Carina Jirsch: Live Music Promoter

What do you do to recreate Germany in the UK for yourself when you feel homesick?

Carina Jirsch, Live Music Promoter I’d invite a few of my lovely friends around for some traditional food & wine. If I’m on my own though I love snuggling up to a good old 'schnulzen' movie or listening to bands like Element of Crime.

Which German author or book is a must-read in English?

Hape Kerkeling's 'Ich bin dann mal weg' (Engl. I'm Off Then').

Which German band or singer has the best chance to make it big in Britain?

There are many good ones back home and this is only a small collection of bands I personally believe in... BEATSTEAKS, GET WELL SOON, LALI PUNA, BODI BILL, SEEED or JAN DELAY certainly have the right ingredients to have a successful career here in the UK.

What is the best souvenir /gift to bring back from Germany for your British friends?

FOOD! Knusperflocken, rye bread, Kraeuterquark, Harzer kaese, Schierker.