ÿþ<html> <head><title>FolkWorld Article: Braunschweig</title></head> <body bgcolor="#FFF2E6" link="#DC143C" alink="#FF3300" vlink="#4B0082"> <font size=4 color="4169e1"><font FACE="Maiandra GD">FolkWorld</font> Issue 38 03/2009; Article by <a href="../../fw/staff.html#staff">Walkin' T:-)M</a></font> </p><br> <table align="left" width=100 cellpadding=5 border=5 bgcolor="#ffebcd" bordercolor="#FFF2E6"> <tr><td><center> <b><a HREF="http://www.wilde-toene.de"> <img src="../../35/p/wt.jpg" width=205 height=188 border=0 alt="Wilde Töne 2008"> www.wilde-toene.de </A> </b></center> </td></tr> </table><br> <p><center> <p><b><font color="#ff0000" size="7">Wild Sounds in Germany</font><br> <font color="#008000" size="6">Folk & The City: Braunschweig</font></b></p> </CENTER> <table align="right" bgcolor="#ffebcd" cellpadding=5 width=240 border=5 bordercolor="#FFF2E6"> <tr><td> <p><img src="../p/loewe.jpg" width=214 height=151 alt="Dom & Burglöwe" align=center> <p><u><b>Braunschweig</b></u> <font size=-1> <li><a href="http://www.braunschweig.de/">www.braunschweig.de</a> <li><a href="http://www.braunschweiger-land.de/">www.braunschweiger-land.de</a> <li><a href="http://www.braunschweig-touren.de/">www.braunschweig-touren.de</a> <li><a href="http://www.ostfalen-portal.de/">www.ostfalen-portal.de</a> </font> <p><u><b>Venues</b></u> <font size=-1> <li><a href="http://www.bassgeige-bs.de/">Bassgeige</a> <li><a href="http://www.brunsviga-kulturzentrum.de/">Brunsviga</a> <li><A HREF="http://www.kulturunterglas.de">Glashaus Dowesee</A> <br><br> <li><a HREF="http://www.altestellmacherei.de">Alte Stellmacherei, Gadenstedt</a> <li><a HREF="http://www.bischofsmuehle.de">Bischofsmühle, Hildesheim</a> <li><a href="http://www.fredenberg.de/">Brücke, Salzgitter</a> <li><a HREF="http://www.realhp.de/members/hallerscafe/">Haller's Kultur Café, Groß-Elbe</a> <li><a href="http://www.kniki.de/">Kniestedter Kirche, Salzgitter</a> <li><a href="http://www.kleinkunst-goslar.de/">Kulturkraftwerk, Goslar</a> </font> <p><u><b>Jam Sessions</b></u> <font size=-1> <br><A HREF="http://www.deochandorais.de/roundthetable">www.deochandorais.de/roundthetable</A> </font> <p><u><b>Festivals</b></u> <font size=-1> <li>Feb: <A HREF="http://www.deochandorais.de/sz/">Folk in der Burg, Salzgitter</A> <li>May: <a href="http://www.highlandgathering-peine.de">Highland Gathering, Peine</a> <li>Pentecost: <A HREF="http://www.kzk.de/">Medieval Marketplace</A> <li>Jun: <A HREF="http://www.cityjazznight.de/">CityJazzNight, Braunschweig</A> <li>Jun: <A HREF="http://www.wilde-toene.de">Wilde Töne, Braunschweig</A> <li>Jun: <A HREF="http://www.salzgitter.de">Klesmer Festival, Salzgitter</A> <li>Sep: <A HREF="http://www.magnifest.com/">Magnifest, Braunschweig</A> <li>Oct: <A HREF="http://folk.trillke.net">Folk'n'Fusion, Hildesheim</A> </font> <p><u><b>Miscellaneous</b></u> <font size=-1> <li><a href="http://www.bluenote-wf.de/">Bluenote e.V.</a> <li><a href="http://www.grammophonmuseum-harmonie.de/">Grammophonmuseum Harmonie</a> <li><a href="http://www.folk-music.de/">Initiative Folk e.V.