Active until 1986 | Active from 1974 | |
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Albums Jiddische Lieder ('ch Hob Gehert Sogn), Volkslieder II Members Erich Schmeckenbecher, Thomas Friz Genres Singer-songwriter, Classical Similar Liederjan, Hannes Wader, Franz Josef Degenhardt, Ougenweide, Bettina Wegner | ||
Zupfgeigenhansel live rotterdam folk 1980 2 5 diregeld radio broadcasting
Zupfgeigenhansel was a German folk duo, one of the most successful groups to emerge on the German folk scene in the 1970s. It consisted of Erich Schmeckenbecher and Thomas Friz. The group was named after the collection of folk songs of the same name, which was published in 1909.
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- Zupfgeigenhansel live rotterdam folk 1980 2 5 diregeld radio broadcasting
- Zupfgeigenhansel live rotterdam folk 1980 3 5 das kelb dona dona radio broadcasting
- Discography
- Songs
- References
The group started playing in folk-clubs, mainly in southern Germany, in 1974. They then started appearing on the radio programme Liederladen of the Südwestfunk broadcasting station. They released their first album, Volkslieder I for the Pläne record company in 1976, and later in the year their second album, Volkslieder II. In 1978 they received the award of "Artists of the Year" in one of the categories of the German Phonoakademie. They disbanded in 1985.
Zupfgeigenhansel live rotterdam folk 1980 3 5 das kelb dona dona radio broadcasting
Discography
Songs
Wenn alle Brünnlein fließenVolkslieder I · 1976
Es dunkelt schon in der HeideVolkslieder II · 1976
Andre - die das Land so sehr nicht liebtenVolkslieder II · 1976