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Today we talk about Krautfolk duo Bernd Witthüser and Walter Westrupp.  These two budding musicians met on the Essen basement hipster folk scene, became fast friends, fell out (yeah: a girl), and reconnected after the Essener Songtage in 1968.

After a first splash with their, um, Flipper the Dolphin single, W and W stole the show at Fehmarn.  (Some might say Hendrix never recovered.)  Tabs and joints and Rolf-Ulrich Kaiser soon entered the mix, and sessions with Dieter Dierks turned out Trips und Traüme in 1971.

We're saying these two *INVENTED* cosmic folk.  And we're holding the microphones.

These two Cosmic Couriers had gobs of talent, a wicked sense of humor, and a good deal to say.  Come sift through the zithers and trombones with us, as we dig in on Witthüser and Westrupp!