Musikantenstadl is a live television entertainment program broadcast in the
German language
German ( ) is a West Germanic languages, West Germanic language mainly spoken in Central Europe. It is the most widely spoken and Official language, official or co-official language in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, and the Ita ...
throughout Austria, Germany, and Switzerland. It features Austrian, Swiss, and German popular folk music (
Schlager,
Volkstümliche Musik
Volkstümliche Musik (German for "folksy/traditional/popular music") is a modern popular derivation of the traditional ''Volksmusik'' genre of German-speaking regions. Though it is often marketed as ''Volksmusik'', it differs from traditional fo ...
), international pop and folk music as well as interviews and comedy. As a production of
Eurovision
The Eurovision Song Contest (), sometimes abbreviated to ESC and often known simply as Eurovision, is an international songwriting competition organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), featuring participants representing pr ...
, is co-produced by the
Österreichischer Rundfunk
('Austrian Broadcasting Corporation'; ORF) is an Austrian national public broadcaster. Funded from a combination of television licence fee revenue and limited on-air advertising, ORF is the dominant player in the Austrian broadcast media. Aus ...
,
Bayerischer Rundfunk
Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR; "Bavarian Broadcasting") is a public-service radio and television broadcaster, based in Munich, capital city of the Free State of Bavaria in Germany. BR is a member organization of the ARD consortium of public broadcas ...
and
Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen
Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF; "Swiss Radio and Television") is a Swiss broadcasting company created on 1 January 2011 through the merger of radio company Schweizer Radio DRS (SR DRS) and television company Schweizer Fernsehen (SF). The ne ...
. Aside from the live television broadcasts it also tours in Austria and Germany as live concerts. It is currently hosted by
Andy Borg
Adolf Andreas Speyer (born 02 November 1960 in Floridsdorf, Vienna), best known by his stage name Andy Borg, is an Austrian Schlager singer and TV presenter. He lives in the Passau area and has been recording music since his debut album ''Adios ...
and its location of broadcast varies between towns in different regions in Austria, Germany, and Switzerland.
The show could be compared to being a much larger German version of the United Kingdom 1970's entertainment show
The Wheeltappers and Shunters Social Club
''The Wheeltappers and Shunters Social Club'' was a British television variety show produced by Granada Television from 1974 to 1977. It was set in a fictional working men's club in the North of England and was hosted by comedian Colin Crompton ...
. However Musikantenstadl consists of a large
barn
A barn is an agricultural building usually on farms and used for various purposes. In North America, a barn refers to structures that house livestock, including cattle and horses, as well as equipment and fodder, and often grain.Allen G. ...
Set construction
Set construction is the process undertaken by a construction manager to build full-scale scenery, as specified by a production designer or art director working in collaboration with the director of a production to create a set for a theatrica ...
and not a
Social Club
A social club may be a group of people or the place where they meet, generally formed around a common interest, occupation, or activity. Examples include: book discussion clubs, chess clubs, anime clubs, country clubs, charity work, criminal ...
. The show also has similarities to
Noel's House Party
''Noel's House Party'' is a BBC light entertainment series that was hosted by Noel Edmonds. Set in a large house in the fictional village of Crinkley Bottom, leading to much innuendo, it ran from 23 November 1991 to 26 March 2000 on BBC One, an ...
.
In 2015, the show was re-branded as the ''
Stadlshow'' with new stage setting and presenter team,
Francine Jordi
Francine Jordi (born Francine Lehmann, 24 June 1977) is a Swiss pop singer.
As a young child, she sang songs for Japanese tourists in Interlaken. With this musical background she won the German Grand Prix der Volksmusik in 1998 with the song " ...
and Alexander Mazza. Musikantenstadl and Stadlshow are both used conjunctively when referring to the program.
