STEREO NAKED
(Bluegrass / NeoFolk / Indie)
The Cologne-based duoStereo Nakedarethe New Zealand double bassist Pierce Blackandthe banjo player Julia Zechwhen they conjure their audience with this unusual combination. They found themselves on the Cologne Bluegrass scene and have developed their own folky "naked" sound on this basis. A transversal vibe and an aesthetic authenticity that comes to many concert visitors.
After many miles, adventure tours through Europe from Ireland to Lithuania, her second album "Our Course" was released in 2022. On British soil it is particularly appealing, it is played on the radio several times in the BBC and also the German radio says: "With simple and beautiful harmony singing over calm finger picking, Stereo Naked will enchant a few sun rays on the soul."
With their live concerts, great charm on dry humor and every song is a small hand-shaped story. What Stereo Naked creates is their common passion, namely to get the Bluegrass out of his niche and to use it with their songwriting playful and touching for a broad audience. What they do has no calculus, no filter. Just like the two are and sound.
LIVE
MAR SATTheaterwerkstatt Schwäbisch Gmünd @ 8:00 pmSchwäbisch Gmünd
15 MAR SUNKulturstadl Reimlingen @ 8:00 pmReimlingen
21 MAR SATGasthaus Zur Meierei @ 7:30 pmBrakel
22 MAR SUNEvents House Kniestedter Church @ 6:00 pm Salt grid
31 MAR TUEHölderlin Eins – Kulturhaus Kleefeld @ 8:00 pm Hannovhe
6 APR MONOstseeheilbad Zingst @ 8:00 pm Zingst
13 May WedCouch Festival Schrobenhausen 2026 @ 5:00 pm Smoothhouses
15 MAY FRIVolksbad Magdeburg @ 8:00 pmMagdeburg
16 MAY SATStereo Naked at the Hague hydroelectric plant @ 8:00 pm Rotenburg An der Fulda,
17 May SunCulture in the restaurant @ 7:00 pm Bielefeld
JUNE THUKilbarchan Performing Arts Centre @ 8:00 pm Kilbarchan, United Kingdom
5 JUNE FRIArran Folk Festival @ 7:00 pm Brodick, United Kingdom
6 JUNE SATArisaig Americana 2026 @ 7:30 pm Arisaig, United Kingdom
12 JUNE FRIKulturhaus Alter Schlachthof @ 8:00 pmSoest
5 July SunRudolstadt Festival 2026 @ 10:30 am Rudolstadt
5 July SunRudolstadt Festival 2026 @ 4:30 pm Rudolstadt
4 OCT SUNKulturbahnhof Gleis 11 @ 7:00 pm Bergheim,
ENGStereo Naked are the New Zealand double bass player Pierce Black and the banjo player Julia Zech, when they enchant their audience with this unusual combination. They found each other through the Cologne bluegrass scene and have developed their very own folky 'naked' sound on this basic.
After many miles together, adventure tours through Europe from Ireland to Lithuania, their second album "Ourseen Course" was released in 2022. On British soil it is particularly well received, it’ been played several times on the BBC radio. So the German national radio Deutschlandfunk says: "With simple as well as beautiful harmony vocals over quiet fingerpicking Stereo Naked conjure a few rays of sunshine on the soul."
At their live concerts, charm collides with dry humor and every song is a little hand-formed story. What Stereo Naked manage to do is share a passion for taking bluegrass out of its niche and making it playful and touching for a wide audience with their songwriting. What these two are doing has no calculation, no filter. Just the way they are and sound.
