Westpark Music
Encyclopedia
Westpark Music is a German
record label
based in Cologne
, best known for publishing albums by Gjallarhorn
, Oysterband
, Hedningarna
, Varttina
, Bellowhead
, Stockholm Lisboa Project
, Chumbawamba, Lydie Auvray, Garmarna and many others. Mainly concentrating on folk, folk-rock, folk-metal, ethno-rock, singer-songwriter, ethno, celtic, fusion, ambient, electronic, progressive and jazz-orientated music.
The company was founded in 1987
. In addition to producing CDs, the company offers a range of tune books by the accordion player Lydie Auvray and clarinet player Helmut Eisel.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
record label
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
based in Cologne
Cologne
Cologne is Germany's fourth-largest city , and is the largest city both in the Germany Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Area, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than ten million inhabitants.Cologne is located on both sides of the...
, best known for publishing albums by Gjallarhorn
Gjallarhorn
In Norse mythology, Gjallarhorn is a horn associated with the god Heimdallr and the wise being Mímir...
, Oysterband
Oysterband
Oysterband is a British electric folk or folk rock band formed in Canterbury in or around 1976.-Early history:...
, Hedningarna
Hedningarna
Hedningarna is a Swedish and, for some years partly Finnish, folk music band that mixes electronics and rock with elements from old Scandinavian folk music. Their music features Yoik or juoiggus, a traditional Sami form of song.-History:...
, Varttina
Värttinä
Värttinä is a Finnish folk music band which was started as a project by Sari and Mari Kaasinen back in 1983 in the village of Rääkkylä, in Karelia, the southeastern region of Finland. Many transformations have taken place in the band since then...
, Bellowhead
Bellowhead
Bellowhead are an English contemporary folk band originally brought together by John Spiers and Jon Boden. The eleven-piece band plays traditional dance tunes, folk songs and shanties, with arrangements drawing inspiration from a wide diversity of musical styles and influences...
, Stockholm Lisboa Project
Stockholm Lisboa Project
Stockholm Lisboa Project is a Portuguese/Swedish folk music band consisting of Simon Stålspets , Sérgio Crisóstomo , Liana , Filip Jers...
, Chumbawamba, Lydie Auvray, Garmarna and many others. Mainly concentrating on folk, folk-rock, folk-metal, ethno-rock, singer-songwriter, ethno, celtic, fusion, ambient, electronic, progressive and jazz-orientated music.
The company was founded in 1987
1987 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1987.See also:Record labels established in 1987-January-February:*January 3 – Aretha Franklin becomes the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame...
. In addition to producing CDs, the company offers a range of tune books by the accordion player Lydie Auvray and clarinet player Helmut Eisel.