If you want to understand the music of the Austrian contemporary-folk duo Ramsch & Rosen, start by contemplating that alliterative moniker. In German, "Ramsch & Rosen" means "junk and roses." The phrase, said trumpet and zither player Simon Zöchbauer, conveys "a little bit of the philosophy behind our music. What we are trying to do is take what some people see as junk " old music [that] is useless for some …
SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:30AM on January 16, 2015