THE KRUGER BROTHERS:

SWITZERLAND TO ROAN MOUNTAIN

City Winery Nashville, TN  ~ September 6, 2017  

 

Jens, Joel, and Uwe

 

Jens, Joel, and Uwe

     WE HAVE BEEN CURIOUS about the two brothers who came to America from Switzerland and landed in Wilkes County, North Carolina. Originally playing on the streets in their home country and all over Europe, brothers JENS KRUGER (banjo and vocals) and UWE KRUGER (guitar and vocals) were influenced by American bluegrass musicians like Doc Watson, Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs, Tut Taylor, Bobby Hicks, and Bill Monroe, among others. Time passed and the brothers joined an American from New York, JOEL LANDSBERG (bass and vocals), the KRUGER BROTHERS were now complete, and their version of new American music has dazzled audiences all over the world ever since. Luckily for them and for their ardent fans, they landed in North Carolina and found their calling around Roan Mountain. Their music is rich and haunting and like nothing you've heard before. The Kruger Brothers just don't sound like everybody else in the bluegrass and Americana genres. It really requires a trip to hear them for what they do. Doc Watson was so impressed with the Kruger Brothers that he is quoted as having said, "The Kruger Brothers are as fine a band as I've ever played with ...I love to play music with them." Coming from Doc Watson, that is a serious statement.

     In the intimate setting of the lounge at the beautiful City Winery Nashville, the three gentlemen set up on the small stage in one corner and charmed us completely. 'Wow!' we thought, 'Who are these guys and where have they been?' We were late to the party, because looking around the room, we saw any number of well-known and very highly respected bluegrass musicians who obviously knew who the Kruger Brothers were.

     We will share a bit of what they offered us at City Winery Nashville on that magical night:

Intro: Appalachian Suite, Round and Round, I'll Remember and Happily I'll Forget, Hardin's ? (we didn't catch the entire title), Battle of King's Mountain, Slow Clouds (Switzerland), Carolina in the Fall, Don't Think Twice, Fields of Gold, Medley: Dina and Spirit of the Rockies, Blackbird Singing in the Dead of Night, and the Encore: Watches the Clouds Roll By.

     You will never hear another band quite like the Kruger Brothers. We encourage you to catch them at MerleFest or at other fine music festivals. The band just makes the heart stop! Thanks to the Kruger Brothers for coming to America and sharing their incredible sound.

 

Jens and Uwe Kruger

    

 Upcoming in 2018 for the Kruger Brothers:  02/10/18 Marion, VA, Song of the Mountains; 02/18/18 Duluth, GA, Red Clay Music Foundry; 02/20/18 Avon Park, FL, Alan Jay Wildstein Center for the Performing Arts

 

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Recent album: Kruger Brothers & Kontras Quartet "Roan Mountain Suite"