After a week or so on the road I begin to have a particularly strange feeling that I recognize everyone. The more often I have it, the more I begin to think that this is just a function of the…

We headed up to winter playground country in Austria and to the club Alte Muhle in Scharnitz, a small ski village high in the Alps. It’s just a few kilometers from Mittenwald,Germany, a major center of violin making from the 1800’s on. No…

By Andy

With limited internet access, limited time and a limited number of computers, exactly one, there has been a backlog of blogging to do. Next stop on the Rough Shop “When the Schinken Hits The Fan’ Tour was Voehringen, Germany, and…

By Andy

After breakfast at the Hotel Sternen (a favorite and familiar place for me and John) at a very agreeable 10:00, we headed to our first gig presented by the Folk Club at Werkstatte in Chur, a beautiful place and…

St. Louis roots band Rough Shop (www.roughshop.com, www.myspace.com/roughshop) is touring Europe from April 22 - May 5 (see the schedule below).

The acoustic trio will be visiting Switzerland, Germany, and Austria. Band members Anne, Andy and John, and Marie (who…