Format
The show takes its name from ''"Musikanten"'' meaning musicians and ''"Stadl"'' which is the Austrian-Bavarian word for barn. The first ''Musikantenstadl'' was broadcast in
Enns Austria and mainly consists of easy listening, catchy music (
Schlager and
Volkstümliche Musik
Volkstümliche Musik (German for "folksy/traditional/popular music") is a modern popular derivation of the traditional ''Volksmusik'' genre of German-speaking regions. Though it is often marketed as ''Volksmusik'', it differs from traditional fo ...
) and conversations between the presenter, musicians and members of the audience. Each episode which is referred to as a ''Stadl'' is broadcast from different locations in either Austria, Switzerland, Germany and sometimes South Tyrol in front of a live audience at a large city or small town arena. The audience members sit at long tables in a German beer house style and are served drinks from a bar. Most also arrive to the show wearing ''
Tracht
''Tracht'' () refers to traditional garments in German-speaking countries and regions. Although the word is most often associated with Bavarian, Austrian, South Tyrolian and Trentino garments, including lederhosen and dirndls, many other German-s ...
'' including
Lederhosen
Lederhosen (; , ; singular in German usage: ''Lederhose'') are short or knee-length leather breeches that are worn as traditional garments in some regions of German-speaking countries. The longer ones are generally called ''Bundhosen'' or ''Kni ...
and
Dirndl's. There have been two set backdrops since 1981; in 2005 a new set was introduced along with the new presenter
Andy Borg
Adolf Andreas Speyer (born 02 November 1960 in Floridsdorf, Vienna), best known by his stage name Andy Borg, is an Austrian Schlager singer and TV presenter. He lives in the Passau area and has been recording music since his debut album ''Adios ...
which included a staircase. Since the start, the Wolfgang-Lindner Band from Austria has provided the music which the artists sing and audience members dance to. When the original band leader, Wolfgang Lindner Sr., died, his son, Wolfgang Lindner Jr., took his place and now plays drums in the band. In 2005 the original theme music ''Trumpet Echo'' was replaced with the new ''Stadlzeit'' which also includes words which are sung by Andy Borg at the opening and closing of each show.
Special editions
Silvesterstadl
Every year on 31 December, a 5-hour
New Year's Eve
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special of the show ''Silvesterstadl'' is broadcast live throughout Germany, Austria and Switzerland leading up to the midnight countdown. The first ''Silvesterstadl'' was broadcast in 1984 and became an annual program as of 1989. In 2005
Karl Moik
Karl Moik (19 June 1938 – 26 March 2015) was an Austrian television presenter and singer.
Life
Moik was born in Linz. He became famous in Austria, Germany, German-speaking Switzerland and South Tyrol as the television presenter of the music s ...
presented his last ''Silvesterstadl''. The stadl special features a 'kiss-cam' whereby camera crew select couples throughout the night from the audience who then give each other a New Year's Eve kiss on TV. Throughout the program viewers also call in to vote who they want to win 'Stadlstern' ''(Barn star)'' of that year.
Overseas broadcasts
Musikantenstadl has been broadcast live from several non-German speaking countries. In August 1985, the show featured its first overseas broadcast live in
Portorož
Portorož (; it, Portorose) is a Slovenian Adriatic seaside resort and spa town located in the Municipality of Piran in southwestern Slovenia. Its modern development began in the late 19th century with the vogue for the first health resorts. In ...
, part of the then state of
Yugoslavia
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. It was also the first time the show featured as an
open-air concert, live from the Adriatic sea side resort.
In September 1988 with the cooperation of
Soviet Union
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broadcasters, ''Musikantenstadl'' was broadcast live from
Moscow
Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ...
in Russia with Tatyana Wedenejewa, a well known Russian TV presenter acting as co-host.
Stadlstern
Stadlstern or ''Barnstar'' for the English translation is awarded to a volksmusik singer or group live on Silvesterstadl following a public vote. The viewers choose who they want to be the stadlstern winner of that year from 3 contestants, each representing Austria, Switzerland and Germany. Stadlstern began in 2006 and for 5 consecutive years (2006-2010) was won by performers from Switzerland. On the 30th year celebration show of Musikantenstadl, the stadlstern winners of 2006 to 2010 performed in a medley format.
