Volkss盲nger

by Hannes Wader

Volkss盲nger cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1 January 1975
  • Label: Philips
  • Country: Germany
  • Length: 39:56
  • Community rating: 3.9/5 from 1 rating

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Wader performs fifteen traditional and historical songs arranged by himself, including material by Carl Michael Bellman in versions by Klabund and Carl Zuckmayer and Ferdinand Freiligrath's 'Trotz alledem'. He is joined by Klaus Weiland on second guitar, J枚rg Suckow on cello and Finbar Furey on flute, banjo and uilleann pipes, with Wader himself adding concertina to his vocals and guitar.

Genres

Descriptors: Folk, political, storytelling, traditional, acoustic, male-vocals

Tracklist

  1. Trotz alledem (3:13)
  2. Wie sch枚n bl眉ht uns der Maien (2:24)
  3. Das Notabene (1:32)
  4. Wo soll ich mich hinwenden (2:50)
  5. Der Kuckuck (1:37)
  6. Die freie Republik (2:28)
  7. So trollen wir uns (2:42)
  8. Das B眉rgerlied (2:54)
  9. Wilde Schw盲ne (3:11)
  10. K枚nig von Preussen (3:13)
  11. Weile an dieser Quelle (2:36)
  12. Der Winter ist vergangen (2:47)
  13. Freifrau von Droste-Vischering (2:37)
  14. Es geht eine dunkle Wolke (1:58)
  15. Der Bollmann (3:47)

Credits

  • Hannes Wader - primary artist, vocals, guitar, concertina, arranged by
  • Finbar Furey - flute, banjo, bagpipes
  • Klaus Weiland - guitar [2nd guitar]
  • G眉nter Pauler - engineer
  • Rolf Ambor - photography by
  • J眉rgen Pohlmann - producer
  • Ferdinand Freiligrath - written-by
  • Traditional - written-by
  • Carl Michael Bellman - written-by
  • Klabund - written-by
  • Carl Zuckmayer - written-by
  • C. Neumann - written-by
  • Karl Plenzat - written-by

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