Dick reports...

Internationale Musikantenparade

This group came back to the Donauschwaben Club, by popular demand as the last stop on their – six-stop - North American Tour.

They had been to – mostly Danube Swabian organizations in Cincinnati; Cleveland; Buffalo-Hamburg; Leamington and Kitchener.

After a warm welcome by Tony Baumann, Wolfgang Ribbert, the tour’s organizer sang ‘Heimat Deine Sterne’ and I noticed some of the guests wiping their eyes. It was another ‘Merchant of Memories’- and they remembered!

Wolfgang Ribbert

The club was almost sold out again, even though it was the middle of the week. The artists had not been forgotten since their last engagement at the club, and the audience loved them again.

"Die Sandler"

The concert started with the “Die Sandler” and their wonderful rich palette of local renditions - of the distinctive sound of their home world, dressed in their local costumes, and yes, yodeling was involved. Some of the best yodeling I ever heard and, judging by the applause, greatly appreciated by the audience as well.

Dancing to "Die Sandler"

Danny Bach was the next performer with an astonishing mellow voice that engraved itself in the heart of the many enraptured listeners.

Danny Bach

He also gained a number of new ‘groupies’ when he led a polonaise through the club.

A polonaise with Danny Bach

Another one of the highlights this evening was the performance of Christine Schuhmann and her many songs of the old ‘Heimat’ plus a few of the current hits in Germany that are featured in the many ‘Hit Parades’ overseas now, some of them totally new to us locals, but greatly applauded nevertheless.

Christine Schuhmann

After a break, halfway through the program, the second half of the performances seemed even better than the first. It was a great evening and one that will not be easily forgotten by the grateful visitors, and worth every dollar of the price of admission.

As always

Dick Altermann