“Yes”, say the four musicians who make up Faltenradio, “Like all proper clarinettists, we country bumpkins started out playing traditional brass folk music.” Now Faltenradio take to the MuTh stage with their latest programme, which takes as its subject:
LANDFLUCHT (Leaving the countryside for the city)
- and yes,
the local priest recognised our talent and sent us off to study in the big city
- and yes,
whenever we felt homesick, we played our music
- and yes,
many great compositions have their roots in folk music
- and yes,
it’s fair to say that many a fine tune has been lifted from under the hat of a country bumpkin
- and no,
that practice hasn’t stopped yet
- and yes,
in fact it’s quite the opposite.