Von Bieker Press Kit
Von Bieker plays indie folk that haunts your heart with small stories and big questions. Mostly.
Download PDF One SheetVon Bieker is one of those extraordinary artists who just does not come along every day. His songwriting is world-class, and his live performance engages the audience immediately”
– Kennedy Jensen, Executive director, Arts Touring Alliance of Alberta
Von Bio
Von Bieker plays indie folk that haunts your heart with small stories and big questions. Mostly.
His songs juxtapose hope with despair. Love with fear. Faith with doubt. Gentle folk crooning with a raw and honest howl. His thoughful lyrics and emotive live performance have landed him on stages with the likes of Anna Tivel, Jon Bryant, Joshua Hyslop and Jordan Klassen.
In Von Bieker’s soundscape, the earnest retro charm of a bowtie meets the world-worn grit of rock and roll. Vintage guitar twang channels resonant writing through a voice often pushed until it cracks into free-fall falsetto. Von Bieker draws on influences ranging from Bahamas to Bruce Cockburn; Glen Hansard to Radiohead to Talking Heads.
Based in Edmonton, Alberta, Von Bieker frequently plays solo and with his 3 piece band, Von Bieker and his Small-Tones.
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Press and Praise
“These songs have held my heart together in difficult times”
– Tania Runyan, poet and author of “What Will Soon Take Place”
“These are tight, incredibly well-played songs with introspective, often sad, lyrics. Musically, Bieker—assisted by producer/engineer Harry Gregg—knows precisely when to allow simplicity to carry a song, using minimal percussion, a guitar, and his own voice (a pleasant, versatile voice reminiscent at times of Tom Petty). He also knows when to add in other sounds, like strings, an organ, or an incredibly talented and well-placed horn section.”.
“We got stuck singing this song long after it’s over. The minute we heard Bieker’s voice we fall in love with it and we couldn’t get it out of our heads! He has one of the best and most charming voices we’ve ever heard..”
“Von Bieker is one of those extraordinary artists who just does not come along every day. His songwriting is world-class, and his live performance engages the audience immediately”
– Kennedy Jensen, Executive director, Arts Touring Alliance of Alberta
“On Will You still Love Me? Von Bieker gives vent to all of his insecurities. But, because it’s Von Bieker, he approaches it with his characteristic sweetness and effortless cool. The EP is a fine example of pop at its best: each song pulls you in to its irresistible hooks, pulling you in to their individual tides and gently washing you up on the beach until the next one. “
Press and Praise
“These are tight, incredibly well-played songs with introspective, often sad, lyrics. Musically, Bieker—assisted by producer/engineer Harry Gregg—knows precisely when to allow simplicity to carry a song, using minimal percussion, a guitar, and his own voice (a pleasant, versatile voice reminiscent at times of Tom Petty). He also knows when to add in other sounds, like strings, an organ, or an incredibly talented and well-placed horn section.”.
– Robert Newsome, Bandcamp Navigator
“These songs have held my heart together in difficult times”
– Tania Runyan, poet and author of “What Will Soon Take Place”
“We got stuck singing this song long after it’s over. The minute we heard Bieker’s voice we fall in love with it and we couldn’t get it out of our heads! He has one of the best and most charming voices we’ve ever heard..”
“Von Bieker is one of those extraordinary artists who just does not come along every day. His songwriting is world-class, and his live performance engages the audience immediately”
– Kennedy Jensen, Executive director, Arts Touring Alliance of Alberta
“On Will You still Love Me? Von Bieker gives vent to all of his insecurities. But, because it’s Von Bieker, he approaches it with his characteristic sweetness and effortless cool. The EP is a fine example of pop at its best: each song pulls you in to its irresistible hooks, pulling you in to their individual tides and gently washing you up on the beach until the next one. “