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Boo Hoo is Bernhard Karakoulakis’s folk project, named after a quirky Nintendo ghost character. His music is a mix of personal tales and introspective tunes, kind of like what you’d hear from John K. Samson or Sufjan Stevens. Having grown up between Greek and German cultures, Bernhard’s songs are about the in-between states of everyday life and their inherent sadness and hopefulness.

When he moved to New York in the early 2010s, he found his groove in the city’s antifolk scene, where blending cultures and exploring identity through music was the norm. This vibe heavily influenced his music. After returning from New York and extensive touring around Europe, he went back to Frankfurt. There, he started working on original pieces for Schauspiel Frankfurt and ran several successful crowdfunding campaigns to finance the making of his albums.

His latest release, “Fray Willy” (2024), shows a shift from his early DIY sounds to something more polished, mixing folk and pop but still keeping the introspective lyrics that make Boo Hoo stand out.

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Aug 25, 2024
Kulturdschungel
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Atelier Adelung 33
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Jun 01, 2024
Down By The River Festival
Berlin
May 31, 2024
Café Plume
Berlin
May 28, 2024
Zakk
Bremen
May 27, 2024
Nordstadtbraut
Hannover
May 26, 2024
Franzis
Wetzlar
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Weinbar
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Sep 02, 2023
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Frankfurt
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Frankfurt
Jan 21, 2023
De Groeverij
Houten
Jun 13, 2022
Gallerie Bernsteinzimmer
Nürnberg
Jun 12, 2022
Waggon am Kulturgleis
Offenbach
Jun 11, 2022
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Frankfurt
Jun 10, 2022
Ventil Verlag @ Hafeneck
Mainz
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Die hängenden Gärten von Ehrenfeld
Cologne
Jun 07, 2022
De Nieuwe Anita
Amsterdam
Jun 06, 2022
Vechtclub XL
Utrecht
Jul 24, 2018
Riegerplatz
Darmstadt
Jul 20, 2018
Dreikönigskeller
Frankfurt
Oct 26, 2017
No2 Records
Frankfurt
Apr 08, 2014
Ponyhof
Frankfurt
Mar 05, 2014
Residents Bar
Thessaloniki
Mar 04, 2014
Soulkitchen Halle
Ioannina
Mar 01, 2014
Gabba Gabba
Taranto
Feb 28, 2014
Arci Lebowski
Gioia del Colle
Feb 27, 2014
Tolleranza Zero
Foggia
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Quarantatre Barradue
Bologna
Feb 25, 2014
Happen Club
Modena
Apr 24, 2014
Palazzo Baldoni
Montecarotto
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Fermo
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CAOS
Terni
Feb 21, 2014
Unplugged in Monti
Roma
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Heiner's Bar
Berlin
Jun 01, 2019
No2 Records
Frankfurt
Jul 07, 2019
Internet Explorer
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Ilses Erika
Leipzig
May 31, 2019
Fluxus
Freiburg
May 30, 2019
Radio Z Sommerfest
Nürnberg
May 28, 2019
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Köln
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Brussels
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Paris
May 25, 2019
Koffee & Ambacht
Rotterdam
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O’Ceallaigh,
Groningen
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Den Bosch
May 22, 2019
De Kromme Haring
Utrecht
Apr 29, 2013
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Hamburg
Apr 28, 2013
Pink Melon Joy
Berlin
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Wärmehalle Süd
Leipzig
Apr 26, 2013
Lokomov
Chemnitz
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Owoce i Warzywa
Łódź
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Café Kulturalna
Warsaw
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Kraków
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Loft 16
Wien
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Zurich
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Les Ballades Sonores
Paris
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Le Motel
Paris
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Wetzlar
Apr 14, 2013
Die Kassette
Düsseldorf
Apr 13, 2013
Café Vinyl
Wetzlar
Apr 12, 2013
Die Fabrik
Frankfurt
Feb 08, 2017
Forst Festival
Frankfurt
Jan 08, 2017
SIKS
Frankfurt
Dec 08, 2017
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Frankfurt
Jan 07, 2017
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Offenbach
Jul 07, 2017
Hafen 2
Offenbach
Sep 25, 2017
Bergschmiede
Munich
Sep 24, 2017
House Show
Reims
Sep 23, 2017
The Message
Troyes
Sep 22, 2017
Maison Perrichet
Dijon
Sep 21, 2017
Le Bal des Fringants
Lyon
Sep 16, 2017
Carambolage
Basel
Sep 15, 2017
Galeria Pequena
Frankfurt
Aug 12, 2017
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Frankfurt

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