Torfrock

In the organizer's words:

Let's put it this way: if someone had said recently, over fifty-four years ago, that we would be celebrating the band's 46th anniversary at some point, this person would probably have been accused of having had a few too many drinking horns of mead - but wrongly, as it turns out. Crazy story. With their consistency, authenticity and joy of playing, they remain true to themselves and their fans even after more than four decades. So that in 2024 they will not only be making musical waves again at the Bagaluten-Wiehnacht, but also at individual concerts and festivals with their unique utility rock. The 46 years of live expertise, fresh and rocking arrangements of their unmistakable classics as well as the Torfmoorholm humor make every concert a special experience. The line-up of Torfrock has changed a little over the years. Today, Torfrock is Klaus Büchner, one of the two founding fathers, who once met with Raymond Voß in Hamburg's Ernst-Deutsch-Theater to set texts by Edgar Allan Poe to music. Torfrock started with a crazy idea and Jimi Hendrix came up with an improbable homage: his "Hey Joe" was also set to plat-
German lyrics ("He Jo"), the first for Torfrock in a long line of successors and a hit with which the guitar god Hendrix is still duly honored today.
Today, in addition to Klaus Büchner (vocals, poems, harmonica and bass flute), Volker Schmidt (lots of guitars, vocals and
harmonica), Stefan Lehmann (drums and vocals) and Sven Berger
Berger (bass and vocals), who together give the tried and tested Torfrock sound a modern, groovy twist.
Torfrock's (fictional) microcosm, which is created by the ludicrous stories from the lives of the inhabitants of Torfmoorholm, the lovably drunk and chaotic Viking troupe from Haithabu and their descendants (Mr. Wernersen is probably one of them), still has an immense appeal to audiences of all ages today. The timeless lyrics, the peaty rock-folk-blues-punk-boogie (in short: utility rock) as well as the typical Büchner humor let the
concertgoers together with the band to celebrate a peaceful and cheerful peat rock party.