About
Alpen Musikanten is a folk band for hire in Melbourne, VIC.
Accordion, guitar and bass give Alpen Musikanten their Alpine folk sound. This Melbourne trio plays Oberkrainer music, bringing the polkas and waltzes of Central Europe to Australian dance floors. Vocals move between Slovenian and German, with Croatian and Italian songs in the mix.
Traditional dress is part of the performance. Their music draws on the folk traditions of Slovenia, Austria and Germany, reaching into northern Italy and Croatia too. You can book the trio for an Oktoberfest celebration or cultural festival, or bring that same sound to a community gathering or private function.
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The show
Piano accordion, bass, guitar and four part singing, played fast. The trio work in the Oberkrainer style the Avsenik brothers pioneered in Slovenia in the 1950s, adding guitar and bass rhythm borrowed from gypsy jazz and swing to older Alpine folk. In practice that means happy polkas and waltzes at a pace that gets people up. Vocals come in German, Slovenian, Italian, Croatian and English, and familiar songs from neighbouring countries get folded in so a mixed crowd recognises something. Traditional costume is part of it. Oktoberfest is the obvious booking, though any multicultural festival or dance minded audience gets the same treatment. This is not dinner background music. It is loud, cheerful and aimed at the floor.
Insurance and paperwork
Public liability insured
