SONG OF THE DAY

“Moving Song” by 17 Hippies (Heimlich).

INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia)

– 17 Hippies is a band from Berlin, Germany, playing largely on acoustic instruments.

– Their style is a unique mix of Eastern European melodies and rhythms, with French chanson and American folk music. They sing mainly in German, English and French. In France their music is known as Berlin Style.

– They are most popular in their native Germany and France.

– The band was founded 1995 in Berlin by Christopher Blenkinsop (bouzouki, ukulele & vocals), Carsten Wegener (bass), Lutz “Lüül” Ulbrich (banjo & guitar), Kristin “Kiki” Sauer (accordion & vocals) and Reinhard “Koma” Lüderitz (bagpipes). They first used the name 17 Hippies in the fall of that year.

– In 1996 they began to organize their own series of free concerts called Hippie Haus Tanz (Hippie House Dance).

– They established their own record label in 1999.

– Since 1997 the 17 Hippies occasionally play with DJ’s and electronic musicians as the “Sexy Ambient Hippies”, with major concerts in Paris, Berlin and Munich.