last update: 04/01/2008

"I HAVE WHISKEYS AND WINES OF THE BEST!"

NEW CONCERT DATES

MARCH 29, 2008 – IRISH NIGHT EFFINGEN (FULL BAND)
APRIL 25, 2008 – HONKY TONK FESTIVAL SG (ACOUSTIC LINE-UP)
APRIL 26, 2008 – WHISKY AND MUSIC (ACOUSTIC LINE-UP)
MAY 24, 2008 – OPEN AIR BISCHOFSZELL (FULL BAND)

DEAR FRIENDS,

ANOTHER YEAR DRAWS TO A CLOSE. THE HOLIDAY SEASON IS UPON US. A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO THANK ALL THOSE WHO MADE THIS YEAR A SPECIAL ONE FOR ME AND BEYOND THE FIELDS.

A BIG THANKS TO ALL THOSE WHO CAME TO SEE US, TO ALL THOSE WHO TOOK THE TIME TO WRITE US, AND TO ALL THOSE WHO GRACIOUSLY LENT US THEIR MUSICAL TALENTS.

IT WAS A SPECIAL YEAR INDEED. WE WORKED WITH THREE DIFFERENT DRUMMERS, THREE DIFFERENT BASS PLAYERS, AND WE NEVER DID MORE THAN TWO SHOWS WITH THE SAME LINE-UP. COMING TO SEE US IN 2007 REALLY WAS LIKE THAT PROVERBIAL BOX OF CHOCOLATES, YOU NEVER KNEW WHAT YOU WERE GOING TO GET. IT WAS SPECIAL EVERY NIGHT, DIFFERENT EVERY NIGHT, AND ALL THE MORE FUN BECAUSE OF IT.

OUR RIDICULOUSLY OVERDUE NEW CD WILL REMAIN RIDICULOUSLY OVERDUE FOR A LITTLE WHILE LONGER, I'M AFRAID. THE ONLY NEW CD CONTAINING MUSIC BY BEYOND THE FIELDS IS "ACOUSTIKA VOL. 5", A COMPILATION RELEASED BY HOLLYWOOD-BASED LABEL 272 RECORDS. NO NEED TO GO OUT AND BUY IT, THOUGH, AT LEAST NOT BECAUSE OF OUR CONTRIBUTION. IT JUST CONTAINS THE ACOUSTIC LIVE RECORDING OF THE ARTIST'S SONG, THE ONE FROM THE LION.

SPEAKING OF ACOUSTIC RECORDINGS, HERE'S THIS YEAR'S TRADITIONAL CHRISTMAS PRESENT FROM US. THE CANTERBURY TALES PART III: ALIVE AGAIN, RECORDED AT THE LION IN WINTER 2005. HOPE YOU LIKE IT.

MAY ALL YOUR DREAMS COME TRUE IN 2008 . . . AND SOME MORE . . .

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND
A HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL OF YOU!

ANDRE

"THEN THE DORMOUSE SHALL! "

TWINKLE, TWINKLE, LITTLE BAT!
HOW I WONDER WHAT YOU'RE AT!

UP ABOVE THE WORLD YOU FLY,
LIKE A TEA-TRAY IN THE SKY.

NEW CONCERT DATES

JULY 20, 2007 – SIEBENSCHLÄFERPARTY
AUGUST 1, 2007 – 1.-AUGUST-FEIER
AUGUST 18, 2007 – ROCK AM GRILL
SEPTEMBER 14, 2007 – BIG LOOP HIGHLAND GAMES

DEAR FRIENDS,

I HOPE THE NEW YEAR HAS BEEN GOOD TO YOU SO FAR.

MYSELF, I'M STILL STRUGGLING TO GET ANYTHING DONE AT ALL. YES, I STILL HAVE TWO JOBS, AND IT STILL TAKES ME UP TO FOUR HOURS AND MORE TO GET TO WORK AND BACK.

BE THAT AS IT MAY, I'M HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE NEW ACOUSTIC PERFORMANCES. THAT'S RIGHT.

