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Werner Lämmerhirt is a noted German singer-songwriter and guitarist in the contemporary folk music style.
He writes and sings in both German and English languages. His recording career has spanned more than three
decades.
He bought his first guitar - a 12 string - when he was 16. Rock and blues clubs were springing up over Berlin
in the mid-1960s and Werner picked up playing tips in these. In 1967 he dropped out of school and, accompanied
by just his guitar and a sleeping bag, set out to travel around Scandinavia, England and Holland. For 3 years
he travelled around Europe, spending the winters back in Berlin, doing whatever work was available, to finance
his next trip. His influences at this time were, to begin with, mainstream performers such as the Rolling Stones,
Bob Dylan and Donovan. Later influences were legendary blues artists such as Big Bill Broonzy and
Mississippi John Hurt. At the end of the 1960s British-style folk clubs had become very popular in Berlin, and
Lämmerhirt decided to return to the city where he would spend the day busking in S-bahn stations and the evening
playing in folk clubs.
During this time he met with Hannes Wader, who invited him to collaborate with him in making an album, "Ich hatte
mir noch so viel vorgenommen". The success of this album led to Lämmerhirt accompanying Wader on tours - his first
assignment as a professional musician. Werner collaborated with Wader on two further albums.
Lämmerhirt worked as a session musician at this time with artists such as Tom Paxton, Eddie and Finbar Furey and Alex Campbell.
In the winter of 1973-74 Lämmerhirt was approached with a proposal to record his first solo album on a new label, Stockfisch Records. This album, Ten Thousand Miles was successful, leading to further and larger live performances. Lämmerhirt began to write his own songs at this time, and his second solo album was released in 1975.
Lämmerhirt continues to tour in Germany and released his most recent CD "Harte Zeiten" in 2007.
(1974) - Ten Thousand Miles
Tracklist:
01 Marcel's Rag
02 Hesitation Blues
03 Angie
04 Ten Thousand Miles
05 Easy Rider
06 My Little Maggie
07 Glory of Love
08 Eleanor Rigby
09 Nine Hundred Miles
MP3 @ 320k; 84 MB
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