Bayern - Volksmusik
Rare Schellacks 1906-1941
Bavaria has always been the heartland of traditional music in Germany. On this record you will find the best Bavarian bands from the 78rpm-era playing their homegrown dances in a powerful style. Listen to the brass bands, string ensembles or zither solists and discover a musical world which is far removed from the oompah cliché.

Oberösterreich/Salzburg - Volksmusik
Rare Schellacks 1910-1949
This is the old earthy sound of rural Austria untouched by modern culture. Brass bands, small ensembles with violin and accordion, and the most striking yodelling contribute to a colourful picture of diversity.

Wien - Volksmusik
Rare Schellacks 1906-1937
Already by the 19th century Vienna, the capital of the Austrian-Hungarian empire, was a multiethnic melting pot. Bohemian polkas, gypsy melodies, Alpine and Balkan dances blended into a specific sound, which was performed in taverns on the outskirts of the metropolis. This music reflects all the melancholy and tragedy which defines the Vienna soul.

München - Volkssänger
Rare Schellckas 1902-1948
In the last century Munich became home of a new type of "folkmusic" which mingled many different types of traditional music into a fresh and vibrant urban sound. In hundreds of taverns, beer halls and restaurants folksingers would entertain a crowd with sometimes obscene songs, jokes and traditional melodies played on zither, guitar, harp and melodeon.