For the second time, the "Oberland Jam", which focused on blues and rock, took place in the courtyard of the Naturfreundehaus. The response from listeners and musicians, some of whom had come from as far away as Munich, was very popular. A Peißenberg newcomer band also performed in public for the first time.
Weilheim – Despite all the rain warnings, 19 people were already at the Friends of Nature House near the Ammer right at 40 p.m., and an hour later almost 70. The fact that everyone loved live music with guitars immediately created a sense of community, across all ages from just under 20 to almost 70.
The icebreaker was made by "Milo & the Roose" around Mark Milotich, who lives in Pähl and comes from the US East Coast. The self-composed songs conveyed more thoughtful English lyrics – so less of a party atmosphere, but rather a dark, melodic independent sound, such as "God Perspective": If you could see everything from above, good and evil, maybe something could be changed, as "Milo" explained at the beginning.
Occasionally there was dancing along
The second band was so popular that there were some people dancing along. "#Volume", pronounced "Hashtag Volume", was recast two years ago around the Weilheim drummer Roland Bosch and now includes Tine Ingold, Thomas Neuner, Matt Lightfoot (from Pullach and Nottingham) and Petra Gensberger from Penzberg. Although the five were "only" on the road with cover pieces, they did so at full steam and above all with the hammer voice of Tine Ingold, which is reminiscent of Janis Joplin. Effortlessly, the Wielenbacher interpreted the throaty, powerful "Some water" by Melissa Etheridge.
The third band of the evening is just starting. "LiteOne sitting" from Peißenberg – "the title comes from 'easy to have a seat'", it was joked – consists of Dominik Bauer, Andreas Kupka and Johannes Hofer. Dry guitar riffs were immediately convincing. In addition, the powerful vocals of Margarete Huber gave a special touch: cheeky in the Stones cover "All right now", high and powerful as in the original in "White Rabbit". A strong debut!
Jamming between band gigs
Each of the permanent bands got 20 minutes, in between there was always a "slot" in which freelance musicians could jam. Damian Schmid and Michael Poganiatz ("Pogy") from Peißenberg and Böbing, supported by the experienced drummer Thomas Korpiun ("Skorpy") from Murnau, took advantage of such a time gap. Another slot brought together musicians of different directions: Beatles specialist Thomas Krüger ("Burgles") and rock professional Günter Vomberg ("Starnberg Bluesrock") joined forces - and agreed on grooving in a slow blues, supported by the Pähler Roland Haupt ("Ammerbluezz").
Best atmosphere at the "Oberland Jam": The band "#Volume" around drummer Roland Bosch and singer Tine Ingold thrilled a good 70 listeners.
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Haupt is – along with Geli Stalinski ("Rockabella") from Germeringen – one of the initiators of the semi-open-air, in which the audience is protected with a tarpaulin. In view of the good response, both are already dreaming about the future: "It's always the first Friday, it's still possible outside until the beginning of October." Maybe you could play "downsized and unplugged" in the restaurant in winter, Haupt thinks. Stalinski, on the other hand, dreams bigger: "We have also played out here at a private party in winter - with a mulled wine hut and campfire."
"The 'Oberland Jam' is going far better than expected"
The landlord of "Krugs's Restaurant", who provides drums and sound technology, definitely has an open ear. "The 'Oberland Jam' is going far better than expected. We even have preliminary inquiries from musicians until next year," Ole Krug reveals. He himself used to "play everything that has keys, plus percussion". And because it is simply too extinct for him in Weilheim, he counters it – entirely on his own initiative – with events: Rock on 11 August, Rockabilly on 19 August and 2 September, a candlelit reading on 25 August, and of course the next "Oberland Jam" on 1 September. Details online at www.hostel-weilheim.de. Andreas Bretting