Roxanne de Bastion: The Real Thing

“recalls moments of Martha Wainwright , Joni Mitchell and more contemporarily Laura Marling” (Artrocker Magazine)

Germany Castle Tour – de Bastion to the bastions

A tour of Castles? Who’s idea was that?? Well, not mine, but I was fortunate enough to go on one anyway. Frank Oberhof, together with a couple of friends, organise the “Lieder-tour” (song tour) in Germany. A project made…

Ramblings from the road – Roxanne’s first Italy tour

I didn’t realize just how long I’d been away until I returned. It’s been almost a month since I left London and now that I’m back, everything seems a little less familiar. I wonder how it must feel to be…

Tales from the Rails – new toys and old traditions

I’m back in Berlin with a couple of days to rest and catch up on emails before I move on for a week’s worth of shows in Italy. The last show of adventure part one was a living room gig…

Tales from the Rails – camera’s rolling and all the surprises

I’m in a fairy tale again. This time a proper Hans Christian Anderson woodland wonder, just without the freaky shit and with a happier ending. I’m in Kiel in the middle of a forest, but more to that later. Last…

Tales from the Rails – Arrivals, Departures and the Footsteps Ahead

I’m at the usual suspect coffee chain in Brussels Nord station with an hour to spare before my train departs to Cologne. It’s day seven of the tour with eight shows behind me and three more to go before I…

Tales from the Rails (Amsterdam) – head first into the multiverse

I knew Amsterdam was going to be an adventure. I was not prepared to dive headfirst into one fairytale to another. That’s a lie, I’m always prepared for that. I was not, however, prepared for navigating my way around…

Tales from the Rails – arbitrary lines and true connections

And we’re back! Here I am on the train from Hamburg to Amsterdam. At the risk of starting on a rather mundane note, the weather is amazing! I’ve never been on tour in the hight of summer, and so far…

Tales from the Rails – my tour family and the night bus

I must have been in a weird mood when I booked that overnight bus. I have very lovely friends in Leeds and could have easily stayed the night with them and embarked on the journey back to London at a…

Tales from the Rails – The world on my shoulders and all the lovely people

I wonder how old I’ll be when I regret this or if I’ll regret it at all. My shoulders hurt and I fear the crunch in my bones is here to stay. I carry my guitar and a ridiculous…

Tales from the Rails – Trees on the Tracks

almost forgot that this is what I’m meant to be doing. The last couple of months have been spent planning, recording, booking, scheming, worrying, pitching, dreaming, emailing and more planning. Today I’m back on the rails for a rather…