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folkore 009.

folklore 009.
that's a 3-day-festival in wiesbaden which started in the gardens of castle freudenberg many years ago and moved to the 'alte schlachthof' near the train main station of wiesbaden. it's a festival for music all underground, indie and alternative ( or whatever you'd like to call it :P ). and all in all GOOD music.
i just saw 3 acts this year, since of work, but those were particularly good! the bands were 'fettes brot', first aid kit and kitty daisy & lewis.

i made very few pictures, and not of all the bands ( first aid kit missing out, boo! ).

illuminated tree.
illuminated tree.

trash containers.
these trash containers were the cutest :3

parcel project.
there was this parcel project going on, where you could take a box and design and paint it for having it then put to a wooden pyramid. i liked this!

the bands.

fettes brot.
fettes brot.
fettes brot are a fairly well known hip hop band already existing since the 90ies. i remember my brother always listening to them and being a huge fan. i also remember that this would be the only hip hop band i really liked ( maybe except of the 'beginner' ( including jan delay )). they played a lot of songs and the crowds went NUTS! i haven't seen so many stomping feet since the genesis live concert a few years ago. and the earth was shaking real hard, haha. i loved that they played a lot of old songs ( nordisch by nature, schwule mädchen and da draußen ). i called my brother so he could listen to that and he almost freaked out, haha. i really would've liked him to be here and watch this, since he rarely has this kind of fun at home in thuringia.





kitty daisy & lewis.
kitty daisy & lewis.
these three kids were the hottest act for me. playing the whole rock'n'roll music range with so much talent and knowledge about the instruments was truly exciting to see and to hear! watch out for them, they maybe take over the world, haha :D they made the feeling of the 50ies/60ies come alive! i loved the crowd here, they were mostly dressed up in vintage clothes and oh, how well-dressed they were!





first aid kit.





those two girls from sweden make the most wonderful folk music! if you like joan baez' music this will be the perfect music for you. i heard that critics and press started having tears in their eyes, when they listened to them at the eurosonic festival in sweden! which must mean something, who's crying about music in modern times actually? well in the public anyway, haha? i gave them a try and they're really good, having played a lot of old songs from the late 60ies ( joan baez, johnny cash etc. ) and a lot of their own compositions. but they were maybe a little bit too melancholic for me that day, i was feeling a bit strange after the concert. nontheless, these girls are very good for the upcoming fall season, when days start to get colder and the leaves turn to a golden sea!

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