Ehe sie verklingen - Disc IV (2/2) - Auf dem Tanzboden (On the dancefloor)
In 1958, Johannes Künzig released "Ehe sie verklingen" ("Ere they fall silent") - recordings of ethnic Germans from various former German enclaves and settlements between Central Europe and Russia. Many of these German communities had existed for centuries. Most came to an end after the gruesome events of World War II. These recordings were all made in Germany, after these people had been resettled there. Much of their culture, language, and songs did not survive relocation - their music thus allows us a glimpse into the diverse musical past of pre-national times.
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Disc IV (2/2) - On the dancefloor
[0:00] Dudelsacksolo (Bagpipe solo) - played by Erwin Korn from Tachau/Tachov, Chebsko, Czech Republic.
Recorded in Steinenbronn, 1957.
[0:43] Polka - played by Erwin and Wenzel Korn from Tachau/Tachov, Chebsko, Czech Republic.
Recorded in Steinenbronn, 1957.
[1:57] Olli Somsdoag (Every Saturday) - sung by Anna Kern, Katharina Müller, and Marie Schröpfer from Neugrammatin/Nový Kramolín, Domažlice, Czech Republic.
Recorded in Kirrlach, 1958.
[2:38] Aufforderung an die Musikanten (Demand for the musicians) - told and sung by Katharina Müller from Neugrammatin/Nový Kramolín, Domažlice, Czech Republic.
[3:19] Fiddle Quartet from Jihlava - played by Josef Gleixner's band from Deutsch-Gießhübel/Vyskytná nad Jihlavou, Jihlava, Czech Republic.
Recorded in Vaihingen, 1955.
[4:03] Iglauer Tuschlied #1 (Flourish song from Jihlava) - sung by Maria and Franz Kuttelwascher from Stecken/Štoky, Jihlava, Czech Republic.
Recorded in Niederkaufungen, 1958.
[4:21] Fiddle Quartet from Jihlava - played by Josef Gleixner's band from Deutsch-Gießhübel/Vyskytná nad Jihlavou, Jihlava, Czech Republic.
Recorded in Vaihingen, 1955.
[5:06] Iglauer Tuschlied #2 (Flourish song from Jihlava) - sung by Maria and Franz Kuttelwascher from Stecken/Štoky, Jihlava, Czech Republic.
Recorded in Niederkaufungen, 1958.
[5:24] Hatschoh - played by Franz Mazal (Jihlava fiddle) and Johann Fellner (harmonica) from Dürre/Suchá, Jihlava, Czech Republic.
Recorded in Schwäbisch Gmünd, 1956.