Newbie (children's songwriter)
Grünschnabel (actually Burghardt Wegner ; born January 7, 1960 ) is a German music teacher and children's songwriter .
life and work
Burghardt Wegner was born on January 7, 1960 in a small village near Flensburg. He initially worked as a teacher for music, German and early musical education. In the 1980s he gained stage experience as a front man, songwriter and guitarist in folk rock bands. His work with preschool children in music schools inspired him to compose children's songs, which he has presented in hands-on concerts and on recordings since 1991 under his stage name Greenhorn. He is regularly supported by his three daughters and other musicians. 11 newbie CDs have been released, which he publishes as a composer, lyricist, singer and instrumentalist, mainly under his own label. Furthermore, Greenhorn was seen in the KiKA show “Singas Musik Box”.
Grünschnabel's music is a mix of styles from pop music, rock, rap, folk and classical music. The lyrics are mainly about everyday family topics with children or stories. Apart from Grünschnabel's baritone voice, a mix of acoustic instruments such as guitars and woodwinds and sampled instruments is characteristic of his music. Live, greenhorn often appears as a soloist with guitar, vocals and half playbacks. Guest musicians and children are less common on stage.
The plush parrot Plushbird Erich, or the greenhorn, drawn by Kim Schmidt is typical for the design of the newbie CDs. In addition to his own publications, Grünschnabel's music can also be found on compilations with children's music. His children's choir has participated in several pop productions, including a. DJ Ötzi - "Ring The Bell, Jumpy & Mungo Jerry - In Winter Time".
Discography (selection)
- Papperlapapp , 1995 (Jam) and 1997 (Karussell)
- Holterdipolter , 1998 (okapi music)
- Glitzersterne , 1999 (Maxi-CD) (Okapi music)
- Confetti on the move , 2001 (Okapi music)
- Versöök dat mal! , 2003, in Low German (okapi music)
- Fete near Nefertiti , 2004 (okapi music)
- Rap-Punzel Regenbogen , 2006 (Okapi-Music)
- GREEN-COLORFUL-WHITE , 2007, winter songs (okapi music)
- Copea Jam , 2008 (Okapi music)
- Butterflies and bullies , 2010 (okapi music)
- Rock the Duck / Elements , 2012 (Okapi music)
- Classical Hits , 2013 (Okapi Music)
- Children's classical songs fun, 2013 (Karussell / Universal Music Family Entertainment) - new release of the "classical hits"
Music video clip productions on behalf of ZDF for KiKA
- 2004: Swimming island, Africa
- 2005: backwards, hanging macaws, dandelion swing
- 2006: Fete with Nefertiti, cardboard box, serenade for Rolf (birthday song for Rolf Zuckowski together with Geraldino, Beate Lambert and the Rumpelstil group)
- 2007: Rap-Punzel, fire department there
- 2008: Wunderbar (Christmas), I'm looking forward to Christmas Eve (authorized cover of Greg Lakes I Believe In Father Christmas)
- 2009: Vikings (shot in the old Viking town of Haithabu), Grandma's jam
- 2010: Easter egg hit parade, water - water
- 2011: Rübezahl, robots in digital
- 2013: I am the fire, birthday child (Mozart) (shot in the baroque garden of Schleswig Gottorf Castle), chalk cliff poet (Tchaikovsky)
Awards
- Nursery rhyme award from Nürnberger Nachrichten
- (2006 place 1, 2002 place 2, 2008 place 3)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Hjördis Malissa / Ellen Wilhelm Kindergarten blocks of shells, crabs and seals - on the North Sea. A songwriter portrait about Burghardt Wegner. Bergmoser + Höller Verlag AG, Aachen 2006, ISSN 0173-8585
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Greenhorn |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Wegner, Burghardt (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German music teacher and children's songwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 7, 1960 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | near Flensburg |