New podcast episode: Santiano singer Björn Both on the connection between sailing and music
Leonie Meyer
· 21.02.2025
In this episode, Timm Kruse and Santiano singer Björn Both discuss the connection between music and seafaring. The latter provides interesting insights into life in the band and the preparations for the new music project.
Interest in the sea and sailing
He shares his personal experiences as a sailor and musician and explains how his interest in the sea and sailing was awakened. The two also discuss the influence of freedom and music in society.
Another topic of the conversation is the political responsibility of the band, which is in the public eye and therefore also acts as an ambassador for social and environmental issues. Björn Both explains how the music carries a message of freedom and responsibility into society. He also reveals the story behind his sailing boat "Capella".
Influence of well-known Santiano songs
The importance of the connection to seafaring in the band's music is also discussed, as well as the influence of songs such as "Santiano" or "Es klingt nach Freiheit" on the perception and popularity of sea shanties.
This episode provides a deep insight into the life and thoughts of Santiano band member Björn Both, who is not only a musician, but also a sailor and advocate for social responsibility and environmental awareness.
Here you can listen to the YACHT podcast with Björn Both
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Leonie Meyer
Editor News & Panorama
Leonie Meyer was born in Detmold in 1997. The passion for boating runs in her family: every year they spend their summer holidays in Croatia with their boat. Even as a child, she leafed through her father's BOOTE magazine.
After training as a design assistant at school, she moved to Magdeburg to study International Journalism. During this time, she completed an internship abroad at a German daily newspaper in Greece and an internship at BOOTE magazine. After graduating with a BA (2020), Leonie did a graduate internship in Mallorca. Her last stop was a cross-media traineeship at a daily newspaper in OWL. Leonie Meyer has been working as an editor in the watersports digital editorial team since 2023 and turned her passion into a career.