SATURDAY, APRIL 14TH, 2007, 21:00 PM, BOEHLCITY, 9104 WALDSTATT / AR (ABOVE HERISAU, NOT FAR FROM ST. GALLEN)

SUNDAY, APRIL 15TH, 2007, 11:00 AM (VERNISSAGE), ATELIER RUTH RÜEGG, 9223 HALDEN

TUESDAY, JUNE 26TH, 2007, 20:00 PM, RATHAUS (OPEN AIR), 9220 BISCHOFSZELL

THE LAST ONE IS PART OF AN ANNUAL CULTURAL WEEK. THE CONCERT TAKES PLACE IN FRONT OF THE HISTORICAL TOWN HALL. ADMISSION IS 5 SWISS FRANCS (YES, FIVE!).

ANY NEWS ON THE ALBUM? NO, NOT REALLY. WE HOPE TO RECORD AGAIN SOON, BUT WE'RE STILL LOOKING FOR TIME.

HAPPY EASTER YOU ALL!
ANDRE

DEAR FRIENDS,

HAS IT REALLY BEEN A WHOLE YEAR SINCE I LAST WROTE YOU?
FFF. . . WHAT CAN I SAY? STRANGE YEAR. STRANGE YEAR INDEED.

IT STARTED REALLY GREAT. ON ST. PATRICK’S DAY WE MET, JAMMED, AND EVEN DID A GIG WITH JO AND OUR GOOD OLD FRIEND PADDY.

JUNE SAW US PLAYING QUELLROCK, AN OPEN AIR FESTIVAL IN THE RUINS OF A MEDIEVAL CASTLE! I MEAN HOW COOL IS THAT? FANTASTIC FESTIVAL, BY THE WAY.

IN JULY WE RECORDED A FULL 21 DRUM TRACKS FOR OUR UPCOMING NEW CD. SINCE THEN, THOUGH, I’VE BEEN NOTHING BUT STRUGGLING TO FIND TIME, ANY TIME. THING IS, I’M CURRENTLY WORKING 80-100 HOURS A WEEK, EVERY WEEK, AT DIFFERENT PLACES.

IT’S SORT OF IRONIC. NOW THAT I FINALLY EARN ENOUGH MONEY TO PAY FOR OUR NEXT CD, I CAN’T FIND THE TIME TO REHEARSE AND RECORD THE BLOODY THING. BUT I WILL. WE WILL.

SO WHAT’S UP NEXT, DELAYED RECORDING SESSIONS ASIDE? WELL, OUR 3RD ACOUSTIC NIGHT AT THE FABULOUS LION BAR IN BISCHOFSZELL! TAKES PLACE ON JANUARY 13, 2007. STARTS AT 20:30 PM. ADMISSION IS CHF 20. FOR RESERVATIONS, CALL (+41) 714228020, OR SEND A FAX TO (+41) 714228030.

LAST BUT NOT LEAST, HERE'S OUR TRADITIONAL CHRISTMAS PRESENT FOR YOU. THIS TIME IT’S AN ANGRY AND NOISY OLD REHEARSAL OUTTAKE OF ONE OF THOSE DAYS.

WISHING YOU ALL THE VERY BEST FOR 2007.

MERRY CHRISTMAS
AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR!

ANDRE

the recordings have begun . . .

WHITE THUNDER (DRUM RECORDING SESSIONS, JULY 2006)

21 DRUM TRACKS SO FAR. now it's ON TO bass and acouSTIC GUITARS.

TALK TO YOU LATER,
ANDRE

FRIDAY, MARCH 17, 2006
KULTURWERK 118, SURSEE, LUCERNE

21:00 A LITTLE GREEN
22:30 BEYOND THE FIELDS

SLÁINTE!
ANDRE

"COME, RAISE YOUR GLASSES . . ."

DEAR FRIENDS,

I HOPE LIFE'S BEEN GOOD TO YOU THIS YEAR. I WISH I'D HAD MORE TIME FOR YOU ALL. IT'S JUST THAT I'VE BEEN WORKING ALMOST LITERALLY 24/7 FOR THE LAST TWELVE MONTHS.

THE GOOD NEWS IS, AFTER YEARS OF DELAYS AND ENDLESS LINE-UP CHANGES, BEYOND THE FIELDS ARE FINALLY, YES, FINALLY WORKING ON THEIR FIRST FULL-FLEDGED ALBUM!

WE'VE FOUND A WONDERFUL NEW LEAD GUITARIST, THE BAND SOUNDS BETTER THAN EVER, AND THE ARRANGING SESSIONS ARE GOING JUST GREAT.