Stadlstern winners
* ''2006'' –
Nicolas Senn
* ''2007'' –
Oesch's die Dritten
Oesch's die Dritten is a Yodel Volksmusik family group from the Bernese Oberland, Switzerland. It consists of its lead vocalist and yodeler Melanie Oesch (born 14 December 1987), her mother Annemarie (born 8 February 1963), her father Hansueli ( ...
* ''2008'' –
Yasmine-Melanie
* ''2009'' –
Lisa Stoll
* ''2010'' –
Florian & Seppli
* ''2011'' –
Marilena
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See also
*List of municipalities in Paraná
This is a list of the municipalities in the state of Paraná (PR), located in the South Region of Brazil. Para ...
* ''2012'' –
Sandra Ledermann
* ''2013'' –
Geschwister Weber
* ''2014'' –
Johannes Weinberger
TV Channels
It is broadcast on the 3 European TV Channels
ORF 2
ORF 2 (''ORF zwei'', formerly FS2) is an Austrian public television channel owned by ORF. It was launched on 11 September 1961 as a technical test programme. Today it is one of the four public TV channels in Austria.
ORF 2 is available v ...
(ORF),
Das Erste
Das Erste (; "The First") is the flagship national television channel of the ARD association of public broadcasting corporations in Germany. ''Das Erste'' is jointly operated by the nine regional public broadcasting corporations that are member ...
(ARD) and
SRF 1
SRF 1 (''SRF eins'') is a German-language Swiss television channel, one of three produced by the SRG SSR public-service broadcasting group (the others being SRF zwei and SRF info). The channel, formerly known as SF1, was renamed on 16 Decemb ...
(SRF).
History
Karl Moik Era (1981–2005)
''Musikantenstadls first episode was broadcast from
Enns, Austria on 5 March 1981 hosted by
Karl Moik
Karl Moik (19 June 1938 – 26 March 2015) was an Austrian television presenter and singer.
Life
Moik was born in Linz. He became famous in Austria, Germany, German-speaking Switzerland and South Tyrol as the television presenter of the music s ...
along with
Hias Mayer a comedian.
Karl Moik
Karl Moik (19 June 1938 – 26 March 2015) was an Austrian television presenter and singer.
Life
Moik was born in Linz. He became famous in Austria, Germany, German-speaking Switzerland and South Tyrol as the television presenter of the music s ...
traveled the world with this show to places such as:
Special Show Locations
*
Toronto
Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the ancho ...
, Canada at
Coliseum Arena at
Exhibition Place
Exhibition Place is a publicly owned mixed-use district in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, located by the shoreline of Lake Ontario, just west of downtown. The site includes exhibit, trade, and banquet centres, theatre and music buildings, monuments ...
on 26 May 1994
*
Melbourne
Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...
, Australia at
Flinders Park on 23 September 1995.
*
Cape Town
Cape Town ( af, Kaapstad; , xh, iKapa) is one of South Africa's three capital cities, serving as the seat of the Parliament of South Africa. It is the legislative capital of the country, the oldest city in the country, and the second largest ...
,
South Africa
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at
Good Hope Centre
The Good Hope Centre in Cape Town, South Africa (1976) by Pier Luigi Nervi, is an exhibition hall and conference centre, with the exhibition hall comprising an arch with tie-beam on each of the four vertical facades and two diagonal arches support ...
on 30 November 1996.
*
Orlando
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,
Florida
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, United States at
Disney World
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on 14 March 1998.
*
Beijing
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Beijing ( ; ; ), alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Beijing is the world's most populous national capital city, with over 21 ...
, China on 16 October 1999.
*
Dubai
Dubai (, ; ar, دبي, translit=Dubayy, , ) is the most populous city in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the capital of the Emirate of Dubai, the most populated of the 7 emirates of the United Arab Emirates.The Government and Politics of ...
