Grand Prix der Volksmusik - August 30

It's just 6 more days before the Grand Prix der Volksmusik is taking place in Zurich, Switzerland on August 30. All of you who have Shift TV, don't forget to record this program.

Of course, my favorites are the brother duo, Vincent & Fernando. They were the first entertainers that gave the Stimmung Stunde an interview and you can still hear that interview by clicking here - 1, 2, 3. Here is a link to Maria Olliges' fan club page, who was the Talent Coordinator for the Stimmung Stunde and still very active in the Volksmusik world. I have a video of the entry by Vincent & Fernando this year, Glaube an Gott, so you can have an advance peek at their entry. Gunther Behrle wrote this song and I was lucky enough to see him in Lake Villa in June.

If you would like to see what this year's contestents look like and in many cases sound like, click on the links below. Which one do you think will be the grand prize winner this year?

Austria
Udo Wenders --- Der Letzte Zug, Cara mia
Die Klostertaler --- Heimat is dort wo die Berge sind
4 Holterbuam & Die Mayrhofner --- Tiroler - Steirer Musimix
Stodertaler Gaudi-Express --- Volksmusik mus es sein
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Germany
Captain Cook --- Ich den so gern an meine Mutter
Die Schaefer --- Glaube ist...
Michael Klostermann/
...Die Jungen Orig. Oberkrainer --- Vom Egerland bis Oberkrain
Dorfrocker --- Und ab geht die Luzzi
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Sudtirol
Sauguat --- Der Schaefer vom Schnalstal (Disqualified) .
Bergfeuer & Judith --- Liebe ist ein Kind der Freiheit
Vincent & Fernando --- Glaube an Gott
Geschwister Niederbacher --- Die Alte Madonna
Bergdiamanten - Ein bisschen Gottvertrauen
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Switzerland
Oesch's die Dritten --- Die Jodel-Sprache
Kapelle Oberalp, Domingo Rey &
...Los Brillantes Paraguayos --- Lueg a moi
Christian Duss --- Komm ich zeige dir dei Sterne
Manuela Fellner & Urs Meier --- Lauf dem Glueck nicht hinterher

Bob Ziegenbein interviews Melanie Oesch

Radio annoucer, Bob Ziegenbein, from WTKM-104.9 FM (Hartford, Wisconsin), will be doing an interview with Melanie Oesch on Sunday, June 1, at 9 pm cst on his Hallo Deutschland Hallo program.

You can listen LIVE on Sunday evening at 9 pm on WTKM of course, but the re-broadcasts over the Internet are on 24/7Polkaheaven on Tuesdays @ 7 pm and Fridays @ Noon. All times are Central Standard time.

Melanie Oesch will be giving her first American Radio interview to Bob and it should be very interesting. This young Swiss Miss shot to fame last year with her musical family when they won the competition on the popular Austrian show Musikanten Stadl hosted by Andy Borg. The winning song was Ku-Ku Jodel and many Milwaukee listeners have heard it on Continental Showcase. Click on the YouTube clip below to hear what their winning song sounded like on the Krone der Volksmusik.

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Melanie who is part of Oesch's die Dritten will be competing in the Grand Prix der Volksmusik on August 30th in Zurich, Switzerland with the song "Die Jodelsprache". If you are wondering what this talented Jodel queen sounds like, just click on the video below to see/hear her do the song she will compete with in Zurich. Also, don't forget to vote on my poll -- who do you think will win the Grand Prix der Volksmusik?

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