21. - 24.07.

NEW ORLEANS FESTIVAL

When the hips of the Tyroleans move to the beat, when Tyrolean fingers snip rhythmically, when the pigeons on Landhausplatz hum evergreens, then, yes then, it's festival time! After two lean summers, over which great local bands helped us with small concerts, we are planning big again and hope very much that the New Orleans Festival can be resurrected in its old glory!

Dinner is served: A new main act from New Orleans, the fantastic keyboardist and singer KEVIN GULLAGE with his band KEVIN & THE BLUES GROOVERS, is about to cross the pond! Local band greats such as SALTBRENNT, MORELAND or THE VINTAGE RETARDS will also be on the big stage, and as a national highlight, Austria's hottest funk band: the HOT PANTS ROAD CLUB from Linz.

Program

Sunday, July 10 - Patscherkofel

The local mountain has the blues - music on 7 alpine pastures on Patscherkofel

For the seventh time already, enthusiastic blues freaks hike on two recommended routes with backpack and sun hat over the slopes of our local mountain - always in search of the sound of the Delta !

10:30 Almgasthof Boscheben - FRAJO KÖHLE & CHRISTIAN DEIMBACHER
10:30 Patscher Alm - J.E.F.
11:30 Gipfelstube - GIANNI GHIRARDINI & ROLAND EGGER
11:30 Hochmahdalm - SINGLE MALT
12:30 Heiligwasser - HUBERT DORRIGATTI
12:30 Patscherkofel shelter - VEIT CLUB MANDA
12:30 Das Kofel - LONESOME JIM & HIS MEAN MACHINE

In case of bad weather postponed to Sun, July 17. info under: 0512-377234

Thursday, July 14 - Innsbruck city center venues

Monday, July 18 - Bierstindl (garden)

19:30 - SUMMER BLUES SESSION

Management: Andy M. Veit

Thursday, July 21 - from Annasäule or at the Landhausplatz

16:30 - STB DIXIE TRAIN MARCHING BAND - The marching legend! (from Anna's Column)

For decades, this local formation has been bringing a New Orleans feeling to the streets of the state capital - New Orleans jazz at it's best ! Start is at the Annasäule.

Simon Cede - voc, tr
Markus Geyr - cl
Sepp Stern - tromb
Werner West - sax
Peter Perlot - banjo
Peter Strele Jr. - tuba
Peter Guggenbichler - snare-drum
Peter Penz - bass-drum

18:30 - SALTBRENNT - The noble bluesmen of Tyrol

The Oberland groove blues band stands for homemade music, refined with a wide variety of genre flavors and a touch of male voice club. The Alpingroove quartet captivates with musical finesse and 4-part charm. The four recently released EPs of their 'Watterzyklus' bear witness to this.

Christoph Kuntner - voc, guit
Christian Deimbacher - harp, tuba voc
Fabian Pöltner - bass, voc
Jakob Köhle - drums, voc

20:30 - TYROLEAN BLUES NIGHT

MARKUS LINDER BAND & The Blues All-Stars from Tyrol

The festival director's band invites to the traditional Blues Night and rolls out the red carpet for seven stars of the local and one of the New Orleans scene.

Markus Linder - voc, kb
Simon Cede - voc, tr
Marc Pauli - guit
Werner 'Haifisch' Heidegger - bass
Wolfgang Kurz - drums
Alexander 'Sani' Kunchev - perc

Special Guests:

Hubert 'Hubsi' Trenkwalder - voc, acc
Klaus Schubert - guit
Marc Hess - voc, p
Adrian Haslwanter - voc
Rafi Haider - voc
Steffi Veit - voc
Heidi Erler - voc
Kevin Gullage - voc, p

LOCAL BANDS MAKE MUSIC IN 10 INNSBRUCK LOCALITIES

The detailed program will be announced in May.

Friday, 22 July - from Annasäule or Landhausplatz

3:00 PM - STB DIXIE TRAIN MARCHING BAND - Second Line Music in the Streets! (from Anna's Column)

When Tyroleans sway their hips in the middle of broad daylight in the city center, it's Marching Band time!

