Louis Berk
Louis Berk
Acoustic folk, singer-songwriter
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Best Song Never Ends
Best Song Never Ends
A tribute to all the great singer-songwriters that I have admired in my life.
SoundClick artist Louis Berk offers "Best Song Never Ends", an Acoustic Folk track available to license. Featuring acoustic, the production has a distinctive and cohesive sound. The kind of acoustic folk track that draws you in and holds your attention through to the end "Best Song Never Ends" has peaked at #12 in the Acoustic Folk category on SoundClick. Need a beat for your next project? "Best Song Never Ends" is available to license on SoundClick for $25.00.
I Like Meatloaf Too
I Like Meatloaf Too
For John Prine. I was watching a YouTube video of one of his performances and he let slip that he liked meatloaf and I thought, 'I like meatloaf, too'. Instant song title! Prine is a much-missed and admired creative force.
"I Like Meatloaf Too" is a licensable Acoustic Folk track by Louis Berk, available on SoundClick. The sound is shaped by acoustic, giving the song its signature feel. It is 100% original and free of any third-party samples. An acoustic folk track built for repeat listens — it reveals more with each play. It has charted at #22 on the SoundClick Acoustic Folk chart. This acoustic folk track is ready to license for $25.00 on SoundClick — ideal for content creators, filmmakers, and independent producers.
Rotten Potato Blight
Rotten Potato Blight
A sad lament by a survivor as he leaves Cork harbour for a new life in the Americas in 1849
"Rotten Potato Blight" is an Acoustic Folk track by Louis Berk on SoundClick. The sound is shaped by acoustic, giving the song its signature feel. The production choices here reflect a genuine understanding of what makes acoustic folk work. Explore the full Louis Berk catalog on SoundClick and discover more Acoustic Folk music from independent creators.
Portsdown Hill At Night
Portsdown Hill At Night
For a time I travelled back and forth to London and I always felt I had reached home when I crested Portsdown Hill and looked down on Portsmouth below me. It was especially welcoming at night. I co-wrote this song with a friend.
Independent artist Louis Berk drops "Portsdown Hill At Night", an Acoustic Folk track on SoundClick. Featuring acoustic, the production has a distinctive and cohesive sound. The kind of acoustic folk cut that earns its place in a playlist and stays there. Find more from Louis Berk on SoundClick, a platform built for independent music discovery.
Don't Know Much About History
Don't Know Much About History
An anthem for all the suffering in the world caused by ignorance and bigotry
"Don't Know Much About History" by Louis Berk is an Acoustic Folk production available on SoundClick. The sound is shaped by acoustic, giving the song its signature feel. There is a quiet confidence to this track — the mark of an artist who understands the acoustic folk sound. SoundClick gives artists like Louis Berk a platform to share original Acoustic Folk music with listeners around the world.
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I've been singing since I was able to gurgle and playing the guitar since I was 11.
That was about 60 years ago give or take a few months and I've been singing, playing and writing songs on and off, during all that time.
Band/artist history
I began by playing in Folk Clubs in the early 70s and built up a following and strong reputation on the South Coast of England. I got a bit lost in the 80s as the acoustic scene nosedived. I returned to serious composition in the 90s. Live performance is not something I'm too interested in any longer but composing and recording songs is still part of my life.
Have you performed in front of an audience?
Not any more. I did a lot of live playing in my youth but with age comes the understanding of what is meant by the old saw, "discretion is the better part of valour".
Your musical influences
When you get to my age, this is not a short answer!
My earliest musical memories are Lonnie Donnegan singing "My Old Man's A Dustman", and Peter Sellars and Sophia Loren duetting on "Doctor I'm In Trouble". Another song which made a great impact on me at an early age was Tom Jones singing "Green, Green Grass Of Home" (which is on my album but for copyright reasons I can't post to Soundclick.com). It is the first time I realised that songs could tell a story. I suppose that lead to the realisation that I wanted to sing and write songs.
My earliest folk influence would have to be Peter, Paul and Mary - and the plethora of song writers they introduced me to, such as Bob Dylan and Gordon Lightfoot.
Since then the list is long and never ending... including the Beatles, Kinks, Led Zeppelin, Bob Dylan, Bert Jansch, Ralph McTell, Joni Mitchell, James Taylor, Jonathan Kelly, Ry Cooder, Steely Dan, Lyle Lovett, Richard Thompson, Steve Earle, Nanci Griffith, Gillian Welch....
And that's not to mention the big band and Jazz phase I went through when I was listening to Woody Herman, Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday, Lester Young and Rahsaan Roland Kirk.
Right now I'm just as likely to listen to Hot Club of Cowtown as I am to kick down with QOTSA.
Eclectic is probably the best word to describe my tastes and influences.
What equipment do you use?
My main acoustic at the moment is a 2002 Gibson J-45 Advanced Jumbo.
Anything else?
I've started some recording again after a 10 year hiatus and the result is some new material which will appear from time to time.
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Comments (14)
Peter, thanks for your kind messages. You may be right about the change to After Its All Over but I actually think I've speeded it up and not down. If you are who I think you are please send me your e-mail address so I can contact you and arrange a copy of my music on CD. I had a few mastered from the original mixdown DAT a couple of years back and I'd be delighted to send one to you. Look forward to hearing from you.
Hi Louis, Just listened to After it's all over. You have slowed it down a lot since I heard it last. Then it had an intro by Pete Quinn saying something like "After it's all over take 5 - and this time Louis, geddit right. " Does that recording still exist?
Hi Louis, is your music available on CD? If so, how can I purchase it?
I was already pretty sure I liked this stuff just reading about it on your interview. But now I've listened to the songs and I'm certain. Fantastic stuff. The lyrics are the best part to my mind, they would work on their own, but the music is also very good.
Love your lyrics man. Something Happened spoke to me man. Recently visited Strawberry Fields in central Park and it all the emotions came back. Big void,,,,,
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