The blue unicorn

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The blue unicorn
The Blue Unicorn at the German Evangelical Church Congress 2007 in Cologne
The Blue Unicorn at the German Evangelical Church Congress 2007 in Cologne
General information
origin Dresden , Germany
Genre (s) Folk
founding 1991
resolution 2013
Website www.dasblaueeinhorn.de
Founding members
Paul Hoorn
Andreas Zöllner
Christoph Bellmann
Dirk Hessel (until 1991)
Last occupation
Singing, accordion,
trumpet, chalumeau
 Paul Hoorn
Guitar, electric guitar
 Andreas Zöllner
Double bass, belly violin , tuba
Dietrich Zöllner (since 1993)
Violin , double bass
 Florian Mayer (since 2006, also in the Dresden Salon Orchestra )
former members
double bass
 Tino Scholz (1997-2001)
double bass
 Michael "Schnorke" Burkhardt (2001-2006)

The Blue Unicorn was a band from Dresden founded in 1991 . Her repertoire included chansons , klezmer , Roma songs , tango , rembetiko and fado .

Band history

Paul Hoorn and Andreas Zöllner founded the band in 1991 together with Christoph Bellmann and Dirk Hessel with a concert against the Gulf War . From 1993 Dietrich Zöllner was a member of the band, the fourth man changed more often. In the last line-up, three of the four band members were studied musicians; the fourth, Andreas Zöllner, also works as a sound engineer. The last concert of the Blue Unicorn took place on November 23, 2013 in the old slaughterhouse in Dresden and was partially broadcast by coloRadio . The paths of the band members have since separated.

Appearances

The band was on stage several times a week, and their venues were spread all over Germany . The Blue Unicorn often played in churches.

Discography

  • Maljarkiza - Sounds from Europe (1996)
  • Vida nocturna - Music from the streets (1997)
  • Songs from Lost Gardens (1999)
  • Life dance - songs, chansons and dances between limping and flying (2002)
  • Will Be Music - The Blue Unicorn Plays To Dance (2003)
  • My dove in the cleft of the rocks (2003)
  • I saw 3 suns in the sky (by Paul Hoorn and Andreas Zöllner, 2004)
  • Dream with Snakes (2005)
  • Sell ​​your horse - songs about holding and letting (2007)
  • Where do I find my soul - Songs of War and Peace - Mikis Theodorakis (2009)
  • TRANSFER - chants on unsteady ground (2009)
  • The tightrope walker is expecting a child - Advent and Christmas carols (2011)
  • Arrival in Paradise - Playing and Singing with Hope (2012)

Award

In 1999 Das Blaue Einhorn was awarded the German Folk Promotion Prize.

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