Schrammel.Klang.Festival is a long weekend of total musical enjoyment, all in a blissful setting alongside a peaceful lake surrounded by inviting woods. Performances take place simultaneously at six venues around the lake, indeed one on, on a barge which silently cruises the lake with performers and about 40 enthusiasts. Musical styles range from traditional Schrammel to Schrammel-Crossover bordering jazz; the informality of the performances make the event all the more delightful as members of the audience would request their favorites of or by a given group. Some 30 performing groups participate, among them several younger ensembles which spend a couple of days in Litschau in advance of the main affair to study with some of the top people of the genre.

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