I’m writing this to you from our hotel bar in Wurzburg, where I am enjoying a pint of the local “Wurzburger” beer. This might be my favourite city yet. It’s full of amazing old castles on hills, cathedrals, and our hotel is right across from a beautiful river that seems to separate the city into two sides. And finally the weather cleared up tonight so I got to see the sunset over the river and light up the old buildings so perfectly. I played at a “Singer/songwriter Jamboree” at Cafe Cairo tonight. It was probably the fewest people I’ve played for on this tour, but I played in a courtyard outside (my first outdoor performance of the patio season!), and I got to meet some amazing and talented musicians. Which is absolutely one of the best parts of this job. I shared the bill with Markus Rill and Stefan Saffer from Germany, Laura Bean from Kentucky, and Annika Fehiling from Sweden. Soooo awesome. Only 3 more gigs left, and
I’m seriously not ready for this tour to end!! I think I am officially cut out for life on the road, which is good to know. It’s different here from home, in more ways than driving 180km/hr on the highway and drinking beers in the street. It’s different in a good way, and I wouldn’t mind at all touring Europe for a couple of months! Off to Marburg tomorrow to play at Molly Malones!

Named "Artist of the Year" at the 2008 Toronto Exclusive Magazine Awards, musically Melissa Bel fits in somewhere between Janis Joplin and Amanda Marshall. With a voice suited to anything from soul/R&B, to pop, to rock, and songwriting ability beyond her years, you're looking at the whole package.
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