"Biber Herrmann is one of the most authentic and important folk-blues artists in our country and beyond. He's a real soul brother, and believe me, I know what I'm talking about."
With these words, the legendary concert promoter Fritz Rau, who, alongside the Rolling Stones and Eric Clapton, has brought the entire world elite of blues, rock and jazz to the stages of Europe, ennobled the songwriter and guitarist. And rightly so, because Matthias "Biber" Herrmann, who hails from the Rhine-Main delta, combines singer/songwriter poetry, virtuoso guitar artistry and stomping acoustic blues into an exquisite mixture that has its own language and coloring. On his current album "Last Exit Paradise", he tells of light and shadow, explores the deeper corners of the soul with a smoky voice, sings of love, breaks and new beginnings and the urge to set a new course in life again and again. He looks at political and social developments with an open mind and takes a stand in his songs.
On stage, you experience Biber Herrmann as an entertainer and storyteller who, equipped with a good pinch of humor, has kept his feet on the ground in his successful life "on the road". Matthias "Biber" Herrmann was engaged as the musical representative for Fritz Rau's lectures on the subject of folk & blues. Folk greats such as Werner Lämmerhirt, Colin Wilkie and David Munyon have repeatedly made use of Biber Herrmann's virtuoso guitar work for their concerts and CD albums.