Zupfgeigenhansel - Oj! Oj! Oj! - Ein jiddisch-deutsches Konzert

Zupfgeigenhansel was a german folk duo, found in 1974 by Erich Schmeckenbecher and Thomas Fritz.

The tried to revive german folk songs with a democratic character building up a kind of alternative german folk style as a counter point to the very conservative official german folk music of that time. Once a journalist wrote about that attempt - reffering to a very popular conservativ german "Volksmusiker" calling himself Heino: "I wish Heino would listen to the music of Zupfgeigenhansel, so that he will stop singing his songs!"

They played on acoustic instruments like fiddle, guitar and button accordion and were singing songs about the life of common people of earlier times, about freedom and about treating the authorities, the church officials and military with contempt.

Here´s Zufpgeigenhansel with "Oj! Oj! Oj!", a recording of their so called "jiddisch-deutsches" concert.

Zupfgeigenhansel - Oj! Oj! Oj!