meeting – oldtimemusic

Oldtime Music Meeting

Oldtime Music Meeting – general setup

In the past millennium Oldtime musicians in Germany sporadically met for jam sessions organized by “Hese” Schröter, until in 1999 Monika (playing classical violin and Bluegrass fiddle) and Rudi (actually a banjo playing Bluegrass enthusiast) invited for the first Oldtime Music Meeting in the present form to the Heartland of Bavaria.

Since that time the meeting is held in early May – from Friday evening to Sunday morning – and consists of two parts

musicians only jam session in the Streichholz-Schachtel – the private home of Monika and Rudi in Wippenhausen – personal registration is mandatory for this part (no fee) – limitation may be possible as a result of limited space
one evening open stage – Bands and solists of the meeting perform for a pubic audience in varying bars and cafes

Accomodation is on the musicians own responsiblity (local pensions, hotels).

Monika and Rudi invite all musicians for free food and drinks – donations accepted.

For detailed information on the actual meeting please scroll down.

If you are a frequent participant you will receive information on the next meeting by email (if you keep your records updated). If you are newly interested to participate in this musicians meeting, please contact Rudi through the contact form for further information.

And, yes, Bluegrass musicians are welcome (who are open for Oldtime) and it would not be for the first time to hear some of us play Oldtime Jazz tunes late night …

For some impressions on these meetings see the slide show and movie. Click on it to open it in the lightroom for a better vieweing experience.

Oldtime Music Meeting – 2024

We (Monika and Rudi) are delighted to invite you again in 2024 to the Oldtime Music Meeting (Bluegrass and Oldtime Jazz intermezzi welcome)

Note: Most participants are recurrent for a long-time. As a result of the limited space newly interested musicians can only participate in exceptional cases upon clearance with the organiser.
for the 2024 meeting all options are taken already.

Everyone is always welcome as a listener to the Open Stage event on Saturday evening without any registration.

3. – 5. May 2024

Friday3. May – 16:00 h: musicians only meet in the Streichholz-Schachtel for Jam Sessions – no audience – registration mandatory (number of participants is limited to 25)
Saturday 4. May – 10 – 17: musicians only meet in the Streichholz-Schachtel for Jam Sessions – formation of small scratchbands and establishment of a program for the Open Stage in the evening – no audience – registration mandatory – no audience (number of participants is limited to 25)
Saturday 5. May – 19:00 h: Open Stage with audience – probably in the Orangerie in Freising – (listeners please do not register – just come and join us – no entrance fee)
The „Orangerie” is a former greenhouse, which today is an Italian restaurant and cafe; one can sit in- and outside. Those ecoming early may choose to have a walk through the „Staudengarten“, which is a beautiful park in close proximity, which is run by the School of Applied Sciences.
Sunday 5. May – breakfast meeting and good bye in the Streichholz-Schachtel – no session

For address and map please scroll down
for accomodation and subsistence please scroll up to see general settings

Open Stage

Music should not only be played for the players pleasure only but also for an audience. On the one side this provides a positive feedback and motivation for the player, and it can also attract new fans and even musicians. Therefore, we always meet for an “Open Stage” event during the meeting to share our enthusiasm for Oldtime Music.

The “Open Stage” was held in varying cafes, bars or restaurants in and around Freising. Among these were “Cafe Steinberger, “Cafe Bar Am Schlüter“, “Furtnerbräu“, or the “Gasthaus Abstreiter” in Wippenhausen.

Here are a few such impression from the “Open Stage”. “Marina” is a prime example of how we express our gratitude for our (in this case Italian) hosts.

Session in the Streichholz-Schachtel

For the session Rudi and Monika invite all musicians to the Streichholz-Schachtel located in the heart of Bavaria

Wippenhauser Dorfstraße 26

85414 Kirchdorf an der Amper

The former shop for violins and other stringed instruments does not exist any more, but the house with wide balkony, terrace and garden offers many corners for the retrieval of different small groups, which re-form after a while in another setting and place.

Actually this translates twice from German to English and also from a ambigous meaning of these words in German meaning. In this sense this litteraly translates to to “Matchbox” in the first glance, but actually the “match” is the bow and the “box” is the violin.

Here you can find a few impressions from the sessions in the Streichholz-Schachtel.