page_title: Hubert von Goisern
section_title: Linz Europe Tour 2007–2009
hierarchical_section_title: Hubert von Goisern / Biography / Linz Europe Tour 2007–2009
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Die österreichischen Musiker Willi Resetarits (links), Hubert von Goisern (rechts) und Mitglieder der Band von Goiserns und der Hohtraxlecker Sprungschanzenmusi am Donauinselfest 2007English: Austrian musicians Willi Resetarits (left), Hubert von Goisern (right) and members of von Goiserns band and of the Hohtraxlecker Sprungschanzenmusi at the Donauinselfest 2007
context_page_description: Hubert von Goisern is an Austrian singer-songwriter and world musician. With his mix of rock music and elements of traditional Volksmusik he has become a prominent exponent of the so-called New Volksmusik and Alpine Rock in Austria, Switzerland and Germany. His stage name von Goisern refers to his hometown. Hubert von Goisern has won numerous record certifications and several national and international awards.
context_section_description: In 2007, von Goisern started the Linz Europe Tour 2007–2009 which was a promotional tour for Linz as European Capital of Culture 2009. The planning had already begun in 2005. Until 2009, he navigated several European rivers with a convoy of three ships, including a cargo ship converted to a floating stage, a towboat MS Wallsee, and a houseboat. This included concerts with local musicians in numerous towns along the route. Performances were made at the 2007 Donauinselfest in Vienna (featuring Willi Resetarits), The first part of the tour lead down the river Danube to its delta at the Black Sea. 
  In 2008, a documentary DVD of this tour was released: Goisern goes East.
  In 2008, the second leg of the tour went upstream the Danube via Passau and Regensburg, through the Rhine–Main–Danube Canal, and downstream the Rhine to Rotterdam in the Netherlands. Simultaneously the album s'Nix [The Void] was released. The river tour ended with a three-day-long celebration in Linz, the ships' homeport. Participating musicians included Klaus Doldinger, Bap, Haindling, Konstantin Wecker and Xavier Naidoo.
  Von Goisern wrote a logbook Stromlinien [Streamlines] about this tour. It was published in 2010.
caption: Willi Resetarits (left), Hubert von Goisern (right) and band members of Hohtraxlecker Sprungschanzenmusi at the 2007 Donauinselfest
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