Biermösl Blosn Explained

Biermösl Blosn
Origin:Fürstenfeldbruck, Germany
Genre:cabaret, satirical music
Years Active:– 2012
Associated Acts:Gerhard Polt
Jörg Hube
Website:www.biermoesl-blosn.de
Current Members:Hans Well
Christoph Well
Michael Well

Biermösl Blosn was a Bavarian musical and cabaret band known for combining satirical texts with traditional folk music.[1] It was founded in 1976 by three brothers -, and - and often works with political cabaret artist Gerhard Polt. The name derives from "Beerenmoos" (berry bog), a part of the Haspelmoor in the district of Fürstenfeldbruck that was planned to be transformed in a large airport and a waste dump, and "Blosn", a Bavarian word for "group".[2]

History

The band was founded in 1976 by brothers (born 1 May 1953, Willprechtszell), (born 3 December 1959, Günzlhofen) and (born 10 October 1958, Günzlhofen) in Fürstenfeldbruck. Three years later, their first hit Gott mit dir, du Land der BayWa, was broadcast on the Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR) television channel. The song lampoons the Bavarian national anthem changing the text to criticize massive use of fertilizer in Bavarian farming (which was at that time mostly sold by the BayWa). Following the broadcast, the band as well as the journalists at the BR were attacked for such a "sacrilege". This led to the BR not broadcasting the music of the group for years.[3] In 1979, the group first went on stage together with Gerhard Polt. The group announced in August 2011, they will play a final concert in January 2012 and then disband. They gave their last concert in the city of Fürth, Bavaria on January, 18th, 2012. [4]

Music style

The band specializes in combining satirical lyrics with folk melodies to create political songs, mostly endorsing causes of groups of the political left, like the German Green party or the Young Socialists.[5] Aside from their main musical style, they also recorded multiple albums with children's songs together with their own children and have acted in theater shows.[6]

Causes

The band has used their music to protest against multiple projects; amongst them were the planned nuclear reprocessing plant Wackersdorf plant in Wackersdorf, the Bundesautobahn 94,[7] as well as several scandals of the long time governing party of Bavaria, the Christian Social Union of Bavaria.

Critical reactions

In 1997, the band was denied the Upper Bavarian prize for culture for being too "leftist".[8] In 2001, the Bavarian ministry of education disallowed the song Gott mit dir, du Land der BayWa, which was the band's first hit, from being used in a song book for the eighth grade for "lampooning the Bavarian national anthem"[9] and ordered the whole order of books, 75,000 copies, to be destroyed.[10] [11]

Awards

Releases

Studio albums

DVDs

Song books

Stage productions

External links

Notes and References

  1. Mehr als nur Heimattümelei – Regionalkundliche Literatur in öffentlichen Bibliotheken. Wolfsteiner. Alfred. Forum Bibliotheken in Bayern 03/2009. 12. German. 2009-10-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20110723041037/http://www.bsb-muenchen.de/fileadmin/imageswww/pdf-dateien/bibliotheksforum/2009-1/BFB_0109_04%20Wolfsteiner%20V07.pdf#. 2011-07-23. dead.
  2. Web site: Biermösl Blosn wollen "bayerische Hysterie" auslösen. https://archive.today/20130212023453/http://www.szon.de/news/kultur/aktuell/200711180070.html. dead. 12 February 2013. 18 November 2007. Schwäbische Zeitung. German. 2009-10-15.
  3. Web site: Gerhard Polt und die Biermösl Blosn . Kranz. Oliver. 11 March 2009. Deutsche Welle. German. 2009-10-17.
  4. News: Biermösl Blosn trennt sich nach 35 Jahren. Dattenberger. Simone. 25 August 2011. Münchner Merkur. German. 2011-08-25.
  5. News: Ätzende Texte zu alten Klängen. Forster. Karl. Die Zeit. 2009-10-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20120331174427/http://www.zeit.de/1983/34/Atzende-Texte-zu-alten-Klaengen#. 2012-03-31. dead.
  6. Web site: Quetscht bei der Biermösl Blosn . 26 October 2008. Bayerischer Rundfunk. German. 2009-10-17.
  7. News: Biermösl Blosn, Polt und Co. spielen gegen die A 94. 4 May 2009. Münchner Merkur. German. 2009-10-17.
  8. Web site: Polt und die Blosn altbewährt gut - Gestern in Dortmund. Stille. Claus-Dieter. 24 October 2004. Readers Edition. German. 2009-10-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20081028133726/http://www.readers-edition.de/2008/10/24/polt-und-die-blosn-altbewaehrt-gut-gestern-in-dortmund/. 28 October 2008. dead. dmy-all.
  9. News: Bayerns Schulen von Blosn frei. 13 December 2001. Die Tageszeitung. German. 2009-10-15.
  10. Web site: Die Stars – Biermösl Blosn . 28 July 2007. Bayerischer Rundfunk. German. 2009-10-17.
  11. Web site: "Meine Kinder sprechen kein Hochdeutsch.": Aufmüpfige Bayern. 2 March 2005. NGZ Online. German. 2009-10-17.
  12. News: Die SPD wärmt sich auf der Ofenbank. Weber. Mirko. 18 October 2000. Stuttgarter Zeitung. German. 2.
  13. Web site: Do samma!. Biermösl Blosn. German. 2009-10-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20180110053524/http://www.biermoesl-blosn.de/index2.htm. 2018-01-10. dead.

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