Trachtengruppe
Maria Alm
  Trachtengruppe
is German for performers in traditional costumes and the music they play is
called Dorfabendmusi. We first saw this group on
a Tuesday evening in Maria Alm where we have one of our timeshares. We were
immediately captivated by their spontaneity and the pleasure they seemed to
gather from their music as well as dance. There was none of the worn
attitude of going through the motions. The dances they did were genuinely
low-brow but I've always had a soft spot for them. These were young musicians having a
good time and it was hard not to get caught up in the spirit.
 Later
when I was making arrangements for our wedding we remembered this group and
hired them to play at our wedding. A sub-set of the group would play on the
boat that would take us from between the civil and religious ceremonies and
from there to our dinner. Though the wedding coordinator who I was working
with was dubious at the beginning when I first approached her with the idea,
they performed brilliantly in cramped quarters and were a hit with all of
our guests. I was even able to try my hand at playing the Alpenhorn and we
were also given lessons on playing the musical saw. To this day my son still
wants to learn how to play the saw! I can never repay them for the memories
that they gave us on that most important day in our lives. |
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