Quartet in the Urfaust Courtyard
Musicians from Aschaffenburg performed in Knittlingen with the “Dibberockers”. They created a great atmosphere and provided unusual insights.
Four retired gentlemen provided good entertainment with cool songs in the Urfausthof: Roman Markert (guitar), Georg Schreck (guitar), Manfred Schwarzkopf (keyboard), Burkhard Markert (electric guitar) (from left). Photo: Sylvia Mutter
by Sylvia Mutter
1 hour 2 minutes ago
A quartet, gentlemen of a more mature age? That sounds a bit like Udo Lindenberg’s pensioner band on “Onkel Pö”. But where the Reeperbahn only offers Dixieland, the Lower Franconian ensemble goes much further. An almost inexhaustible repertoire was offered in the inner courtyard of the Urfaust-Hof in Knittlingen.
The acoustic range extended from German hits to international oldies to country and Austro-pop. Yes, the “Dibberockers” played an impressive program.
Band starts first rehearsals in retirement age
With two guitars, a keyboard and an electric guitar, the men created a great atmosphere in the rustic courtyard of the Schweitzer family. “Our drummer is in the little box under the table,” grins guitarist Georg Schreck, while a rhythm machine took over this part. It only became clear over the course of the evening that this was the first ever performance by the rockers from “Aschebersch”: “We got our instruments out when we started to retire and met to rehearse in my old butcher’s kitchen,” notes guitarist Roman Markert.
Many pots in the kitchen are inspiration for the name
This is where the unusual band name “Dibberocker” comes from, which his granddaughter came up with when she visited the kitchen for a rehearsal. The Lower Franconian term “Dibbe” stands for the pots, of which there are many in a kitchen and which are essential for the rhythm.
And the gentlemen certainly proved that rhythm is involved. They rehearse once a week, and what began in the kitchen – almost ten years ago now – led to the band’s very first public appearance at the Urfaust-Hof on Saturday, the world premiere so to speak. Where other pensioners usually doze in front of the TV, the four mates really give it their all on their instruments.
They certainly lived up to the motto “good mood”. They tirelessly played one popular song after another, much to the delight of the audience. And when one of the colleagues spends too long leafing through his folder looking for the right sheet music, they crack a joke, mostly knee-slappers, but fitting in with the idea of the quartet.
German and Austrian pop music creates a great atmosphere in Knittlingen
Because this is about good humor and not about commerce: “We only play music that we enjoy,” and Georg Schreck was not the only one who clearly felt the joy of playing. German and Austrian pop music in particular, some of it his own interpretation, created a good atmosphere in the audience and attracted more passers-by to the small courtyard over the course of the evening. Entry was free anyway, only the donation hat for the artists was passed around. “They’re really in a good mood,” commented one guest.
Songs by singer-songwriters such as Reinhard Fendrich and the Munich Spider Murphy Gang, which naturally rolled easily off the lips of the guys from Lower Franconia, ensured a good mood. Their own medleys also echoed through the courtyard on Saturday evening, which once again proved its good acoustics.
