De Randfichten
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De Randfichten are a German
Volksmusic band from Johanngeorgenstadt
, Saxony
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Founded in 1992 as Original Arzgebirgische Randfichten by Thomas "Rups" Unger and Michael "Michl" Rostig, they were renamed to De Randfichten in 1997. In that year Thomas "Lauti" Lauterbach became a band member, and they released their first album Do pfeift dr Fuchs. The name of the album, which means "That's where the fox whistles", became the motto of the band. Mainly singing in the dialect of the Erzgebirge they gained local popularity in the next years.
With their song Lebt denn der alte Holzmichl noch? they reached #3 of the German single charts in July, 2004, and became the most successful folk band in Germany for years. It was the best selling German single in that year. The song is based on a traditional folk song "Der Hausmichl" which is known in many variants. Holzmichl was Michael Rostig's nickname when he attended university in Chemnitz
.
In contrast to most other German folk bands they also partly appeal to a younger audience, including an appearance on Top of the Pops
. They were in the German Top 100 for 56 weeks. After the Holzmichl song they had two other singles in the German charts up to now, De lustigen Holzhackerleit and Jetzt geht die Party richtig los.
Germany
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Volksmusic band from Johanngeorgenstadt
Johanngeorgenstadt
Johanngeorgenstadt is a mining town in Saxony’s Ore Mountains, 17 km south of Aue, and 27 km northwest of Karlovy Vary. It lies in the district of Erzgebirgskreis, and right on the border with the Czech Republic, is a state-recognized health resort , and calls itself Stadt des...
, Saxony
Saxony
The Free State of Saxony is a landlocked state of Germany, contingent with Brandenburg, Saxony Anhalt, Thuringia, Bavaria, the Czech Republic and Poland. It is the tenth-largest German state in area, with of Germany's sixteen states....
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Founded in 1992 as Original Arzgebirgische Randfichten by Thomas "Rups" Unger and Michael "Michl" Rostig, they were renamed to De Randfichten in 1997. In that year Thomas "Lauti" Lauterbach became a band member, and they released their first album Do pfeift dr Fuchs. The name of the album, which means "That's where the fox whistles", became the motto of the band. Mainly singing in the dialect of the Erzgebirge they gained local popularity in the next years.
With their song Lebt denn der alte Holzmichl noch? they reached #3 of the German single charts in July, 2004, and became the most successful folk band in Germany for years. It was the best selling German single in that year. The song is based on a traditional folk song "Der Hausmichl" which is known in many variants. Holzmichl was Michael Rostig's nickname when he attended university in Chemnitz
Chemnitz
Chemnitz is the third-largest city of the Free State of Saxony, Germany. Chemnitz is an independent city which is not part of any county and seat of the government region Direktionsbezirk Chemnitz. Located in the northern foothills of the Ore Mountains, it is a part of the Saxon triangle...
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In contrast to most other German folk bands they also partly appeal to a younger audience, including an appearance on Top of the Pops
Top of the Pops
Top of the Pops, also known as TOTP, is a British music chart television programme, made by the BBC and originally broadcast weekly from 1 January 1964 to 30 July 2006. After 25 December 2006 it became a radio program, now hosted by Tony Blackburn...
. They were in the German Top 100 for 56 weeks. After the Holzmichl song they had two other singles in the German charts up to now, De lustigen Holzhackerleit and Jetzt geht die Party richtig los.