Music at the Inn
Anyone who drops into an inn displaying a metal sign depicting a tuba and a clarinet might have the good fortune to find that, on this particular evening, a few musicians have turned up to sing and play for their own entertainment and that of visitors. The metal sign means "musician friendly inn" – and there are about 30 of them in ArberLand.
Folk music is rarely played in inns these days, unless for festivals and celebrations, gatherings, dances or Christmas parties. Landlords and guests will seldom hear musicians spontaneously singing or playing. A few years ago, the decision was made by the administrations of Lower Bavaria and the Upper Pfalz, the Bavarian Association for Local Culture and the Bavarian Hotel and Restaurant Association that this situation could not be allowed to continue.
The campaign for "musician friendly inns" was intended to revive social and cultural life in the inns – and this has indeed happened: Since it started, spontaneous singing and playing of music in inns has become more frequent.
Musicians from the ArberLand
It is very simple: musicians, of which there are plenty in ArberLand, arrange with the landlord to play and sing traditional folk music and are given a light supper and drinks in return. Of course, the landlord may also join in as there is often an instrument in a musician friendly inn.
This idea suits everyone: landlords are pleased to see new guests, musicians to have new opportunities to play and guests to see the return of an old tradition.
As the old saying goes: Everything tastes better with music!
Folk music is rarely played in inns these days, unless for festivals and celebrations, gatherings, dances or Christmas parties. Landlords and guests will seldom hear musicians spontaneously singing or playing. A few years ago, the decision was made by the administrations of Lower Bavaria and the Upper Pfalz, the Bavarian Association for Local Culture and the Bavarian Hotel and Restaurant Association that this situation could not be allowed to continue.
The campaign for "musician friendly inns" was intended to revive social and cultural life in the inns – and this has indeed happened: Since it started, spontaneous singing and playing of music in inns has become more frequent.
Musicians from the ArberLand
It is very simple: musicians, of which there are plenty in ArberLand, arrange with the landlord to play and sing traditional folk music and are given a light supper and drinks in return. Of course, the landlord may also join in as there is often an instrument in a musician friendly inn.
This idea suits everyone: landlords are pleased to see new guests, musicians to have new opportunities to play and guests to see the return of an old tradition.
As the old saying goes: Everything tastes better with music!
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