International Jazz Banjo Newsletter

Merci vielmals!!
Ein Resumee für ein gelungenes 1. Schweizer Banjo Festival in Bülach ,
Schweiz. Ausrichter Ruedi Bleuer. Ruedi hat diese Lob verdient, zumal er
gesundheitlich angeschlagen war. Mit seiner Frau Bea und Tochter Daniella
hat er es möglich gemacht.
Sehr angenehm fand ich, daß die Profis wie Sean Moyses und Tim Allan als
Begleitung sicheres" Back up " brachten. Samstag waren 3 Workshops mit Tim Allan , H.J.Elter un B. Schwenter. Rundherum ein schönes Ambiente- Bülach- und viele
Banjofreunde, die sich nächstes Jahr wieder treffen.

Thank you..four times!
A pleasant look back at the First Swiss Banjo Festival in Bülach, Switzerland.
Praise must go to Ruedi Bleuer, as he was not in the best of health over the weekend but with assistance from his wife Bea and his charming daughter Daniella (an upcoming jazz singer!) he made it. As far I know there was a sponsoring by Helmut Fischer, a Swiss banjo collector and the Saitensprung music shop.
I myself was very surprised about the help and musical underpinning of Tim Allan and Sean Moyses who spent their time helping some of performers on stage. Very pleasant back up. On Saturday we had three workshops with Tim Allan, H.J. Elter and Bernard Schwenter.
The little Swiss town of Bülach with a nice ambience. Many, many banjo friends new and renewed with the idea make it happen again next year.
The performers on the programme were:-
Hier die Teilnehmer in Programmfolge:
Banjo Gang
Ruedi Horath
Kurth Kreienbühl
Martin Shelik
Sean Moyses
Daniela Bleuer
Roberto Ammann
Franta Chvoyka
Ruedi Bleuer mit Alan Rogers from London on Piano
Hans Jörg Elter
Rita Trachsel
Helmut Fischer
Alberto Tschümperlin
Bernard Schwenter
Achim Hippenstiel
Rene Zenter
Headliner:- Tim Allan.

Grüße and Greetings,
Achim Hippenstiel,
Bad Münstereifel.