Life in the Finnish Woods, aka Livet I Finnskogarna, aka Mockingbird Hill

Jerry Minar's version here made me decide to learn this familiar tune.

I believe this is the original:

Whoopee John's version is classic:

The same melody is used in Mockingbird Hill:

Radio around the world

This is a pretty fun globe you can spin to hear radio stations in your browser. Of course, I landed in Munich!

http://radio.garden/live/munich/br-heimat/

Ernst Mosch: Lobstal Polka

Beautiful music from the Egerländer Musikanten.

Heimatdamisch: Highway to Hell

I'm pretty sure I detect some strains of Trompeten Echo in there...

a Guckenheimer Sour Kraut classic

Under the Double Eagle, aka Unter dem Doppeladler by Josef Wagner.

Tales from the Vienna Woods aka Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald.

This old Strauss chestnut is the soundtrack for my MANIC FRIDAY

Anne Ziegler sings:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDnqs3cYkQM

looks like Fassbinder to me, a lavender dream:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOuc-6jc4QI

Dutch organ a-go-go:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ilNjtPxo8Q

Accordion master Don Grzanna:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jaV--Pd1WsQ

Zither: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IghJ9rnTfrQ

Vogelwiese again

Franz went to the Oktoberfest tent in the bird meadow. Because he likes to hoist one. 

Blow musik, dance... he's lived a lot.

The beer was nice and cool, therefore he drank too much.

Early in the day he was so fresh. By evening he was under the table.

Auf die Vogelwiese ging der Franz, 
weil er gern eine hebt. 
Und bei Blasmusik und Tanz hat er so viel erlebt. 
Das Bier im Zelt war gut und herrlich kühl, 
darum trank der Franz viel zu viel. 
Früh am Tag war er so frisch, doch abends lag er unterm Tisch.

Baruška polka aka Barbara polka

Another Czech classic that I thought was somehow German. I love this tune!

Youngsters, 'the Happy Wanderers' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDkgmFAzeic

Elmer Scheid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAsNa6iGFos

Wurlitzer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hk7u74m9B8U

Chicago Push: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOQNgiNggtQ

Bikers and Blasmusik

Found on http://www.ralfdenninger.eu/2.html 

Bikers and Blasmusik is a thing in Deutschland: http://www.biker-machen-blasmusik.info/index.php/en/bilder

Počápelská Polka, aka Cecilka Polka, aka Auf der Vogelwiese

This is one of my favorites in the Blasmusik genre.

Once again, it turns out that what I had thought of as a German tune turns out to be originally Czech. The composer is Josef Poncar, 1902-1986.

Here's one where there seems to be a "Cold water Challenge" going on

the Chicken Dance, aka "Dance Little Bird"

A classic rendition of the old chestnut

Oktoberfest Revisited

It's always Oktoberfest in this miniature railroad scene on Google Street view!