BUT WHAT'S THIS YEAR'S CHRISTMAS PRESENT FROM US? WELL, IT'S A 2004 REHEARSAL OUTTAKE OF THE WAY THINGS GO, A SILLY LITTLE PUNK TUNE WE OFTEN PLAY AS AN ENCORE.

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND
A HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL OF YOU!

ANDRE

HEY FOLKS, HOW ARE YOU DOIN'? HOPE YOU'RE ALL HAVING A GOOD YEAR. ME AND THE BOYS ARE CURRENTLY SWAMPED WITH WORK, SO PLEASE FORGIVE ME IF I DON'T REPLY AS FAST AS USUAL. I WILL GET BACK TO ALL OF YOU.

IN ANY CASE, BEYOND THE FIELDS ARE STILL SET ON RECORDING THAT LONG OVERDUE SECOND STUDIO CD LATER THIS YEAR. WE'LL ALSO TRY TO SQUEEZE IN AS MANY LIVE DATES AS POSSIBLE.

ONE CONCERT I CAN TELL YOU ABOUT ALREADY IS SEPTEMBER 24 IN ARBON. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THAT, SEE WWW.ARTEFFEKT.CH.

SPEAKING OF CONCERTS, A HANDFUL OF PICTURES FROM THE USL IRISH NIGHT IN FEBRUARY CAN BE FOUND HERE.

FOR THOSE INTERESTED IN NETWORKING OR ONLINE STREAMS, BEYOND THE FIELDS DO HAVE A PAGE ON MYSPACE AS WELL NOW. YOU'RE MOST WELCOME TO VISIT US THERE TOO.

LAST BUT CERTAINLY FAR FROM LEAST, I'VE GOT A NEW MP3 FOR YOU! ALL I REALLY NEED, RECORDED LIVE AT THE LION IN JANUARY 2005. THE FIRST TIME WE EVER PLAYED THAT ONE IN AN ACOUSTIC SETTING!

THAT'S ALL FOR NOW.

ENJOY THE SUMMER, FOLKS!
ANDRE

NEW YEAR, NEW GIGS. JUST DID OUR SECOND ACOUSTIC NIGHT AT THE LION. NOT ONLY THAT, WE EVEN RECORDED IT AND I ALREADY ADDED SOME EXCERPTS TO OUR SOUNDS PAGE! HOPE YOU LIKE 'EM . . .

HERE'S ANOTHER COOL GIG. AN IRISH NIGHT IN AMRISWIL ON SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 12. BEYOND THE FIELDS WILL DO A FULL ACOUSTIC SET THERE, 90 MINUTES, DJEMBE, FIDDLE AND ALL, STARTING AT 21:30 PM. FOR MORE INFORMATION, CLICK ON THE GUINNESS, OR GO DIRECTLY TO WWW.USLRUUM.CH.

MORE DATES TO FOLLOW . . .

SLÁN GO FÓILL,
ANDRE

DEAR FRIENDS,

THIS IS A TIME OF YEAR WHEN MANY OF US ARE FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO LEAVE OUR DAILY WORRIES BEHIND FOR A LITTLE WHILE, WHEN WE GET TO BE WITH OUR LOVED ONES, WHEN WE GET THE LUXURY OF SPENDING ENTIRE DAYS AND NIGHTS WITH OUR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS. IT IS ALSO A TIME THAT ALLOWS US TO REFLECT ON OUR LIVES AND TO GET IN TOUCH WITH ALL THOSE WHO ARE DEAR TO OUR HEARTS.

I'D LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO THANK ALL OF YOU WHO TOUCHED MY HEART, AND THOSE OF MY BANDMATES THIS YEAR. BIG THANKS TO ALL OF YOU WHO HAVE WRITTEN OR HAVE COME TO ONE OF OUR CONCERTS. SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR GUEST FIDDLER "PADDY" BÜTLER, WHO WE HAD SUCH A GREAT TIME WITH IN PLAUEN!

MY BIGGEST THANK YOU GOES OUT TO NO OTHER THAN OUR DEAR FRIEND AND LEAD GUITARIST MICHAEL SINN, WHO ONLY RECENTLY LEFT BEYOND THE FIELDS TO WALK A DIFFERENT PATH IN LIFE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH INDEED, AND MAY THE FUTURE BRING YOU ALL YOUR HEART DESIRES!