</a> <li><a href="http://www.museen-koenigslutter.de/">Museum Mechan. Musikinstrumente</a> <li><a href="http://www.musikschule-musikuss-braunschweig.de/">Musikschule Musikuß</a> <li><a href="http://www.okerwelle.de/">Radio Okerwelle</a> <li><a href="http://www.eulenspiegel-museum.de/">Till Eulenspiegel-Museum</a> </font> </td></tr> </table> <p><font size=4> Braunschweig is a city of 250,000 people in the state of Lower Saxony, located north of the Harz mountains at the farthest navigable point of the Oker river. The town's name is a combination of the name <i>Bruno</i> and <i>wik</i>, a place where merchants stored their goods. In the 12th century, Duke Henry the Lion made Braunschweig the capital of his state and it developed into an influentual trading centre, at times a thriving cultural centre as well. </font></p> <p>The <i>Burgplatz</i> (castle square) in the town centre is comprising a group of medieval buildings: the <i>Dom</i> (cathedral, built at the end of the 12th century), and the <i>Burg Dankwarderode</i> (a 19th century reconstruction of Henry's old castle). In the square's centre stands the <i>Burglöwe</i>, a bronze statue of a lion, regarded as the oldest preserved large-scale sculpture north of the Alpes. <p>In World War II, Braunschweig was severely damaged by aerial attacks. Most of the <i>Altstadt</i> (old town) and its half-timbered framework houses had been destroyed. <img src="../p/till.jpg" width=321 height=223 vspace="5" hspace="10" alt="Till Eulenspiegel fountain" align=left> A reminder of ancient Braunschweig, mostly re-built, are the <i>Altstadtmarkt</i> (old town market), surrounded by the Gothic town hall and the <i>Martinikirche</i> (church of St Martin), and the <i>Magniviertel</i> (St Magnus' Quarter), lined with cobblestoned streets and little shops. <p>Braunschweig is famous for Till Eulenspiegel, born in nearby Kneitlingen, a medieval jester who played many practical jokes on his fellow men. The Eulenspiegel fountain marks the place where Till baked owls and guenons instead of bread and scones. <p>In the 18th century, the town became the main residence of the rulers of the Duchy of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel. Their royal palace was demolished in 1960, its exterior was only recently rebuilt to contain a shopping mall. During their reign, Braunschweig - as the town of Wolfenbüttel before - became a cultural centre. Lessing's 'Emilia Galotti' and Goethe's 'Faust' were performed for the first time in Braunschweig. The 19th century <i>Staatstheater</i> (state theatre) dates back to the first standing public theatre in Germany, founded in 1690. The <i>Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum</i> from 1754 is, after the British Museum, the oldest public museum in the world. <p>Braunschweig had been the birth or work place of celebrities such as scientist Carl Friedrich Gauß, poet Hoffmann von Fallersleben (author of the German national anthem), <img src="../../29/p/klesmer11.jpg" height=224 width=245 vspace="5" hspace="10" alt="Ferdinand Flecks & August Söchting, Trageweise von Geige & Harfe 1949" align=left> writers Wilhelm Raabe, Friedrich Gerstäcker, Ricarda Huch, and composer Louis Spohr. It is also the head office of the piano manufacturers Wilhelm Schimmel and Grotrian-Steinweg. <p>The town of Salzgitter in the south had been a worldwide renowned musician's point of origin in the 19th century. The rather small town probably outshines any other places. More than 5,000 of its citizens - calling themselves <i>klesmer</i>, but are not to be confused with Yiddish musicians - performed worldwide from about 1790 to 1900 - at the court of the Russian Czar as well as in the Australian outback. <p>In 1968 the folk revival came to Braunschweig. After a concert of singer/songwriter Franz-Josef Degenhardt at the Technical University, the time was ripe for regular presentations of international folk music, chansons, ballads and topical songs. The folk club <i>FOLK 69</i> was established in the following year, which soon