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 Ougenweide: Sent by Reiner Saxe, thank you!!: Notable pioneers of the 'Mittelalter rock' subgenre, Ougenweide have been inspirations of other well known 'Mittelalter rockers' such as In Extremo and Tanzwut. Named after a song by the famous Minnesänger (lyrical song writer in Germany which flourished in the 12th century) Neidhart von Reuental, Ougenweide were founded in the spring of 1970 by musicians Minne Graw, Olaf Casalich, Wolfgang von Henko, Jürgen Isenbart, Frank Wulff, Stefan Wulff in Hamburg as a Folk Rock band. From the beginning, Ougenweide had been wanting to set old Saxon manuscripts and songs and poems in dead languages of old, and other medieval songs and poems, but they were not totally restricted to doing medieval. Ougenweide were a band that was largely influenced by the Rock ,,szene'' in Hamburg during the 1960's. On Ougenweides' second album ,,All die weil ich mag'' (released, 1974) and ,,Ohrenschmaus'' and ,,Eulenspiegel'' features texts from the ''Merseburg Incantations'', a manuscript which dates to the 9th or 10th centuries, AD, written in Middle High German tongue of the day. This recording was later covered by other Mittelalter Rock bands, most famously on In Extremo's 1999 release ,,Verehrt und Angespien''. Ougenweide continued on to use these ancient lyrics as a prime motif to the concepts of their music, and from then on set forth a movement which has spawned some of our most favorite Mittelalter Rock artists. Ougenweide have also been described as Progressive Folk Rock. Ougenweide also play and use many old European, and folk instruments like bag pipes and flutes. Ougenweide disbanded in 1985, but made a comeback in 2004. In 2005 Ougenweide released an album called ''Ouwe War'', and are currently as of 2008 on tour in Europe. Reiner Saxe - 12/08 More at: |
