Three years ago my dear friend Florian Schernhammer attended one of my singing circles in a village in Upper Austria. The evening was beautiful and about 40 people, including a few amazing guest musicians were flying high on our collective musical journey. After his first experience of this mystery, he came up to me with shining eyes and suggested a circle to be held in his new build Mezzanin recording studio in Salzburg. Three years later, on the 13th of October 2023 the idea became alive. For the first time a live singing circle with a completely unprepared crowd of enthusiastic people was recorded and half a year later overdubbed and mixed in studio quality. Enjoy the tender atmosphere and fragility of an amazing experience in the light of our souls. With all my heart I say thank you for your wonderful inspiration, participation and sharing your blessings with me and the world to everyone who supported this vision.

Voice, guitar and flute: Phoenix Maria
Solo guitar and Bass: Lukas Kessler
Percussion: Maksym Kulchytskyi
Backing vocals: Linda Audyova, Fenja Gerhardter, Christine Steinacher, Gottfried Freudmann, Ingrid Steinacher, Magdalena H., Oskar, Yara and many more
Text and composition: Phoenix Maria and Barbara Abesina
Idea and recording: Florian Schernhammer, Mezzanin Studio Salzburg
Mastering: Wolfgang Schrammel, Sonic Flow Tonstudio
Online Production: Lukas Ziegler
Cover Artwork: Phoenix Maria
Cover picture: Linda Audyova

    Singing Circle