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GROOVING IN THE MOUNTAINSKitzbühel is again holding a Boogie Woogie & Blues Festival on 13-15 July with a programme of stars from the international music scene.EDITED BY Madelyn Miller, the travelLady
Hot nights and laid back days
Festival tickets
Hot boogie packagesAll-in packages are available for the festival starting at 172 euros per person for three nights sharing in a three-star hotel plus admission to all the events. One-week packages with seven nights’ accommodation can be booked at the Kitzbühel Tourist Office at prices starting at 332 euros. For further information go to www.kitzbuehel.com. GREAT GUIDEBOOKS TO READ BEFORE YOU GO Rick Steve’s Germany & Austria 2005 Madelyn Miller is a writer and webentrepreneur who writes for www.travellady.com, www.chocolateAtlas.com, www.CocktailAtlas.com, www.carladynews.com, www.teaAtlas.com |
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Fancy
an earful of the hottest music ever devised for the piano? You will find it in
Kitzbühel! From 13 to 15 July. The Tyrolean resort is again being transformed
into one big stage for Blues and Boogie for the third year running. Kitzbühel’s
Boogie Woogie & Blues Festival lasts for three whole nights and occupies no
fewer than eight hotels and cafés with live performances by world famous
musicians. And of course Christoph Steinbach, Austria’s own Boogie Wolf and the
man behind the festival, will again be tickling those ivories and pulling the
crowds onto the dance floor.
In 2005 the big festival attracted a good
6000 people to Kitzbühel. And this year, too, the exciting programme holds
promise of a rare boogie-woogie and blues experience. It all starts on 13 July
2006 with a New Orleans Evening, with musical and culinary delights served on
six stages in various Kitzbühel cafés and hotels. The next day, 14 July, is the
absolute highlight of the festival, namely Boogie & Blues Night starring Vince
Weber, who won the 1976 German Record Award with “The Boogie Man” and since
rates as one of the best musicians in this style.
The festival culminates in the
Boogie Stars Open Air Party at Schwarzsee on 15 July. Against the breathtaking
mountain backdrop, Albie Donelly (Supercharge) on sax, Pete York (Spencer Davis
Group) on percussion, Christoph Steinbach on piano and Chris Farlowe as the
vocalist can be trusted to set their audience grooving. And during the day the
fans can switch from the hot mood of the blues to the cooler atmosphere of the
idyllic summer mountains and recover from the long nights with a relaxing walk
in beautiful countryside or take advantage of one of the numerous attractive
wellness, spa and beauty offerings.
Admission tickets for the Boogie Woogie &
Blues Festival from 13 to 15 July 2006 are available from the Kitzbühel Tourism
Office via the reservation hotline (0043/5356/777) or by e-mail
(steinbachchristoph@hotmail.com). Admission to the Kitzbühel New Orleans Evening
on Thursday, 13 July, is free of charge. Advance tickets cost 18 euros for the
Boogie & Blues Night on 14 July and 20 euros for the Boogie Stars Open Air
Party.