MARTIN C. HERBERG

Martin C. Herberg describes himself as an acoustic guitarist, composer, arranger, songwriter, singer, entertainer and sound-artist with an electro-acoustic program“.
Critics are less shy. They call him a 1000finger-orchestra“, a Paganini on the guitar“ and the Hendrix of the Spanish guitar“. So what´s the story? Born in Wuppertal in 1953, Herberg started his career in the Sixties as a member in various rock bands.
In 1975 he became a professional and solo artist. He then collaborated with Manolo Lohnes who popularized flamenco music in Germany in those days. Since then Herberg has played about 100 gigs a year and has been on stages all over Europe, Canada, the USA and most recently in Russia and the Czech Republic.

Herberg´s work is not dominated by the volume of his playing but rather by the joy he creates in his experimentation with sound, his improvisational talent and his outstanding virtuosity. There is no way to categorize Herberg´s style. He can bounce off an Irish ballad as well as a classical composition or a Beatles´ hit.
He is always good for surprises with his guitar playing. With the use of a piece of plastic, he can make the guitar sound like an Indian sitar. With a paper tissue he turns his instrument into a mock banjo.
The use of electronics enables him to create the sound of a whole orchestra.
Check this out!

Hitchin Up To Ireland 3:51
(Martin C. Herberg)
Taken from the current CD Episodes From Life On The Road“
(Lonesome Loser Records MCH 951)