,
United Arab Emirates
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at
Dubai Creek
Dubai Creek ( ar, خور دبي, Khūr Dubay) has been described as a natural saltwater creek, tidal inlet, and watercourse or waterway in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). It extends about inwards and forms a natural port that has traditional ...
on 8 December 2001.
Andy Borg Era (2006–Present)
![Musikantenstadl-Tournee 2010, Wien (01)](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/dd/Musikantenstadl-Tournee_2010%2C_Wien_%2801%29.jpg)
In 2005,
Andy Borg
Adolf Andreas Speyer (born 02 November 1960 in Floridsdorf, Vienna), best known by his stage name Andy Borg, is an Austrian Schlager singer and TV presenter. He lives in the Passau area and has been recording music since his debut album ''Adios ...
became host of the revamped program, with the German comedy duo "Waltraud & Mariechen" (
Volker Heißmann &
Martin Rassau) providing humor. His first show was aired on 23 September 2006 in
Wiener Neustadt
Wiener Neustadt (; ; Central Bavarian: ''Weana Neistod'') is a city located south of Vienna, in the state of Lower Austria, in northeast Austria. It is a self-governed city and the seat of the district administration of Wiener Neustadt-Land Distr ...
, Austria.
Andy Borg
Adolf Andreas Speyer (born 02 November 1960 in Floridsdorf, Vienna), best known by his stage name Andy Borg, is an Austrian Schlager singer and TV presenter. He lives in the Passau area and has been recording music since his debut album ''Adios ...
is starting to take the show worldwide just like
Karl Moik
Karl Moik (19 June 1938 – 26 March 2015) was an Austrian television presenter and singer.
Life
Moik was born in Linz. He became famous in Austria, Germany, German-speaking Switzerland and South Tyrol as the television presenter of the music s ...
did. His first stop
Poreč
Poreč (; it, Parenzo; la, Parens or ; grc, Πάρενθος, Párenthos) is a town and municipality on the western coast of the Istrian peninsula, in Istria County, west Croatia. Its major landmark is the 6th-century Euphrasian Basilica, whic ...
,
Croatia
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, anthem = "Lijepa naša domovino"("Our Beautiful Homeland")
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on 7 May 2011. In April 2013 there is a Cruise planned to travel to
Florida
Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and to ...
,
Haiti
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, Mexico and
Jamaica
Jamaica (; ) is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning in area, it is the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean (after Cuba and Hispaniola). Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, and west of His ...
.
On Saturday 20 June 2015 Andy presented his last Musikantenstadl in an open-air show live from
Pula
Pula (; also known as Pola, it, Pola , hu, Pòla, Venetian language, Venetian; ''Pola''; Istriot language, Istriot: ''Puola'', Slovene language, Slovene: ''Pulj'') is the largest city in Istria County, Croatia, and the List of cities and town ...
,
Croatia
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, anthem = "Lijepa naša domovino"("Our Beautiful Homeland")
, image_map =
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. As of September 2015, the new
Stadlshow will be presented by
Francine Jordi
Francine Jordi (born Francine Lehmann, 24 June 1977) is a Swiss pop singer.
As a young child, she sang songs for Japanese tourists in Interlaken. With this musical background she won the German Grand Prix der Volksmusik in 1998 with the song " ...
and Alexander Mazza.
30 Years on TV
On 12 March 2011 ''Musikantenstadl'' celebrated their 30-year anniversary of being on TV. The show was located in
Freiburg
Freiburg im Breisgau (; abbreviated as Freiburg i. Br. or Freiburg i. B.; Low Alemannic: ''Friburg im Brisgau''), commonly referred to as Freiburg, is an independent city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. With a population of about 230,000 (as o ...
, Germany was hosted by
Andy Borg
Adolf Andreas Speyer (born 02 November 1960 in Floridsdorf, Vienna), best known by his stage name Andy Borg, is an Austrian Schlager singer and TV presenter. He lives in the Passau area and has been recording music since his debut album ''Adios ...
