European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 26, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Alive and Well in Germany Mark Stop off if and Vittner Motif Thoft both from Munich Phy blues in music in their band main Spring by Joseph Owen Stuttgart Bureau i be played in truck stops from coast ," the guitarist wailed wringing yet another drug or pathos from the often Lold Story of a musician s i viral life. The theme is threadbare but Didmatter rhe hundreds of people squeezed into the Small auditorium. They whooped and cheered stamping their feet under Long tables Check ered Wilh Beer mugs. The guitars Banjo and Mandalin of the till German band main Spring fed the gyrations plucking piece from across the musical spectrum and recasting the in j Bluegrass Mode. Main Spring was but one of four bands the first giggling in blur rot festival an May 29, along with free Heejin hard times and the Nashville Bluegrass band they proved that while Bluegrass May be a by hidden ii is alive and Well in Germany. Go Riingen Only 25 Miles North of Stuttgart is hard find even with a map and a navigator. About the time you pass he fourth Detour sign and figure you re totally lost you re there. Most regular German Blu Grau events take Root in such Remote towns according Eberhard Finke publisher of Guss Bushne Bluegrass stage the Only periodical in Germany devoted exclusively the genre. By contrast he said Bluegrass festivals usually draw poor attendance in Urban areas a recent Munich festival lost Money and Wonbe repealed he said. The music lends be belter known and More popular in Holland and Southern Germany than in other parts of Europe perhaps because Many american military installations Are there according Finke. The 42-year-old Ulm High school teacher said he first listened Bluegrass on an radio programs in the 1950s. German bands began exploring later and the now defunct group Bluegrass express Cut the first German Bluegrass album in 1975. Despite thai and other releases however Bluegrass remains indistinguishable from country music most germans and recordings Are not readily available. s hard find Good records. I think most of us heard in on the radio said Munich native Ingo Sandhofer 20, a guitarist for the band main Spring. H s also hard feed untested German audiences a diet of , in main Spring applies pit King o diverse types i f Musk h their num Liers ill a Jim Luiken included Mil Art s tint tit i i Turk. Go in Miller s in the Iii Clapton s Dunn .t., til delivered Wilh ,1 in print. stuff from iriv Mari l we in Al. Be play Ai much As we can w d Send inf in win command of English hides his origin when he sins the american Lynn s. " Iliin Cut knowledge Abtil glue Gross is slowly growing and i think the Best in i 1 keep in growing is mix up with other another band go Riingen he 2l/j-Yelir-ol f. Freewheeling reared itself on the Blui style of renowned american musician Bill monent. Our music is mixed Wilh modern music Gui Uris Jean Marie Peschiutta. We called Bluegrass first but now we re stepping the band has tried blend Bluegrass Wilh French swing Popularised by Stephen Crapelli in Hie i c 7 k. Freewheeling proves that even traditional crosses a lot of cultural tines however including a Louisiana Caun Lune be pm radio Des musicians i he Paradisin their Reper Juire. Fink said frirewheeltn1 is the Only band in Germany which a Lull Lime living from ijluejra5s music whith is in inic beaus a none of he no Maljers Are German. Of i is a Paris n.ilivi1 Natalie hails from Tucson a Iii. And Tiandu list f Uil v a drop and his brother fiddler i oily Van Vlod Rop Are from Holland i think Luiere is Moie Vik f i americ n Musk in Germany said inst . In Nhuminh he Rusit pop Linly partly loan Ciulik a s too t. In they d the first gurgling in egress festival. June 26, 1986 i Iii a " r i in i in
