The Hermann-Löns-Medaille, awarded since 1974 in the categories platinum, gold, silver and bronze, is a prize of the magazine Das Neue Blatt from the Bauer Media Group, awarded for special merits in the field of popular music.Andreas Johannes Wiesand, Annette Brinkmann, Susanne Keuchel: Handbuch der Kulturpreise 4 – Preise, Ehrungen, Stipendien und individuelle Projektförderungen für Künstler, Publizisten und Kulturvermittler in Deutschland und Europa, Arcult Media, 2001, The prize is named after the poet Hermann Löns.
It recognises merits in the promotion and cultivation of folk song, folk music, German folk song as well as folk entertainment and is awarded in particular to singers, composers and presenters as well as to orchestras, choirs, vocal groups and instrumental soloists. The award was presented at a festive award ceremony under the title Heimat-Melodie. The patrons included the Minister Presidents of the Federal States of Schleswig-Holstein and Bavaria, the Governing Mayor of Berlin and the Federal Minister of the Interior. The award is currently suspended.
Recipients 1974 Gotthilf Fischer 1975
1976 Gebirgsmusikkorps 1979 Gold: Peter Alexander Gitti and Erika Hellberg-Duo 1980 Gold: Heino Gold: Feuerwehrkapelle Struth Roy Black 1981 Gold: Edy Hildebrandt Ernst Mosch and the Original Egerländer Musikanten 1982 Vico Torriani Freddy Breck 1983 Gold: Karel Gott Gold: Rudolf Schock Gold: Marianne und Michael Gold: Heinz Schenk (Munich, 25 June 1983) 1985 Erika Köth 1986 Renate & Werner Leismann 1987 Preetzer Blasorchester 1988 Uschi Bauer Karl Moik 1989 Gold: Günter Wewel Heidi Kabel 1990 Platin: Slavko Avsenik and his original Oberkrainer 1993 Angela Wiedl Silver: Ramona Leiß 1994 Silver: Angela Wiedl Bronze: Ramona Leiß Stefan Moll Walter Scholz (Gold) Margot Hellwig (Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platin) Patrick Lindner Gabi Seitz Hansl Krönauer (4×) Günter Wewel (Gold) Speelwark Menskes-Chöre Renate and Werner Leismann (Bronze, Silver) Hauff und Henkler Original Kapelle Egerland (Platin) Pat & Paul and the Original Heidelerchen Montanara-Chor Carolin Reiber Winfried Stark and his original Steigerwälder musicians Heintje
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