible songs and we're very…
14. November 2018
With an open heart – female singer-songwriters take over the world
Folk singer-songwriters have always been the ones to be the most personal, the most fragile…
4. Oktober 2018
Stella Donnelly Live Acoustic Session
Stella Donnelly is an australian singer-songwriter who has just released her first EP called…
30. Juli 2018
Cardinal Sessions Festival 8
Das Cardinal Sessions Festival geht am 5. Mai bereits in seine siebte Runde. Nachdem die letzten…
3. Juli 2018
Young Talent Stage
Sipgate presents the Open Source Festival - Young Talent Stage studio recordings. A Cardinal…
13. Juni 2018
30 under 30
The world of music is full of great talents and brillant artists, and a lot of them are under the…
3. Juni 2018
Cardinal Sessions Statistics
1. Juni 2018
Jonathan Wilson Live Acoustic Session
Jonathan Wilson is an american singer-songwriter and producer. He worked with lots and lots of our…
31. Mai 2018
Down By The River Festival Special
We've been to Venlo's Down By The River Festival to record live acoustic sessions with Andrew…
31. Mai 2018
Ilgen-Nur Live Acoustic Session
We've met german singer-songwriter Illgen-Nur in a Café in Cologne, Germany while the band was on…
31. Mai 2018
Lissie Acoustic Session
We've met US-singer-songwriter Lissie in Cologne, Germany to record two songs acoustically. She sat…
10. April 2018
Cardinal Sessions Festival 7
Das Cardinal Sessions Festival geht am 5. Mai bereits in seine siebte Runde. Nachdem die letzten…
10. April 2018
AnnenMayKantereit in Los Angeles
In October of 2017, we were invited alongside photographer Jean Raclet to join the german band…
10. April 2018
Noah Gundersen Live Acoustic Session in a Church
Singer-Songwriter Noah Gundersen returns to Cardinal Sessions to perform three wonderful songs in a…
12. März 2018
Cardinal Classics: Nathaniel Rateliff
We've collected all the acoustic sessions that Nathaniel Rateliff did for Cardinal Sessions,…
22. Februar 2018
SYML Live Acoustic Session
Brian Fennell has a solo record out and performed "Wildfire" exclusively on a piano for Cardinal…
15. Februar 2018
Iron & Wine Live Acoustic Session
Ever since his version of The Postal Service's "Such Great Hights" played on the radio for the…
13. Februar 2018
DMA’S exclusive acoustic session with new single „In The Air“
One of the best bands around, DMA's, performed for Cardinal Sessions in Berlin.
13. Februar 2018
Musikschutzgebiet August 30th – September 2nd 2018
Cardinal Sessions is presenting Musikschutzgebiet Festival from August 30th till September 2nd…
9. Februar 2018
Bonaparte Live Acoustic Session
Swiss band Bonaparte headlined 2017's At The B-Sites Festival and recorded two songs exclusively…
9. Februar 2018
Tour presentation: ORI „1986“ Album Release Tour
Cardinal Sessions are presenting the ORI "1986" Album Release Tour through Germany and Switzerland.
6. Februar 2018
10 Songs you didn’t know were a cover
Listen to ten songs most of you might only know from other artists - here are the originals!
