My new Album, “Troubadour” is about to come out in October. Here’s a YouTube prerelease of it. Since the songs are in Swiss German, it is possible to turn on Closed Captions (CC Button at bottom of Video) to get an English translation of the lyrics.
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Those Who Do Good
This is a “translation” of a Mani Matter song…
Continue reading Those Who Do GoodEvery Sword ‘s a Forgery
I’m Gonna Burn Your Igloo Down
A song by Andy Flinn and Darren Arsenault
Continue reading I’m Gonna Burn Your Igloo DownIn January (Steinberger)
This number stems from revered Swiss cabaretist Emil Steinberger.
Continue reading In January (Steinberger)Social Media Challenges
On April 9, 2020, my old friend Levant Tinaz presented me with a social media “challenge”
What was I supposed to do?
Continue reading Social Media ChallengesThe Match (Mani Matter)
A famous swiss folk song (“I Han es Zündhölzli Azündet”) written by the legendary Mani Matter, translated by Andy Flinn.
And of course, there’s the lyrics
Continue reading The Match (Mani Matter)The “Most Beautiful Songwriter”…
A local paper, the Sarganserländer (Nadine Bantli) wrote an Andy Flinn portrait, in connection with my upcoming Album release for “Bad Ragaz“, with a heading on the front page…
Continue reading The “Most Beautiful Songwriter”…Keepin’ it Cool
From the Same Cup
(Rhyme inspired by stories from Pictou county) Continue reading From the Same Cup