found its home in the legendary <i>Freizeit- und Bildungszentrum (FBZ) Bürgerpark</i>. A folk festival followed in 1972. <p>The legendary <i>Folk Meetings</i> and <i>Folk 69</i> were a myth long gone, when another generation of folkies together with some veterans tried to establish a folk music scene by the Oker river again. In 1997 the first <i>Klesmerfestival</i> in Salzgitter commemorated its musical heritage. <table align="left" bgcolor="#ffebcd" cellpadding=5 border=5 bordercolor="#FFF2E6"> <tr><td> <p><font size=-1> <li> <a href="http://www.ricordanza.com/brian/deutsch.htm">Brian Berryman</a> <li> <a HREF="http://www.changepartners.de">Change Partners</a> <li> <a HREF="http://www.dunaengus.de">Dun Aengus</a> <li> <a HREF="http://www.indigo-masala.de/">Indigo Masala</a> <li> <a HREF="http://www.peterkerlin.de/">Peter Kerlin</a> <li> <a HREF="http://www.meikekoester.com/">Meike Köster</a> <li> <a HREF="http://www.lenz-music.de/">Matthias Lenz</a> <li> <a HREF="http://losdos.guitarras.de/">Los Dos Guitarras</a> <li> <a HREF="http://www.northbound-music.de/">Northbound</a> <li> <a HREF="http://www.piperswine.de/">Piper's Wine</a> <li> <a HREF="http://www.musikschule-musikuss-braunschweig.de/Html/lehrTim.htm">Tim Rohrmann</a> <li> <A HREF="http://www.deochandorais.de/roundthetable/">Round the Table</A> <li> <a href="http://www.irish-music-triangle-bs.de">Triangle</a> <li> <a href="http://www.tubs.it">tubs.it</a> <li> <a href="http://www.djembe-drumming.de/">Watignoma</a> <li> <a href="http://www.weepin-willow.de/">Weepin' Willow</a> </font> </td></tr> </table> In 2005 the <i>Folk Festival Salzgitter</i> came to its side (now called <i>Folk in der Burg</i>), and in 2007 the <i>Initiative Folk e.V.</i> continued Braunschweig's festival tradition with the folk and world music festival <i>Wilde Töne</i>. It was about time that there were some wild sounds to discover in Braunschweig again. <img src="../../36/p/hotel.jpg" width=320 height=240 alt="Hotel Palindrone 2008" vspace=5 hspace=10 align=right> <p align=center> <img src="../../34/p/wt02.jpg" height=216 width=288 alt="Asphaltkonzert, Wilde Toene 2007"> </p> <p><font size=-1><b>Photo Credits:</b><i> (1) <a HREF="http://www.wilde-toene.de">Wilde Töne festival logo</A> (by <a HREF="http://www.wilde-toene.de">Wilde Töne festival</A>); (2) Dom & Burglöwe, (3) <a HREF="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eulenspiegel-Brunnen">Till Eulenspiegel fountain</a> (by <a HREF="http://de.wikipedia.org/">Wikipedia</a>); (5) <a HREF="http://www.deochandorais.de/roundthetable">Round the Table Irish folk session band</A>, (6) <a HREF="http://www.hotelpalindrone.com/">Hotel Palindrone</a> @ <a HREF="http://www.wilde-toene.de">Wilde Töne 2008</A>, Braunschweig-born Albin Paulus leading the dance (by Walkin' Tom); (4) <a HREF="../../29/d/harz04.html">Klesmer musicians Ferdinand Flecks & August Söchting</A> (unknown). </i></font> <br><br> <hr color="#ff0000"> <p><table align="center" bgcolor="#ffebcd" cellpadding=20 border=5 bordercolor="#FFF2E6"> <tr><td> <p><center> <font size=4> <a HREF="index.html#up">Back to FolkWorld Content</a><br> <a HREF="../d/index.html#up">To the German FolkWorld</a> </font> </center> </td></tr> </table> <p> <font size=-1>&#169 <a HREF="../../fw/staff.html">The Mollis</a> - Editors of <font face="Maiandra GD">FolkWorld</font>; Published 03/2009</font> <p><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=-2>All material published in FolkWorld is &#169 The Author via FolkWorld. 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