DARK HORSE TOUR MARCH 2012
featuring
Mark Steiner (N/US)
Pavel Cingl (CZ)
Henry Hugo (AR/CH)

A "dark horse" is a race horse that is not known to gamblers, and thus is difficult to place betting odds on.. At first glance, one might think this well-seasoned trio comes from Melbourne, but rumour has it these musicians may have waded up together from some dark, murky waters beyond the swamplands. Ex-New Yorker Mark Steiner, known for his travels to distant and barren places across the world, is no stranger to the dimly-lit bars and streets of Berlin, and certainly not to Acoustic Moon. His melancholic songs and his baritone voice have been compared to the likes of Tindersticks, Rowland S. Howard, Leonard Cohen and yes - even that former resident of Kreuzberg - Nick Cave. At his side is Czech violinist Pavel Cingl, known to some for his eerie yet illustrious Eastern European garnishings with Phil Shoenfelt & Southern Cross, as well as the Snake-Eaters. Steiner is also flanked by Argentinian native Henry Hugo, a multi-talented songwriter who now resides in the shadows of the Swiss Alps, where he produces music by applying empathy to the core of each dark note he touches. Like three decadent kings without crowns of gold and without a guiding star to follow, the only riches they bear are their dark, evocative songs... and the occasional smile or howl. Place your bets, people!

14.3 Berlin (D) Schokoladen
15.3 Praha (CZ) U Vystřelenýho Oka
16.3 Litomeřice (CZ) Hospoda U Letního Kina (with Phil Shoenfelt & Southern Cross)
17.3 Pelhřimov (CZ) Tygřík
18.3 Brno (CZ) U Sedmi Švábů
19.3. Bratislava (SK) U Očka
20.3. Praha (CZ) • 7 pm Gallery Školská 28, vernissage of an exhibition of work by Robert Carrithers • 9 pm Blues Sklep (concert)
21.3 Zürich (CH) Dynamo
22.3 Milano (I) Ligera
23.3 Varese (I) Sur le Sofa
24.3 Fribourg (CH) Elvis et Moi

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www.myspace.com/pavelcingl

released 04 November 2012
recorded live at U Očka,
Bratislava, Slovakia
19. March 2012

DARK HORSE TOUR MARCH 2012
featuring
Mark Steiner (N/US) - vocal, baritone guitar
Pavel Cingl (CZ) - violin, electric mandolin
Henry Hugo (AR/CH) - vocal, acoustic & electric guitars

engineered, recorded & mixed by
Harman Aaron Loučka
Brno, Czech Republic
April 2012

album photo by Viola Limpet
taken at Schokoladen, Berlin, 14.03.2012
©2012 Viola Limpet - all rights reserved
used with permission