A Songpoets Society presentation featuring Herald K and Stephan Steiner, and special guest Inga Lynch.

We welcome you all to an evening celebrating American cult figure and singer-songwriter Blaze Foley (1949-1989), all happening in the beautiful intimate concert room of Kulturcafe Henriette!

Because of the sudden passing of Songpoets Society co-founder and bandmember Othmar Loschy, this evening as a whole will be performed as a tribute also to him. This show will go on. It will be emotional, but Othmar would have wanted us to do this. It will be an evening of songs by Blaze Foley, songs about Blaze, and songs by Blaze's friends and contemporaries like Townes Van Zandt and Guy Clark. All great favourites of Othmar. You'll get to witness a unique evening of songs by a unique bunch of songwriters. Maybe interspersed by some short readings of segments of Blaze's biography, but mostly a musical evening brought to you by Songpoets Society co-founder Herald K, supported by special guests Stephan Steiner and Inga Lynch.

Songpoets Society was founded by Herald K and Othmar Loschy, and is an organisation and musical performance group devoted to commemorating legendary songwriters of the past.

Herald K is a Norwegian singer-songwriter based in Vienna. He has released two albums: 'Strange Delights', and 'Mythologies'. Herald K describes his music as 'Folk Noir'. Arrangements are folksy, involving mainly acoustic instruments. His lyrics are often inspired by old, sometimes ancient, literature. In these songs you can find everything from Greek mythology to Arthurian legend. When singing covers, Herald tends to gravitate towards the Americana genre and legendary songwriters of the past...

'...hypnotic music... ...charismatic performance...' - Indie Dock Music Blog
'...stunning and delicate indie folk music...' - Plastic Magazine

https://heraldkmusic.com
https://www.youtube.com/@HeraldKVideos

Inga Lynch is an Austrian singer and songwriter who performs mostly solo with her guitar. Her music is influenced by American classics and her travels throughout the United States. It is a fusion of country, Americana, and Blues.

'Inga Lynch – wenn die anhebt, kommt mächtig was raus' – Michael Kleff, Herausgeber ‘The Folker’

https://www.ingalynch.com
https://www.youtube.com/@Lingaon

Stephan Steiner, a central figure on the Viennese folk scene, is able to play a range of styles whether it be Irish, American, of the Balkans, Greek or others. Out of the many instruments he plays, he has recorded violin, accordion, nyckelharpa, concertina and tin whistle in collaborations with Herald K.

https://www.stephonic.net/

Othmar Loschy was a central part of the Viennese Americana and Songwriter scene for decades. His knowledge of songs was encyclopedic, and he also knew how to play these songs brilliantly on his harmonica. He will be greatly missed by many, and we'll keep honouring him through song in times to come.