25. Januar 2018
Frère Live Acoustic Session
German indie band Frère perform a song on a cliff in Essen, Germany, live for Cardinal Sessions.…
25. Januar 2018
How to record an acoustic session
Learn how to record an acoustic session and what gear to use - Cardinal Sessions
23. Januar 2018
Damien Rice performed in a living room in Paris
The french acoustic-session website La Blogothèque recorded one of their famous concerts in a…
18. Januar 2018
Milky Chance Live Acoustic Session
German band Milky Chance performed "Firebird" from their new record "Blossom" in a live acoustic…
11. Januar 2018
Laura Marling covering Bob Dylan for „Peaky Blinders“
Laura Marling, one of our favourite singer-songwriters, decided to cover a Bob Dylan song for a new…
20. Dezember 2017
THE BEST ALBUMS OF 2017
After a very busy 2017 in every possible way, let's take the time to look back. We love music. We…
18. Dezember 2017
Käptn Peng returns – Session at Haldern Pop Festival
Käptn Peng & die Tentakel von Delphi performing "Tier" at 2017's Haldern Pop Festival, acoustic in…
15. Dezember 2017
Alexi Murdoch announces new album
We met Alexi Murdoch three years ago at the Haldern Pop Festival to record two hauntingly beautiful…
14. Dezember 2017
Mighty Oaks session in an artists community
Mighty Oaks teamed up with Cardinal Sessions again to record two songs off their new record live…
11. Dezember 2017
Langhorne Slim Session in New Orleans
Langhorne Slim returns to Cardinal Sessions with a wonderful video for his new song "Lost This…
9. Dezember 2017
Top 20 Tracks of 2017
Cardinal Sessions 20 Top Tracks of 2017 - The list is featuring bands like Courtney Barnett, The…
7. Dezember 2017
U2 Session – performing in a Berlin Subway Station
U2 have released a new record earlier this month and they went on the Berlin Subway to promote it.…
4. Dezember 2017
Mac DeMarco is back for a session
In the beginning of 2017, we met Mac DeMarco in Berlin - he was on tour all year, until he stopped…
30. November 2017
Get lost in acoustics with Amber Run
We met with british rock-pop band Amber Run in a run-down house in Cologne to record two of their…
24. November 2017
Giant Rooks Live Acoustic Session
Giant Rooks are a young, exciting new band from Hamm, Germany. We've invited them to play our…
19. November 2017
CARDINAL SESSIONS FESTIVAL 6 – A LOOK BACK
Our very own Cardinal Sessions Festival has seen it's sixth installment this October - we started…
19. November 2017
Hayden Calnin session with breathtaking acoustics
Hayden Calnin is an australian singer-songwriter with an amazing voice - we've met him at New Fall…
13. November 2017
Seasick Steve plays a rare live acoustic session
Cardinal Sessions met Seasick Steve for a live acoustic sessions in Cologne a while back. He has…
10. November 2017
Nahko Live Acoustic Session
We met Nahko and Medicine for the People almost two years ago to record a session with Nahko and…
9. November 2017
Matthew And The Atlas Live Acoustic Session
It was a foggy morning in Haldern, Germany, where we met Matthew and the Atlas. The whole…
15. September 2017
New Neufundland Video For ‚Alles Was Bleibt‘
We made a music video for emerging german band Neufundland for their song 'Alles Was Bleibt'.
10. September 2017
Die Höchste Eisenbahn Live Acoustic Session
Die Höchste Eisenbahn is a german band formed in 2011 consisting of four brillant and experienced…
8. September 2017
Isaac Gracie Live Acoustic Session
If you close your eyes, you might think it's Jeff Buckley singing to you, while really it's one of…
8. September 2017
Voodoo Jürgens Live Acoustic Session
Voodoo Jürgens from Vienna with his morbid sense of humor is one of Austrias most exciting artists…
6. September 2017
Bear’s Den Live Acoustic Session
In 2015 we've met Bear's Den for the first time. They played a great show in Cologne after our…
30. August 2017
Swans – The Seer LP
Lets make this text as short as possible cause this album takes time. 1h 59min and supposedly…
25. Juni 2017
Geschützt: LOUD WAS THE NIGHT
25. März 2017
Taylor Hollingsworth Live Acoustic Session
Taylor Hollingsworth from Birmingham, Alabama, is a singer-songwriter and guitarist who has a…
22. März 2017
The Amazons Live Acoustic Session
The Amazons from the UK are one of the most important new rock bands the UK has to offer right now.…
20. März 2017
CLASSICS – The Jesus and Mary Chain
The Jesus and Mary Chain from Scotland have always been one of the Greats in not giving a fuck -…
18. März 2017
Artists To Watch: Phoebe Bridgers
Phoebe Bridgers is an artist from Los Angeles who really stands out for us when it comes to…
7. März 2017
Peter Doherty Live Acoustic Session
"Is it cruel or kind not to speak my mind, and to lie to you, rather than hurt you?"
2. März 2017
John Smith Live Acoustic Session
English folk-guitarist and singer-songwriter John Smith first got our attention some years ago when…
8. Februar 2017
Sion Hill Live Acoustic Session
Early 2017, we managed to film Peter Doherty in Cologne, shot the session and went to his show…
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23. Januar 2019
Better Oblivion Community Center
Both Conor Oberst and Phoebe Bridgers have been hinting at a thing called "Better Oblivion Community Center". Rumours are, it's a collaboration project of the two indie singer-songwriters.
