Willi Ostermann's songs are part of Cologne's city history, and they belong to the Rhine like the wine gardens and the castles that can be admired on both sides of the river. The recordings on this album represent a special treasure: when exceptional artists such as Jupp Schmitz, Willy Schneider and Horst Muys sing the songs of Willi Ostermann, then you can feel the bond between the singers and these songs in every measure and every note - and that final "Longing for Cologne" - the unofficial "Hymn of the city of Cologne" gives you goose bumps. A song that has been connecting generations since its creation 85 years ago.