Every Sunday in June, four songwriters will share the stage of Vienna’s most established underground venue, The Chelsea. Hosted and conceptualized by the American born and Vienna based artist, Ian Fisher, each performance will have three different acts sharing their songs and stories “in the round” with all artists on stage all evening playing one solo song after another.

These intimate seated events are made to give young artists a larger stage, established artists a chance to try out new material, and music loving audiences a space to truly listen to songs in their most raw and honest form. The bar opens at 18:00, music starts at 19:00, and the concerts end comfortably around 22:30. A reduced price package ticket is also available for those who would like to attend all four shows in June. We look forward to seeing you at Ian Fisher and The Chelsea’s “Acoustic Sundays”!

IAN FISHER (Host)
Ian Fisher’s music is a Euro-American hybrid. Half Americana & Half Abbey Road-Worthy Pop. A rarity of a songwriter who, building on his Midwestern folk roots, has found a delicate balance between deep, meaningful subtext and entertaining music. World aware, he uses his platform to voice his thoughts on society in a way that blurs the line between personal and political as only a restless traveler can. Simple, yet emotionally complex, Fisher’s insightful compositions resemble the acoustic grit of an early Jeff Tweedy with pen ready to strike a’la Billy Bragg meets an old Johnny Cash notebook. A one of a kind, heartbreaking voice, he sings like his life depends on it. Prolifically writing over one and a half thousand songs and touring the last decade and a half around Europe, America, and Africa, Fisher currently lives between Germany, Austria, and his family farm in Missouri.

ALMUTH is a Lady of the Canyon.
Die große Liebe zur Country- und Folkmusik steckt in jedem ihrer Tracks. Sie dreht das Rad aber auf eine ganz eigene Art und Weise weiter. Und so reitet Almuth in einer Wolke aus dreckigen E- Gitarren und Beats durch die Prärie. Neben ihr: Townes van Zandt, Dolly Parton, Joni Mitchell und James Taylor, die am Ende des Canyons auf Lana Del Rey, Lorde, Regina Sektor und Warpaint treffen.
Es ist die Musik, die laufen würde, wenn es bei Red Dead Redemption einen Radiosender gäbe.
Auf ihrer Debüt EP „Alla Prima“ präsentiert Almuth ihre ganz eigene Interpretation von Folkmusik. Zerbrechliche Melodien treffen auf ausgefeilte Harmonies. Analoges Hufgeklapper auf programmierte Beats. Über allem schwebt Almuths Stimme. Und sie erzählt vom Wind und vom Blühen und gibt dem Sonnenuntergang seine Farbe.

MIRA TAYLOR
Mira Taylor is a 19-year-old Pop/Indie-Pop singer and songwriter. She started recording her original songs first in the late summer of 2022 some of which are a part of her first EP “Should’ve Kept It To Myself” that is due to be released in the summer of 2023. One of Mira’s greatest talents is performing LIVE where she draws the audience in with her honest lyrics, melancholic melodies and modern guitars. You cannot help but feel a sense of closeness and understanding wash over the venue as she tells you a story of finding comfort within yourself and learning to embrace the challenging parts of life.

CHILI TOMASSON erzählt von Blumen im Wartezimmer und gestohlener Lyrik. Die Gefahr von politischem Rückzug aufgrund routinierter Zweisamkeit steht neben der wiederkehrenden Problematik von Literatur auf Nachttischen obwohl es doch eigentlich Zeit wäre einzuschlafen. Lieder zwischen Chansons und Kurzgeschichten, Belgrad und Triest, Julia und Luisa, Pullover und Tee.