Vermicellies under the press

(English) They still exist, the undiscovered jewels of folk music. When you listen to this CD, you think after the first bars: why have they not yet been on stage at Rudolfstadt (this is the main yearly German Folk-event in June every year)? ...
(German) Es gibt sie noch, die unentdeckten Juwelen der Folklore. Scheiben, bei denen man sich nach den ersten Takten fragt, warum so eine Band noch nicht in Rudolstadt aufgetreten ist...
The Vermicelli Orchestra, which has been packing local clubs recently, will expand its horizons and play an ambitious experimental concert this weekend. The instrumental crossover band, which combines rock, classical and folk elements, will be joined by a classical string ensemble for a program called "Concerto Grosso for Vermicelli and Orchestra."...
Vermicelli is just the word! Hundreds of strands, individually distinct but intertwining to create a whole that, while no lesser or greater, differs so widely in both form and content from the constituents, it's hard to see where one starts and another finishes...
With Boris Grebenshchikov having disbanded - temporarily or otherwise - seminal Russian rock band Akvarium to pursue a solo career, other Akvarium members' individual projects have taken on new life...

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