Michael has
a B.A. in Music as well as a graduate degree in musicology and
plays a variety of shawms,
Rauschpfeifen (wind capped shawms), bagpipes, flutes, medieval strings
(such as the mandora and the fiddle) and percussion. Michael is
the artistic
director for Wolgemut and he can also make an exceptional cup of coffee.
David
(David Duncan)
David is a veteran piper and is a welcome addition to the 2009 lineup; as soon as he provides more biographical information (other then the fact that he likes to play the bagpipe) we'll be sure to post it here!
Jakob
(Daniel Williams)
Daniel
comes to Wolgemut with tons of percussion experience and a passion for
history and music. He plays drums of all sorts as well as wind
instruments and will be featured in both the drum section and winds
this year. When he is not playing with Wolgemut you can find
him marching along with more German Landsknecht than you can shack a
pike at as Rilke
das Feurige
Albrecht (Michael Huebner)
Michael has
been playing percussion instruments since he
was 13 years old. In 2002 he received a B. A. in Jazz Percussion from
the Temple University Esther Boyer College of Music. Since then Michael
has performed extensively with a variety of musicians and ensembles
ranging from jazz trios and rock bands to traditional Irish and Eastern
European influenced groups and has worked Renaissance festivals the
last 4 years doing many shows across the U.S. with Crannog and E
Muzeki.
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Wolgemut (pronounced "vol-guh-moot"):
an ancient germanic word which simply means "to be in a good mood".
Wolgemut is also the name of a very unique minstrel’s
troupe which
believes that the goal of every performance is to leave the audience in
a good mood! Fun, humour and endless amounts of energy are the
basic essentials of a
Wolgemut performance.
Music, dance and
comedy fused with a generous amount of “wolgemutness” turns every
Wolgemut show into a high powered event: a Renaissance Rock concert.
For more information, or to see what's new, please visit the official website: www.wolgemut.net
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Influences
About the music...
"Historic World Music" is the term used to describe the distinctive
Wolgemut sound which is a synthesis of "inspiration" and "imagination".
The musical inspiration comes from a variety of historical and
traditional sources, such as: 12th c. Latin songs of the Goliards, 13th
c. Spanish "cantigas", 14th c. Italian court dances, German
"minnelied", 16th c. French dances and rollicking English country
dances of the 17th c.
Wolgemut also uses some traditional
material from various European countries such as folk songs and dances
from Sweden, France, Germany as well as from the Balkan
countries. Original compositions written by and for the group may
also be heard during a Wolgemut performance.
Once inspired, the imagination takes over as Wolgemut explores the vast
possibilities of the sources using the large variety of instrumental
voices available.
Hope your tour is going well! Can't wait to hear you guys in person again! All our Wolgemut cds are getting worn out in your absence. Looking forward to playing with you again very soon!
My friend! I hope Tuxedo is working out well for you boys! John Decker (who played the Sheriff at Sterling) and I are working at the King Richard's Faire in Carver, MA as an independent sword-fighting comedy act, and things seem to be going well.
My mother and my friends both got a number of your Celestial Devices, and they LOVE your sound, often raving of you boys to various people, spreading the joy of Wolgemut like it was and audible VD!:-p Also, those two that I picked up from you were magnificent and have quickly found heavy rotation in my car stereo already!
I'm so pleased to have seen you perform at the Renaissance Pleasure Faire, I've lost count of how many shows I caught, but you know it was never enough! Love, love, love all of you!
Only 17 days till TWIG ! ! ! You will be there, right? My Son wanted me to ask everyone I can, if they know the words to The Dead Farie Song. So here i am, asking. Also, I am looking for a Bass Guitar Instructor. I will need your Knowledge from start to finish. I really want to get this going. I have $500.00 to start. That includes help purchasing my instrument. I pay around $15.00 per 45 min. for a Guitar teacher for my Son. I live in the NW suburbs of Minneapolis, around Anoka. PLEASE ! if you are a Bass Player and need a little extra $.$$ or know someone who might. Please get in touch with me vie Myspace. Thank You for your time.
