accordion, backing vocals Manfred Becker drums, backing vocals Fritz Wittek photography by Martin Langhorst saxophone, bass clarinet, toy piano, backing vocals, arranged by, research Dirk Raulf voice Ruth Schiffer Last Rites(Letzte Ölung) An evening of local history with Ruth Schiffer and Dirk Raulf From Weill and Eisler to Erdmöbel and Peter Licht. From Hildegard Knef and Peer Raben to Rio Reiser and Funny van Dannen. From Friedrich Hollaender and Theo Mackeben to Einstürzende Neubauten and Element of Crime. A foray through 100 years of German song. Last Rites was performed from 2006 to 2008, among others at the Düsseldorf Kom(m)ödchen, at 4711 in Cologne, at the Neues Theater Höchst, at Winzer Ulrich Stein in Alf/Mosel and at the Cologne Wohnzimmertheater. The programme was recorded by WDR and HR. Llimited to 100 copies