18. Januar 2019
Fil Bo Riva theatre session – „Go Rilla“ & „L’over“
Lewis Capaldi is a british singer-songwriter with an amazing voice. He's one of those new talents everybody talks about right now, and we had the pleasure to meet before he played a sold-out show in…
9. Januar 2019
Lewis Capaldi Live Acoustic Session
Lewis Capaldi is a british singer-songwriter with an amazing voice. He's one of those new talents everybody talks about right now, and we had the pleasure to meet before he played a sold-out show in…
19. Dezember 2018
A walk through the park with Snail Mail
Snail Mail is one of those rare-to-find musicians - she writes incredible songs…
14. November 2018
With an open heart – female singer-songwriters take over the world
Folk singer-songwriters have always been the ones to be the most personal, the…
4. Oktober 2018
Stella Donnelly Live Acoustic Session
Stella Donnelly is an australian singer-songwriter who has just released her…
30. Juli 2018
Cardinal Sessions Festival 8
Das Cardinal Sessions Festival geht am 5. Mai bereits in seine siebte Runde.…
3. Juli 2018
Young Talent Stage
Sipgate presents the Open Source Festival - Young Talent Stage studio…
13. Juni 2018
30 under 30
The world of music is full of great talents and brillant artists, and a lot of…
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23. Januar 2019
Better Oblivion Community Center
Both Conor Oberst and Phoebe Bridgers have been hinting at a thing called…
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18. Januar 2019
Fil Bo Riva theatre session – „Go Rilla“ & „L’over“
Lewis Capaldi is a british singer-songwriter with an amazing voice. He's…
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9. Januar 2019
Lewis Capaldi Live Acoustic Session
Lewis Capaldi is a british singer-songwriter with an amazing voice. He's…
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Hollow Coves at Cardinal Sessions Festival
Hollow Coves from Australia are an indie-folk duo that played Cardinal…
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28. Dezember 2018
THE BEST ALBUMS OF 2018
We present the 25 best albums of 2018, as picked by Cardinal Sessions,…
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20. Dezember 2018
L’aupaire at Cardinal Sessions Festival
L'aupaire at Cardinal Sessions Festival.
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19. Dezember 2018
The Tallest Man On Earth at Konzerthaus Dortmund
The Tallest Man On Earth is one of those Indie-Folk icons we've been…
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19. Dezember 2018
Exploring church reverb with Shakey Graves
Shakey Graves is the man - here he is, performing a song called "Cops and…
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18. März 2017
Artists To Watch: Phoebe Bridgers
Phoebe Bridgers is an artist from Los Angeles who really stands out for us when it comes to singer-songwriters. Every word she sings feels very real and raw and, positively, a little out-of-time. She…
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20. März 2017
CLASSICS – The Jesus and Mary Chain
The Jesus and Mary Chain from Scotland have always been one of the Greats in not giving a fuck - it's even more surprising that they recorded "Sometimes Always" in 1994 on their fifth record "Stoned…
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22. März 2017
The Amazons Live Acoustic Session
The Amazons from the UK are one of the most important new rock bands the UK has to offer right now. They were included in the BBC's "Sound of 2017" and MTV's "Brand New 2017" lists, they have an…
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28. Dezember 2018
THE BEST ALBUMS OF 2018
We present the 25 best albums of 2018, as picked by Cardinal Sessions, including records by Kurt Vile, Jack White, John…
19. Dezember 2018
The Tallest Man On Earth at Konzerthaus Dortmund
The Tallest Man On Earth is one of those Indie-Folk icons we've been listening to forever. We had the opportunity to…
19. Dezember 2018
Exploring church reverb with Shakey Graves
Shakey Graves is the man - here he is, performing a song called "Cops and Robbers" in a church in Cologne before his…
19. Dezember 2018
A walk through the park with Snail Mail
Snail Mail is one of those rare-to-find musicians - she writes incredible songs and we're very happy to have met her…
14. November 2018
With an open heart – female singer-songwriters take over the world
Folk singer-songwriters have always been the ones to be the most personal, the most fragile lyricists. And women of…
4. Oktober 2018
Stella Donnelly Live Acoustic Session
Stella Donnelly is an australian singer-songwriter who has just released her first EP called "Thrush Metal" on Secretly…
30. Juli 2018
Cardinal Sessions Festival 8
Das Cardinal Sessions Festival geht am 5. Mai bereits in seine siebte Runde. Nachdem die letzten Ausgaben in Köln…
3. Juli 2018
Young Talent Stage
Sipgate presents the Open Source Festival - Young Talent Stage studio recordings. A Cardinal Sessions Showcase.…
13. Juni 2018
30 under 30
The world of music is full of great talents and brillant artists, and a lot of them are under the age of 30. We'd like…
1. Juni 2018
Jonathan Wilson Live Acoustic Session
Jonathan Wilson is an american singer-songwriter and producer. He worked with lots and lots of our favourites, like…