wolgemut

Bio:

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Member Since:

September 09, 2006

Members:

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2010 Performers Micha (Michael H. Gartner) 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.
Kleçka (Christopher Klecka) Kleçka is a veteran piper and is a welcome addition to the 2010 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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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.

Sounds Like:

Wolgemut!

Record Label:

Krachhaus Recordings