Zupfgeigenhansel - Volkslieder I (1976)

And finally here´s the first volume of Zupfgeigenhansel´s "Volkslieder" series. Zupfgeigenhansel was a German folk duo, one of the most successful groups to emerge on the German folk scene in the 1970s. It consisted of Erich Schmeckenbecher and Thomas Friz. The group was named after the collection of folk songs of the same name, which was published in 1909.

The group started playing in folk-clubs, mainly in southern Germany, in 1974. They also appeared on the radio programme Liederladen of the Südwestfunk broadcasting station. They released their first album, Volkslieder I for the Pläne record company in 1976, and later in the year their second album, Volkslieder II. In 1978 they received the award of "Artists of the Year" in one of the categories of the German Phonoakademie. They disbanded in 1985.

Zupfgeigenhansel participated in the revival of the democratic German folk song in the 70s and 80s

Tracklist:

Der arme Bauer
Jetzo kommt für unsereinen
Es het e Buur es Töchterli
Der Selbstmord
Ich hab' die Nacht geträumet
Lied der Pariser Kommune
Es wollt ein Bauer früh aufstehn
Es, es, es und es
Ich bin Soldat
Mein Kind wir waren Kinder
Stets i Trure
Marksteinlied
Mönch und Nonne
Als wir jüngst verschütt jegangen
Wenn alle Brünnlein fließen (bonus track, live)
Die Bauern von St. Pölten (bonus track, live)

Zupfgeigenhansel - Volkslieder I
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