IN KEEPING WITH THE TRADITION I STARTED LAST YEAR, HERE'S THIS YEAR'S CHRISTMAS PRESENT FROM BEYOND THE FIELDS. A 2004 REHEARSAL OUTTAKE OF THIS MORNING UP IN HEAVEN, FEATURING BOTH MICHAEL AND "PADDY". HOPE YOU ENJOY IT, FOLKS!

BEYOND THE FIELDS WILL BE BACK IN 2005, PRESENTING BOTH NEW TUNES AND A NEW LEAD GUITARIST.

FOR THOSE WHO FANCY ACOUSTIC CONCERTS, DON'T FORGET TO JOIN US ON JANUARY 22ND AT THE LION IN BISCHOFSZELL. YOU'LL GET TO HEAR A LOT OF NEW STUFF THAT NIGHT! THE SHOW STARTS AT 20:30 PM. ADMISSION IS CHF 20. FOR RESERVATIONS, CALL (+41) 714228020, OR SEND A FAX TO (+41) 714228030.

WELL, THAT'S IT FROM ME FOR 2004.

WISH YOU ALL A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS
AND A DOWNRIGHT FANTASTIC NEW YEAR!

ANDRE

HEY THERE, JUST A QUICK NOTE TO BRING YOU UP TO DATE ON THE ROCK STAGE FESTIVAL.

HAVING TURNED INTO A REAL-LIFE DRAMA, WITH FLOODS, DELAYED RECONSTRUCTION WORKS, FINDING A NEW DATE AND a new LOCATION, THE EVENT NOW TAKES PLACE ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16, AT THE SCHMITTEBAR IN LANGRICKENBACH.

DOORS OPEN AT 18:00. THE FIRST BAND KICKS OFF AT 19:00. BEYOND THE FIELDS SHOULD HIT THE STAGE AROUND 23:00. SOME OF OUR BAND MEMBERS WILL BE THERE ALL EVENING, BY THE WAY. SO IF YOU FEEL LIKE JOINING US FOR A CUP OF COFFEE BEFORE THE SHOW . . .

ON A DIFFERENT NOTE, I JUST ADDED ANOTHER BUNCH OF NEW PICTURES AND LYRICS TO OUR SITE, AS WELL AS A NEW BAND BIOGRAPHY FROM A RECENT NEWSPAPER ARTICLE.

BEST WISHES,
ANDRE

HEY FOLKS, HOW'S IT GOIN'? HOPE YOU'RE ALL ENJOYING THE SUMMER. AS FAR AS BEYOND THE FIELDS GO, I'VE GOT SOME GREAT NEWS FOR YOU. FIRST OF ALL, THERE ARE SOME RATHER SPECIAL CONCERT DATES AHEAD:

AUG 27, 2004 - MALZHAUS OPEN AIR, PLAUEN, GERMANY

OCT 16, 2004 - ROCK STAGE FESTIVAL, SCHMITTE, LANGRICKENBACH

JAN 22, 2005 - 2ND ACOUSTIC NIGHT AT THE LION, BISCHOFSZELL

THE MALZHAUS OPEN AIR SHOULD DEFINITELY BE WORTH CHECKING OUT. TAKES PLACE RIGHT IN THE HEART OF THE HISTORICAL CITY OF PLAUEN IN SAXONY! HEADLINING THE EVENT WILL BE FIDDLER'S GREEN, A FINE AND QUITE POPULAR FOLK ROCK BAND FROM GERMANY, MIXING TRADITIONAL IRISH MUSIC WITH SKA, PUNK AND WHAT NOT. TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE FIDDLERS OR THE MALZHAUS OPEN AIR, TRY WWW.FIDDLERS.DE OR WWW.MALZHAUS.DE.

THE ROCK STAGE FESTIVAL ON OCTOBER 16 IS AN INDOOR EVENT WITH BEYOND THE FIELDS HEADLINING. MORE INFORMATION ON THAT ONE CAN BE FOUND HERE.

