Gundula Krause (born 7 July 1966) is a German

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ist. She lives in

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nearby

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and East-

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Life and work

She was born in

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. She moved to

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, during the 1980s where she learned bluegrass and

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music at Hollywood's Westlake College of Music. First experiences in band music she gathered in the formation ''The phiddleharmonics'' of her violin teacher Joe Miklich. She returned to Germany in 1986. At the

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she studied

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. During this time she went to

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and

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in Ireland for studying

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and

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. In 1992, she released her debut album, ''Dynamic Blend''. In the time about 1990 she was one of the first German folk violinists. She performed with a lot of bands from the Rhein-Main-area: ''Gundels Giganten'' (

), ''Beaver Bangtree Band'', ''The Bantree'' (

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), ''Hibernians'' (

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), ''Irish Rovers'', ''Dagmar 41'', ''Inbetween'', ''Secret Paddy'' (all

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). Currently she plays in the jazz-folk-formation ''Wintergreen Goblins'' (Roetgen).

Award

*In 1993 Gundula Krause won with ''Gundels Giganten'' the first place in the band competition of ''Südwestfunk Baden-Baden'' (Southwest-German Broadcasting Corporation

Baden-Baden Baden-Baden () is a spa town in the states of Germany, state of Baden-Württemberg, south-western Germany, at the north-western border of the Black Forest mountain range on the small river Oos (river), Oos, ten kilometres (six miles) east of the ...

Discography

*Gundels Giganten Dynamic blend, Wiesbaden : Poni Records (PO 9202), 1992. Enth.: Breton gavottes. Shanghai Hbf. Fisherman's friend. Red winged blackbird. Pretty Polly. Celtic circus. Breton salsa. *Hibernians Autumn leaves, (CD 10762-01), 1995. Enth.: Impressions of a Joint Journey. The Little Drummer. The Butterfly. Song for Ireland. Cúnnla / Morrison's. Holes. The Green Fields of France. There Was a Time. Gaoth Barra na dTonn. Dobinn's Flowery Vale. Welcome Poor Paddy Home. As I Roved out. Kilkelly. *The Bantree The fairy tree, Worms: Rolf Bachmann, L. P. Steinkohl, 1996. Enth.: The fairy tree.

Dúlamán "" ( Irish for ' channel wrack', a type of edible seaweed) is an Irish folk song. The lyrics of the song relate to the Irish practice of gathering seaweed, which has been done for various purposes, including as fertilizer, bathing, and food. T ...

. GG special. The foggy dew. Sean a chaoi. Irish home. Star of the County Down. Empty beach. Cheap chicken chick jig. Irish rover. Níl sén lá. My match is made. *In between Christmas goes jazz (CD), 1996 *Dagmar 41 Unsailable. Molecule Records 411, 2001. Enth.: Read Me. Semaphore. Defenestration. Glass Music. Here Comes Iocasta. Eve (Cress Reference). Marinade. Normal Song. Ammonites. The Thursday Room. King Arthur's Cafe. Phosphorus. Fins. Write With No Pen. Painted Sails.

References

External links

Gundula Krause at planet-interkom

{{DEFAULTSORT:Krause, Gundula 1966 births Living people Musicians from Göttingen Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz alumni German women musicians German bluegrass fiddlers Cajun fiddlers 20th-century Irish fiddlers 21st-century Irish fiddlers 20th-century Irish violinists 21st-century Irish violinists 21st-century American violinists American women violinists 21st-century American women musicians