Simon Cede - voc, tr
Markus Geyr - cl
Sepp Stern - tromb
Werner West - sax
Peter Perlot - banjo
Peter Strele Jr. - tuba
Peter Guggenbichler - snare-drum
Peter Penz - bass-drum

17:00 - THE VINTAGE RETARDS - Blues-Rock from the Oberland

Vintage Retards@Bella Steger zugeschnitten

The titles of Vintage Retards range from steaming hot southern blues rock to very finely knitted singer-songwriter material. Honest music from the Tyrolean Oberland.

Jaqui Rankl - voc
Herbert 'Heppo' Praxmarer - voc, guit, harp
Reini Tamerl - voc, guit, harp
Alex Rankl - guit, perc
Andi Brunner - keyb
Jürgen Nawratil - bass
Hermann Ranftl - drums

19:00 - HOT PANTS ROAD CLUB - Funk

Founded in 1991, the band can be described without exaggeration as Austria's hottest soul-funk act. The last of their so far 10 albums from 2017 can be taken as a trend-setting statement: 'Funk Is Our Mission'!

Christian Roitinger - voc, tr
Harry Ahamer - guit, voc
Werner Wurm - tromb
Sebastian Grimus - sax
Markus Marageter - kb
Matthias Baumann - bass
Josef Hinterhölzl - dr

21:00 - KEVIN & THE BLUES GROOVERS - Rhythm'n'Blues from New Orleans

The young blues and funk pianist and singer Kevin Gullage comes from an old music family in New Orleans and performs regularly with the Blues Groovers around Daddy Tony Gullage at the legendary 'B.B. King's Blues Club' in New Orleans.

Kevin Gullage - voc, p, mel
Tony Gullage - bass, voc
Carlton Ross - guit, voc
Brandon Adams - kb, voc
Roderick Jackson - sax, voc
Jamal Batiste - dr

Saturday, July 23 - Landhausplatz

17:00 - ISTVAN BERNATH BLUES BAND - Hungaro Blues from Tyrol

Hungarian blues man Istvan Bernath, singer and virtuoso blues harp player, has put together great blues band together with scene guitarist Robert Gritsch.

Istvan Bernath - voc, harp
Robert Gritsch - guit
Jürgen 'Navy' Navratil - bass
Christian Unsinn - drums, perc

Special guest: Chris Vano - keyb

19:00 - MORELAND - Funk & Soul from Innsbruck

Dwight Moreland Jr., singer and saxophonist from Atlanta/Georgia, landed in Innsbruck and found a congenial partner in guitarist Aaron Zangerl. With other musicians from the Innsbruck scene, the wonderful soul band Moreland was born. A voice reminiscent of Marvin Gaye!

Dwight Moreland Jr. - voc, sax
Aaron Zangerl - guit
Christoph Kuntner - guit
Moritz Weber - kb
Alexander Figl - bass
Christoph Pfister - drums

21:00 - KEVIN & THE BLUES GROOVERS - Rhythm'n'Blues from New Orleans

Kevin Gullage - voc, p, mel
Tony Gullage - bass, voc
Carlton Ross - guit, voc
Brandon Adams - kb, voc
Roderick Jackson - sax, voc
Jamal Batiste - dr

Sunday, July 24 - Jesuit Church, Landhausplatz and Congress Igls

9:00 - GAIL ANDERSON & GOOD VIBRATIONS (Gospel Mass)

Our wonderful gospel queen once again delights all the faithful with Good Vibrations just before St. Jacob's Day. ATTENTION: LOCATION NEW Jesuitenkirchen (Cathedral of St. Jacob is being rebuilt)

Gail Anderson - voc
Reinhard Patscheider - keyb
Kurt Wackernell - drums

10:30 - KEVIN & THE BLUES GROOVERS (Gospel Brunch)

Kevin Gullage - voc, p, mel
Tony Gullage - bass, voc
Carlton Ross - guit, voc
Brandon Adams - kb, voc
Roderick Jackson - sax, voc
Jamal Batiste - dr

19:00 - KEVIN & THE BLUES GROOVERS (Farewell Party)

In the Congress Igls we celebrate the end of the New Orleans Festival in a great ambience. Musically, Kevin & The Blues Groovers from New Orleans will once again provide the atmosphere.

Reservations are requested (Tel. No. 0512/377364). Note: limited seats