FOR THOSE WHO FAVOUR OUR "ACOUSTIC" SHOWS, MAKE SURE TO JOIN US ON JANUARY 22, 2005, WHEN WE RETURN TO THE FABULOUS CELLAR BAR AT THE LION IN BISCHOFSZELL. I DON'T WANNA GIVE TOO MUCH AWAY, BUT IT'S GONNA BE A VERY SPECIAL NIGHT, WITH A VERY SPECIAL LINE-UP! SO BE THERE . . . AND BE THERE EARLY, AS WE EXPECT TO HAVE A FULL HOUSE AGAIN.

FOR THOSE WHO HAVE ASKED ME ABOUT NEW RECORDINGS AND WHETHER THERE ARE ANY PLANS FOR A NEW CD. YES, WE ARE PLANNING ON MAKING SOME PROPER RECORDINGS WITH THE NEW LINE-UP THIS FALL OR WINTER. AND YES, I AM CONSIDERING THE POSSIBILITY OF A NEW CD RELEASE. BUT THAT'S ABOUT ALL I CAN TELL YOU RIGHT NOW.

TO OFFER YOU SOME NEW MUSIC AFTER ALL, I JUST ADDED TWO LITERALLY BRAND-NEW REHEARSAL OUTTAKES TO OUR SOUNDS PAGE! HOPE YOU LIKE THE TUNES. AND IF YOU DO, LET US KNOW!

GUESS THAT'S ALL FOR TODAY . . .

TAKE CARE, FOLKS!
ANDRE

WE’VE JUST BEEN INFORMED THAT THE BTF SPECIAL ON TOXIC.FM WILL BE AIRED TWO WEEKS LATER. THAT’S ON TUESDAY, JULY 6TH. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON WHEN AND WHERE YOU CAN CATCH THE PROGRAMME, PLEASE SEE MY POST FROM 06/12/2004. SORRY ABOUT THE DELAY! WELL I GUESS "ANY TIME IS ALRIGHT", HUH? ALTHOUGH SOME MUSICIANS MIGHT ARGUE THAT MUCH DELAY IS NEVER A GOOD THING . . .

TILL NEXT TIME,
ANDRE

GOOD NEWS FOR ALL THOSE WHO COULDN'T MAKE IT TO LAST WEEK'S CONCERT AT THE "MUSIG UF DÄ GASS" FESTIVAL IN ST. GALLEN. LOCAL RADIO STATION TOXIC.FM WILL BE BROADCASTING EXCERPTS FROM THE SHOW AND AN INTERVIEW WITH THE BAND ON TUESDAY, JUNE 22ND, AS PART OF THEIR PROGRAMME "SUNNY SPELLS AND SCATTERED SHOWERS". THE PROGRAMME, WHICH SPECIALIZES IN CELTIC MUSIC, RUNS FROM 22:00 - 24:00 CET. YOU CAN LISTEN TO IT LOCALLY ON 107.1 FM OR ONLINE AT WWW.TOXIC.FM

PICTURES FROM THE CONCERT CAN BE FOUND HERE. YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE TO HEAR THAT WE FINALLY HAVE A NEW GUESTBOOK FOR YOU. PLEASE USE IT OFTEN AND FREELY. WE ALWAYS LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU . . .

SEE YA,
ANDRE

HEY FOLKS, WHAT'S UP? QUITE SOME TIME SINCE YOU LAST HEARD FROM US, HUH? NOT THAT WE'VE BEEN LAZY OR ANYTHING. NO WAY! MARTIN DID LOTS OF CLASSICAL CONCERTS. MARCEL DID CD PRODUCTIONS FOR OTHER BANDS. AND I WROTE AND RECORDED YET ANOTHER BUNCH OF NEW TUNES FOR BEYOND THE FIELDS. I'VE ACTUALLY PILED UP SO MUCH UNRELEASED STUFF BY NOW THAT WE COULD PUT OUT A NEW ALBUM EVERY YEAR WITHOUT HAVING TO WRITE A SINGLE NEW SONG FOR AGES! BUT THAT'S GOOD. ALWAYS NICE TO HAVE A LARGE REPERTOIRE TO CHOOSE FROM.

