ABSTRACT
Introduction The German country scene is composed of a small but devoted group of enthusiasts with a profound interest in American cultural domains such as country and western music, dance and cowboy romanticism. Despite the commercial success of some German country artists and a steady interest in Germany in country and western dance and themed events, there has been no significant research on the topic. This essay aims to gather and evaluate information to create an initial overview of the country scene in Germany. We enrich the relatively scarce data with personal experiences from a musician’s point of view.1 The essay consists of three core sections. To begin with, we point to some of the most relevant German country music artists, then subsequently highlight the impact of line dance culture on the scene. As a last point we delineate the most important aspects of German country and western-themed events that represent a platform of performance and communication within the German country scene.