. Unfortunately this was the same day as the Japan tsunami, so ''Musikantenstadl'' was not broadcast live. The show was later aired on 26 March 2011. A few singers performing were:
Hansi Hinterseer
Johann Ernst "Hansi" Hinterseer (born 2 February 1954) is an Austrian singer, actor, entertainer and former alpine skier.
Sports career
Hinterseer is the son of Ernst Hinterseer, who won a gold medal in slalom skiing at the 1960 Winter Olympics. ...
,
Semino Rossi,
Die Stoakogler,
Peter Kraus
Peter Kraus (born 18 March 1939) is an Austrian-German singer and actor.
Born Peter Siegfried Krausenecker in Munich, Germany, Kraus was popular especially in the 1950s, notably in those musical comedy films where he played opposite Cornelia F ...
,
Stefan Mross,
Francine Jordi
Francine Jordi (born Francine Lehmann, 24 June 1977) is a Swiss pop singer.
As a young child, she sang songs for Japanese tourists in Interlaken. With this musical background she won the German Grand Prix der Volksmusik in 1998 with the song " ...
,
DJ Ötzi
Gerhard "Gerry" Friedle (born 7 January 1971), better known by his stage name DJ Ötzi (), is an Austrian pop and Schlager singer. Successful mainly in German-speaking countries, he is best known in the English-speaking world for his 2000 single ...
,
Oesch's die Dritten
Oesch's die Dritten is a Yodel Volksmusik family group from the Bernese Oberland, Switzerland. It consists of its lead vocalist and yodeler Melanie Oesch (born 14 December 1987), her mother Annemarie (born 8 February 1963), her father Hansueli ( ...
and
Ursprung Buam. The first host
Karl Moik
Karl Moik (19 June 1938 – 26 March 2015) was an Austrian television presenter and singer.
Life
Moik was born in Linz. He became famous in Austria, Germany, German-speaking Switzerland and South Tyrol as the television presenter of the music s ...
was not present at the celebration show.
Reception
Overall response
Musikantenstadl is the most successful and long running show featuring volksmusik and schlager in the German-speaking world. As of November 2012 the program had recorded 174 shows including 7 overseas broadcasts.
United Kingdom
In the United Kingdom only some people know about the show, it being in the German language and not being broadcast in the country by United Kingdom broadcasters, however in the 1990s and into the early 21st century the widespread home reception of direct satellite broadcast analogue television from the Astra satellite system, usually bought for receiving English language broadcasts from the Sky television company, gave access to several German channels such as ARD, ZDF, SAT1, MDR, NDR, WDR which were carried on the Astra satellite and due to the large size of the broadcast footprint were available in the clear with an ordinary household satellite reception dish, where there were many music programmes, such as volksmusik and Andre Rieu concerts; indeed England got mentioned on SAT1 when in one programme the presenter, Ramona Leiss, listed from where postcards to the programme had been sent. However ''Musikantenstadl'' has attracted a number of artists from Britain including
Tony Christie
Anthony Fitzgerald (born 25 April 1943), known professionally as Tony Christie, is an English musician, singer and actor. He is best known for his recording of "(Is This the Way To) Amarillo
"(Is This the Way to) Amarillo" is a song writt ...
,
Ross Antony
Ross Anthony Catterall (born 9 July 1974), known by his stage name Ross Antony, is a British singer, entertainer and presenter based in Germany. He rose to fame as a member of the R&B/ pop group Bro'Sis. Since the group disbanded in 2006, Anto ...
and
Roger Whitaker
Roger Henry Brough Whittaker (born 22 March 1936) is a British singer-songwriter and musician, who was born in Nairobi to English parents. His music is an eclectic mix of folk music and popular songs in addition to radio airplay hits. He is bes ...
who have become successful
schlager artists in the German-speaking world as a result of the show. The broadcast has had mixed views from British people who are aware of it with some positives to the point where some have questioned if a similar style of program to ''Musikantenstadl'' could work in Britain.
References
External links
Musikantenstadl HomepageMusikantenstadl on SF-Website
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