YET MUCH MORE HAPPENED WITH BEYOND THE FIELDS SINCE I LAST WROTE YOU. ON THE BAD SIDE, I'M SAD TO SAY THAT ONLY SHORTLY AFTER OUR MANDOLIN PLAYER'S DEPARTURE, OUR GOOD FRIEND AND FIDDLER MAXIMILIAN LEFT US AS WELL. EASILY BEING ONE THE BUSIEST MEN I KNOW, HE JUST FOUND IT MORE AND MORE DIFFICULT TO FIND ENOUGH TIME FOR THE BAND. ONLY OUR BIGGEST THANKS AND VERY BEST WISHES GO OUT TO HIM AND HIS FAMILY.

ON THE GOOD SIDE, I'M MORE THAN HAPPY TO SAY THAT WE ALREADY HAVE A NEW FIDDLER AND A NEW MANDOLIN PLAYER IN THE BAND! THAT'S RIGHT! MEET JÖRG WALESCH AND GÜNTHER HAHN. TWO VERY FINE MUSICIANS INDEED. JÖRG IS A VIOLIN PLAYER AND TEACHER LIVING IN THE LAKE CONSTANCE AREA. HE HAS TWO CDS WITH AMERICAN SINGER/SONGWRITER CLYDE BAILEY TO HIS CREDIT. GÜNTHER IS A LONG-TIME MEMBER OF THE FOLK BAND JIGSAW, LIVES IN THE CITY OF CONSTANCE AND IS PART OF THE TRADITIONAL IRISH FOLK SCENE THERE. I'M REALLY EXCITED TO HAVE JÖRG AND GÜNTHER IN THE BAND AND I CAN HARDLY WAIT TO PRESENT THEM TO YOU LIVE.

IN FACT, YOU ALL CAN SEE AND HEAR THEM LIVE PRETTY SOON, IF YOU LIKE. THE NEW LINE-UP PREMIERES AT THE "MUSIG UF DÄ GASS" FESTIVAL IN ST. GALLEN, ON THURSDAY, JUNE 10TH, 7 PM. WE PLAY AT THE WAAGHAUS. ENTRANCE IS FREE. WHAT A WAY TO SPEND ONE'S BIRTHDAY, HUH?

FREQUENT VISITORS TO OUR WEBSITE MAY HAVE NOTICED THAT ALTHOUGH I HAVEN'T POSTED ANYTHING ON THE NEWS PAGE FOR QUITE A WHILE, I'VE NEVERTHELESS ADDED AN AWFUL LOT TO OTHER PAGES. RECENT ADDITIONS INCLUDE MORE OUTTAKES FROM LAST YEAR'S DEMO SESSIONS, 4-TRACK RECORDINGS OF NEW TUNES "GHOSTS" AND "WHITE THUNDER", LINKS TO THINGS BEYOND THE FIELDS ON OTHER PEOPLE'S SITES, INCLUDING A LONG INTERVIEW WITH ME ON A SPANISH MUSIC WEBSITE, LOTS OF NEW LYRICS AND SONG NOTES . . . AND EVEN A SHORT STORY! AS TO A NEW GUESTBOOK, I HOPE TO HAVE ONE UP AND RUNNING IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. SO STAY TUNED . . .

BYE FOR NOW,
ANDRE

ANOTHER YEAR IS DRAWING TO ITS CLOSE. ANOTHER YEAR WHICH WASN'T AS EASY AS I HOPED IT WOULD BE. YET WHATEVER OBSTACLES LIFE THROWS AT YOU, IT NEVER FAILS TO BRING THOSE HAPPY LITTLE MOMENTS AS WELL. THOSE LITTLE MOMENTS THAT MAKE YOU SMILE INSIDE. THOSE LITTLE MOMENTS THAT MAKE IT ALL WORTHWHILE.

I'D LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO THANK YOU ALL WHO MADE ME AND THE BOYS IN THE BAND SMILE THIS YEAR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH INDEED! ALREADY LOOKING FORWARD TO BEING WITH YOU AGAIN NEXT YEAR . . .

I'M ALSO HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE HAVE A LITTLE CHRISTMAS PRESENT FOR YOU. YEP, THAT'S RIGHT. A LITTLE VIDEO CLIP. OR MORE PRECISELY, "THE CANTERBURY TALES PART 1", RECORDED LIVE AT THE DYNAMO CLUB IN ZURICH, FEBRUARY 2ND, 2003. YOU CAN DOWNLOAD THE VIDEO RIGHT HERE, IF YOU LIKE (WMV FILE, 3:30, 22.7 MB).

