thumb|Autographed card 1968 Oktoberklub (English: October Club), initially known as the Hootenanny-Klub Berlin, was a political music group from the German Democratic Republic (GDR). The musical style of the group was a mixture of folk, chanson and rock music. Founded in 1966, the group disbanded in 1990. Occasional performances followed in 2002 and 2007.
thumb|Autographed card 1968 Oktoberklub (English: October Club), initially known as the Hootenanny-Klub Berlin, was a political music group from the German Democratic Republic (GDR). The musical style of the group was a mixture of folk, chanson and rock music. Founded in 1966, the group disbanded in 1990. Occasional performances followed in 2002 and 2007.
== History == The folk revival in the United States sparked a wave of folk music and protest songs in many countries worldwide in the early 1960s. The Canadian folk singer Perry Friedman had been organizing hootenannies in East Germany since 1960. A group of young people who became enthusiastic about folk music gathered around Friedman and the youth radio station DT64. With the support of the local FDJ district leadership they founded the Hootenanny-Klub Berlin in February 1966. The club was unusually informal by East German standards and everyone was encouraged to take part. Musicians such as Perry Friedman, Hartmut König, Reiner Schöne, Bettina Wegner and many others performed with the club. DT64, a radio station which played music predominantly for young people, regularly broadcast recordings of their performances. thumb|16th Festival of Political Song 1986
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