Silke Reichmann

Silke Reichmann de Salas (* 1. March 1966 in Frankfurt am Main as Silke Reichmann ) is a German musician .

Live and act

Reichmann grew up in Frankfurt am Main and learned the classical flute and hurdy-gurdy . She studied at a conservatory for music in Frankfurt and with Valentin Clastrier in France (Master Class). She is also an engineer for environmental protection / ecological environmental protection, has carried out socio-ecological research using the example of the Kaitzbach and has managed future workshops.

As a musician, she was a member of the hurdy-gurdy ensemble "Die Hummel" and in 1985 a founding member of the group "Trio Grande". In 1986 she was involved in the recording of the film music for The Name of the Rose together with her father and brother .

In 1991 she and her duo partner Hans Lang won first prize for hurdy-gurdy duets at the international festival “ Rencontres internationales de Luthiers et Maîtres Sonneurs ” in Saint-Chartier , France. Since the beginning of 2000 she has performed as Duo Maritaca with Catarina de Paula Borba from Brazil . She can also be heard with SolarDrums-

Based on the European dance and folk music tradition, she mainly deals with contemporary folk music as well as the intercultural exchange of European and non-European musical traditions, and in this sense composes new music. As one of the most renowned hurdy-gurdy players, she lectures in courses and workshops.

Reichmann has lived in Berlin since the end of 1997 . She is the daughter of the hurdy-gurdy maker Kurt Reichmann and the mother of two children.

Discography

Reichmann de Salas can be heard on the soundtrack for the film "Der Name der Rose" and u. a. on the following CDs:

tape	title	Label	year
Rhubarb Pie	Cakes Rule!	Crunchy Frog Records CFRP 2	1993
Trio Grande	Nabucodonosor	Publishers of the Minstrels LC 6846	1990/1994
Trio Grande	Baggage	Publishers of the Minstrels LC 6846	1995
Profolk presents	It's only herb	Rum Records LC 6327	1996
Madre	Mesmerismo	Black skirt SR 002	1997
Hayner proudly present	United Folks	Publishers of the Minstrels LC 6846	1998
Wild Frontier	Thousand miles away	prime entertainment LC 1582	1998
Trio Grande	PiloPao	Löwenzahn / Heideck LC 1955	1998
The truth	nothing but the truth	Mutabor / Open Mind LC 1735	1999
Scrap heap	Stories	Sound box LC 10049	2001
29th Hurdy-Gurdy & Bagpipe Festival	Lißberg	Kapperecords	2002

literature

• Andy Gregory (Ed.) International who's who in popular music . London, 2002 ISBN 978-1-85743161-2 , p. 426 (on Google Books)

Web links

• Web presence