HAVE A MERRY cHRISTMAS AND A WONDERFUL NEW YEAR!

ANDRE

HI EVERYONE! HOW ARE YOU? I HOPE YOU ALL HAD A GREAT SUMMER. A BIG THANKS TO ALL THOSE WHO MADE THIS YEAR'S LIVE PERFORMANCES SUCH MEMORABLE EVENTS. SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR GUEST MUSICIANS MICHAEL FEILER AND DOMINIK KESSELI, WITHOUT WHOM REBSTEIN WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE. LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU AGAIN, GUYS!

GOOD THINGS FIRST. THE FIRST OUTTAKES OF THIS YEAR'S DEMO SESSIONS ARE FINALLY AVAILABLE ON OUR SOUNDS PAGE. NEW PICTURES AND LYRICS HAVE BEEN ADDED AS WELL. SO HAVE THE FIRST BAND MEMBER PROFILES. MORE TO FOLLOW SOON . . .

AS FOR CONCERTS, THE "ACOUSTIC" LINE-UP IS GOING TO DO ANOTHER ONE OF THEIR MORE INTIMATE EVENINGS IN THE FABULOUS CELLAR BAR OF THE RESTAURANT LION IN BISCHOFSZELL ON DECEMBER 6, 2003. AND IF YOU KNOW US, YOU KNOW YOU CAN EXPECT TO HEAR SOME BRAND-NEW TUNES THAT NIGHT AS WELL! TICKETS ARE 18 SWISS FRANCS. ADVANCE BOOKINGS AVAILABLE.

BEST OF ALL, THOUGH, OUR LONGTIME MANDOLIN PLAYER AND DEAR FRIEND UWE RECENTLY BECAME FATHER TO A BABY GIRL! WE'RE ALL VERY HAPPY FOR THE YOUNG FAMILY.

UNFORTUNATELY, THIS HAPPY EVENT ALSO MEANT NEW PRIORITIES in UWE'S LIFE, WHICH, I'M SAD TO SAY, LEAD HIM TO SAY GOODBYE TO BEYOND THE FIELDS. WE ARE VERY GRATEFUL FOR ALL THE THINGS HE DID FOR THE BAND OVER THE YEARS AND WE WISH HIM AND HIS FAMILY FOR THE FUTURE ONLY THE VERY BEST OF THINGS IN LIFE.

THIS, FINALLY, LEADS ME TO ADDRESSING ALL YOU FOLKIES OUT THERE! IF YOU SHOULD HAPPEN TO BE A REALLY MEAN MANDOLIN PLAYER, OR, EVEN IF YOU JUST KNOW ONE, TELL ME ABOUT IT . . .

TAKE CARE YOU ALL,
ANDRE

CARE FOR SOME FOLK ROCK? BECAUSE THIS SUMMER YOU'LL GET PLENTY OF OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR AND SEE BEYOND THE FIELDS LIVE! HERE'S WHAT'S NEXT:

SATURDAY, JUNE 21 - OPEN AIR FESTIVAL GRIENEN, WINTERTHUR, ZURICH
(17:00-18:30 / FULL BAND)

SATURDAY, JULY 12 - ST. MORITZ (ACOUSTIC SET)

SATURDAY, JULY 19 - REBSTEIN, SG
(CUP TOURNAMENT CUM BAR FESTIVAL)

REBSTEIN WILL SEE US DO BOTH A 60 MINUTE SHOW WITH THE ENTIRE BAND PLUS SEVERAL SHORTER ACOUSTIC GIGS WITH A SMALLER LINE-UP. BTF WILL APPEAR IN DIFFERENT BARS AND TENTS BETWEEN 8 PM AND 2 AM IN THE MORNING! EXPECT US TO THROW IN A COUPLE OF IRISH TUNES FOR GOOD MEASURE AS WELL. MORE GIGS WILL BE POSTED AS THEY COME IN.

FOR THOSE WHO WONDERED, YES, THIS SPRING'S DEMO RECORDING SESSIONS ARE OVER. WE'RE JUST LOOKING FOR A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO DO SOME PROPER MIXING. SO PLEASE BEAR WITH US . . .

BUT DON'T WORRY, I STILL HAVE NEW SOUND FILES FOR YOU! TWO OF OUR BRAND-NEW SONGS, RECORDED DURING A RECENT, QUITE "UN-ACOUSTIC" SESSION WITH THE ACOUSTIC LINE-UP!

