When does the concert take place?

The concert takes place on Saturday, November 7, 2026, starting at 7:00 PM.

Where is The Secret Songwriter Union taking place?

The venue is the Volkert bookstore in Sulzbach-Rosenberg.

What is the admission fee?

Admission is free. It is a hat concert.

Which artists are performing?

The program features Nightbird, Mäkkelä, and Frieder Graef.

How is the concert structured?

Three solo sets are planned, as well as a fourth joint set by the three artists.

Is there a supporting act or confirmed setlist?

A supporting act and a complete setlist are not provided.

The Secret Songwriter Union in Sulzbach 2026

Name: The Secret Songwriter Union - Bookshop live
Start: 2026-11-07T19:00:00+01:00
End: 2026-11-07T22:00:00+01:00
Location: Buchhandlung Volkert

Folk Noir and acoustic songwriting at The Secret Songwriter Union

On Saturday, November 7, 2026, the Volkert bookstore in Sulzbach-Rosenberg will transform into an intimate concert venue for an extraordinary meeting of three independent voices: Nightbird, Mäkkelä, and Frieder Graef present The Secret Songwriter Union. The hat concert combines free admission with an intense live atmosphere and a program that features solo performances, poetic storytelling, and a specially arranged joint session.

Three songwriters, three styles, a special evening

The concert evening begins with individual sets from Nightbird, Mäkkelä, and Frieder Graef. Nightbird, the Swedish-Finnish singer-songwriter Anna-Stina Jungerstam from Vaasa, moves between folk blues, minimalist slide guitar miniatures, and fragile pop elegance. Her voice carries a bittersweet tension that fills even quiet passages with great emotional depth.

Mäkkelä represents poetically dark songs, folk noir, and a stage performance with punk rock spirit. His music combines folk tradition, Americana, blues, and raw storytelling. With more than a thousand concerts and releases like Škoda blue and the black legged Jesus, he has carved out a firm place in the European songwriter scene.

Frieder Graef brings long-standing experience from the German Americana and indie scene. As a founding member of Smokestack Lightnin', a musician with The Green Apple Sea, and a studio and live guitarist for various artists, he combines confident musicality with open arrangements. His solo debut Golden Receiver was released in 2025 and was praised for its timeless Americana sound and passionate execution.

Four sets between folk blues, Americana, and folk noir

The evening's dramaturgy thrives on the changing colors of sound. Three individual sets showcase the different working styles of the musicians: delicate acoustic guitar, striking storytelling, bluesy slide elements, and carefully crafted arrangements. Following this, the three artists come together for a joint fourth set.

The focus also lies on the four-track release The Secret Songwriter Union recorded in November 2025. The songs Dark As A Dungeon, Silver Stallion, Everything Is Free, and Streets Of Laredo bring together acoustic guitar, dobro, E-bow, Irish bouzouki, and multi-part vocals in a spontaneously sounding yet precisely synchronized session. The digital release came out on September 4, 2026.

Intimate audience atmosphere instead of a cookie-cutter concert

A concert in a bookstore creates closeness: voices, string strikes, and the subtle nuances of the arrangements stand out immediately. Between folk, country, blues, and indie songwriting, a concert experience emerges that does not rely on large effects. The acoustics of the small venue highlight the musicians, their lyrics, and the dynamics of conducting within the group.

The Secret Songwriter Union thus represents more than an ordinary concert series. The evening showcases three independent artistic personalities and allows them to meet in a rare joint constellation. It is this combination of solo intimacy and collective sound that makes the event in Sulzbach-Rosenberg particularly special.

Conclusion: A rare evening for curious music fans

Visitors can expect a focused evening of handcrafted music, intense stage performance, and four varied sets. The free admission under the hat concert format makes the event particularly accessible. Anyone who wants to experience folk noir, Americana, acoustic blues, and sophisticated songwriting live should not miss this November evening at the Volkert bookstore.