PROFOLK - Local Heroes

If you are interested in what is happening in the folkmusic scene in Germany, the annual sampler presented by the German Association for song, folk and world music is the right thing to get hold of. Until recently this CD was for promotion only . The range of music presented is always very broad - as the music scene over here is. This time you can listen to music from northern Germany (Schmelztiegel), from southern Germany (Fraunhofer Saitenmusik and Kerberbrothers Alpenfusion), modern folk music from the black forest (Kaikai), Scandinavian (Kelpie) and Irish (More Maids, Pipeline = Dermot Hyde & Tom Hake) music, music from the eastern European Jews (Massel-Tov) and much more. Some of my personal favorites of this album: Toni Geiling - winner of the German Folkpreis 2001, a interesting young fiddler; Pipeline - fresh Irish music; Schmelztiegel - music from northern Germany; Massel-Tov - music of the eastern European jews... The album is absolute essential to stay up to date in the German scene.



1 Pipeline - Thirteen Years / Keelin's Return
2 Lecker Sachen - Raus
3 Almost Heaven - Montana Cowgirl
4 Robert Zollitsch - Zwielicht
5 Fraunhofer Saitenmusik - Appenzeller Schottish
6 Kelpie - Kraka
7 Toni Gelling - Farewell to Glebe
8 Ogum Worldpercussion Project - Busy Bird
9 Kerberbroth ers Alpenfusion - Moll-Bayrischer
10 Kaikai - Tanzkaiser
11 Schmelztiegel - De Lutten Saueier
12 Ziroli Winterstein - Swinging With Django
13 More Maids - Angry
14 Massel-Tov - Mazl-Tov
15 Stephan Langenberg - Chorobine
16 Schona Mihalys - Dark Iniseoghain
17 Schandmaul - Herren der Winde
18 Dagobert Böhm - Open Air