LAST BUT DEFINITELY NOT LEAST, I ALSO ADDED NEW LYRICS AND SONG NOTES TO THE SITE.

HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL AT ONE OF OUR SUMMER SHOWS . . .

SO LONG,
ANDRE

HAVE I GOT NEWS FOR YOU? SURE DO. IN FACT, THERE'S QUITE A LOT HAPPENING WITH BEYOND THE FIELDS AT THE MOMENT. SO LET ME BRING YOU UP TO SPEED.

ME, I JUST FINISHED SOME NEW YET OLD-FASHIONED LO-FIDELITY HOME DEMOS. AMONG THEM A FAIRLY NEW TUNE ENTITLED THE FALCON LIVES. FIND THE LYRICS HERE.

THE BAND, ON THE OTHER HAND, IS CURRENTLY WORKING ON SOME PROPER RECORDINGS. LAST WEEK I DID PILOT TRACKS FOR SOME 21 SONGS. THIS WEEK IT'S BASS, DRUMS AND MANDOLIN. SO WATCH OUT FOR BRAND-NEW SOUND FILES ON THIS SITE IN THE MONTHS TO COME.

AS FAR AS GIGS GO, BEYOND THE FIELDS WILL PLAY AT THE OPEN AIR FESTIVAL GRIENEN IN WINTERTHUR, ZURICH ON SATURDAY, JUNE 21, 2003. THE ENTIRE BAND, THAT IS, 90 MINUTES, THE FULL ROCK BAND TREATMENT!

ALSO, LET ME REMIND YOU THAT THE "ACOUSTIC" LINE-UP IS STILL SET TO DO A MATINEE PERFORMANCE AT THE OPEN AIR FESTIVAL BISCHOFSZELL ON SUNDAY, MAY 25. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THAT, GO TO WWW.OPENAIRBISCHOFSZELL.CH.

THE FALCON LIVES INDEED.

ENJOY THE SPRING!
ANDRE

BTF TO PLAY AT EMERGENZA FESTIVAL

THAT'S RIGHT, FOLKS! BEYOND THE FIELDS WILL PLAY AT THIS YEAR'S EMERGENZA FESTIVAL, AND I'M TALKING ABOUT THE FULL BAND HERE, FIDDLE AND ALL.

IN CASE YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT THE EMERGENZA FESTIVAL IS.
IT'S A HUGE BAND CONTEST WITH UP TO SEVEN BANDS PER NIGHT. EACH BAND GETS HALF AN HOUR TO PRESENT THEIR MUSIC. AFTERWARDS THE AUDIENCE VOTES FOR THE BANDS THEY WANT TO SEE AGAIN IN THE NEXT ROUND.

BEYOND THE FIELDS WILL PLAY ON SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 2ND,
AT 22:30 PM. THE VENUE IS THE DYNAMO CLUB IN ZURICH.

ADVANCE TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE FROM ME AT CHF 15 PER TICKET.
SHIPPING IS ON THE HOUSE.

looking forward to seeing you IN ZURICH!
ANDRE

DEAR FRIENdS,

THIS YEAR HASN'T BEEN EASY, NEITHER FOR ME NOR FOR THE BAND, BUT IT SURE HAS BROUGHT MANY A WONDERFUL MOMENT AS WELL. SO, FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALL YOUR KIND WORDS AND GESTURES OVER THE PAST WEEKS AND MONTHS.

SPEAKING OF WORDS, I JUST ADDED ABOUT A DOZEN NEW SONGS AND COMMENTS TO OUR LYRICS PAGE. MANY MORE WILL FOLLOW. OF COURSE, YOU'RE ALL MOST WELCOME TO LEAVE YOUR THOUGHTS AND COMMENTS IN OUR GUESTBOOK AS WELL.

I'M ALSO HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE THAT BEYOND THE FIELDS WILL PLAY AT THE OPEN AIR FESTIVAL IN BISCHOFSZELL NEXT YEAR. CHECK OUR CONCERTS PAGE FOR MORE DETAILS.

WELL, THAT'S IT FOR NOW.

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A TRULY HAPPY NEW YEAR
TO EACH AND EVERYONE OF YOU!

ANDRE