About
Nightlark's contemporary approach to traditional folk music is unique.
Skilled musicians, their rich sound explores folk songs and melodies using modern harmonies and arrangements, bringing new vibrancy to traditional and contemporary music from Scotland, Ireland, and beyond.
With a stellar lineup of musicians and callers, Nightlark perform heartfelt and energetic concerts and ceilidhs around Germany.
Patrizia Sieweck- violin & singing
Patrizia is a folk musician currently living and working in Berlin. Over the years she has become an accomplished fiddle, banjo and guitar player as well as singer. Numerous festivals and other travels have given her a chance to involve herself deeply in the traditional repertoire of Ireland, Canada and America, but she also dipped her toes into the wealth of Swedish, French, English and Scottish tunes. Over the years she had lessons with Paul O’Shaughnessy, Aly Bain, Dirk Powell, Brittany Haas, Shane Cook, Adam Sutherland, Lori Watson and many more to find her unique style. Currently she is active in Berlin based bands such as Nightlark, Huas, Larkin and Elvena but also plays regular concerts in Vienna. Patrizia is also a regular guest at local sessions wherever she goes.
Jane South - flute & accordion
Jane gained the ABRSM Laura Marco Prize and performance grants before training in classical flute at RWCMD, also studying jazz, improvisation and composition. Performing with folk and jazz bands, Jane has toured and played at folk festivals including Sidmouth, Larmer Tree, Cambridge, Gosport, Wimborne, Chippenham and Trowbridge, the Isle of Ischia, BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Awards, Brecon Jazz Festival, Cheltenham Festival, Secret Garden Party, Green Man Festival, Electric Picnic Festival and Edinburgh Festival. She has worked with many musicians including Kelli Ali, HK119, Robin Grey, Steve Folk, Moveable Feast, and ceilidh and traditional folk groups. She has co-written several albums with folk singers and toured Europe in the duo Folk&South. She founded the jazz-influenced original folk group Flekd who she has toured UK and Germany with, playing her compositions.
Herbie Loening - guitar
Herbie, folk guitarist and double bassist, has played widely in various bands, sessions and projects throughout the folk and traditional music scene in Scotland. Winning the Danny Kyle Open Stage Award in 2017 at Glasgow’s Celtic Connections with the Avocet trio, Herbie signed to the Dutch/Scottish label Mink Records, before recording and releasing songs recorded at the Abbey Road Institute Amsterdam. He has played and toured at an array of festivals and venues including Eden Festival, Loch Fyne Fest, Edinburgh Festival, the John Martyn Festival, King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut and on BBC Radio Scotland, Folk Radio UK and Sofar Sounds. He later played with the band Jellyman’s Daughter on tours across the UK and Australia as part of Showcase Scotland. Living in Berlin since 2021, Herbie continues to frequent the folk scene, exploring the connections between folk, fingerstyle and jazz.
Gyula Glaser - calling
Gyula is a three-time European champion in Irish dance. For many years, he toured worldwide with well-known shows such as Gaelforce Dance and Magic of the Dance. In 2011, he danced in Breandán de Gallaí's production “Noctu” off-Broadway in New York. Since 2013, he has also been with “Cornamusa” as a choreographer and solo dancer. In 2022, he completed his master's thesis at the University of Limerick in Ireland, in Irish step dance studies, with “First Class Honours.” Since 2017, Gyula has been a passionate ceilidh caller for Nightlark with heart and humour.