Zupfgeigenhansel

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 [de] and Thomas Friz [de]. The group was named after the collection of folk songs of the same name, which was published in 1909. 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 pläne records [de] 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 re-united from 2021 until 2023, when Thomas Friz died. 1976 – Volkslieder I 1977 – Volkslieder II 1978 – Volkslieder III 1979 – ’ch hob gehert sogn (Yiddish songs) 1980 – Eintritt frei (Live) 1982 – Miteinander 1983 – Kein schöner Land including "Kein schöner Land" 1984 – Liebeslieder 1985 – Andre, die das Land so sehr nicht liebten Zupfgeigenhansel: Wenn alle Brünnlein fließen. JUMBO Neue Medien und Verlag GmbH, Hamburg 2003, ISBN 3-89592-842-9 (in German) Kaarel Siniveer: Folk Lexikon, Rowohlt, Hamburg, 1981. p. 288 Homepage of Erich Schmeckenbecher v t e