Friday, 10th July 11am meeting point: "Oberhausen train station" At the Static Ruhr Tour 2020 we will take you to Zeche Zollverein in Essen, a former coal mine and now a UNESCO world cultural heritage site - one of the most popular spots in the Ruhr valley. The skeletal remains of the once flourishing mines and its coking plant watch over fresh construction: a housing project taking over part of the former plant. The coal
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Static Roots Festival Newsletter #5 2019 IIn this newsletter you'll find the latest information about the Static Ruhr Tour, another festival preview in German newspaper "Rheinische Post", links to some more radio interviews on Irish and Canadian radio stations, and introduce the last but not least artist from this year's festival lineup. And of course we'll share the stage times with you! Did we mention that Anthony Griffin, master photographer from Dublin, Ireland, will be
Read moreStatic Roots Festival Newsletter #1 2019 In our first newsletter for the Static Roots Festival 2019, we'll provide some information about the Static Ruhr Tour 2019, introduce some artists from this year's line up (Joe Nolan, Luke Tuchscherer & The Brother Brothers) and let you know about our YouTube playlist: Newsletter (deutsch) (Klicke auf Newsletter) -deutsch- Newsletter (english) (click newsletter) -english- Sign up to our
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(scroll down for English version) Was ist die “Static Ruhr Tour”? Oberhausen, die Stadt in der das Static Roots Festival stattfindet, befindet sich in der Mitte einer der am meisten industrialisierten Gegenden Europas, dem Ruhrgebiet. Das Ruhrgebiet ist immer schon ein Schmelztiegel gewesen: schon vor über 200 Jahren kamen Immigranten auf der Suche nach Arbeit aus ganz Europa (Polen, Russland, Italien, Türkei, Griechenland, Spanien…). Und das Ruhrgebiet hatte mit Kohle und Stahl immer großen Bedarf
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Due to timing issues, good friend Robert Gerlings had to optimize the StaticRuhrTour so he made some updates to the first version and finalized the schedule. We'll visit some iconic Ruhr valley sites, have a beer at a corner shop, a local specialty snack. Part of the Ruhr valley experience is travelling by public transport - yay, that should be fun: we'll meet up on Friday, July 13th, at 11am in front of Oberhausen train station
Read moreHey folks, for those of you who arrive early, we plan to organize a little Ruhrvalley roundtrip on the festival Friday, July 13th, around noon. Oberhausen is in the middle of one of the most industrialized areas in Europe, the Ruhrvalley ("Ruhrgebiet"). The Ruhrvalley is a melting pot: for more than 200 years people from all over Europe (Poland, Italy, Turkey, Greece, Spain, ...) came here to find work. And they also brought their cultures.
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