Schürzenjäger

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Schürzenjäger
founded: 1973
Origin: Austria
Label: BMG Ariola
Website: www.schuerzenjaeger.com
Current members
Vocals, Guitar: Peter Steinlechner
Bass, Accordion: Alfred Eberharter
Drums, Guitar,
Vocals:		 Patrick Cox (since 1989)
Percussion, Drums,
Bass:		 Alfred Eberharter jr. (since 1998)
Keyboard, Accordion,
Vocals:		 Christof v. Haniel (since 1999)
Former members
Guitar: Günter Haag (1992-1996)
Keyboard, Gesang: Freddy Pfister (1987-1998)
Accordion, Vocals: Willi Kröll (1973-2000)
Guitar, Vocals: Florian Leis-Bendorff † (1996-2005)

The Schürzenjäger, former Zillertaler Schürzenjäger were found in 1973 and are one of the most successful bands of Austria. "Schürzenjäger" is a German disambiguation for "Heartbreaker", which was first used in the early 1900s. According to the band history they were named as "Schürzenjäger" by a female bartender in Austria during a concert, when they didn't have a band name.

Like Slavko Avsenik and his Original Oberkrainer came out of the adjustments of the changed conditions of the media culture. They developed in the course of time from interpreters of traditional music with modern instruments to a band with a repertoire from folk music over Pop music to Rock music. Their first big hit was their "Zillertaler Hochzeitsmarsch" named interpretation of a traditional folk dance melody. From this they began to introduce more rock elements, inspired by new (1990) drummer Patrick Cox. After "Zillertal Hochzeitsblues (1990)" they moved to the wider German audience under Montana (Later BMG Ariola) in 1991.

With their commercial success, the "Schürzenjäger" in Austria became the epitome for filling the gap between rock and "Volksmusik", establishing the genre of "Alpen Rock" (Alpine Rock). The success of the "Zillertaler Hochzeitsmarsch" was seen to the folk music community as abuse of cultural inheritance, not as success of regional traditional music.

Every year in August the Schürzenjäger celebrates one of the biggest open air concerts in Austria at the end of a tour. Since 1999 these big "Alpen Air" concerts have been every other year, with the most recent being on 06 August 2005, in Hintertux, Zillertal. This was the finale of the tour "Hinter dem Horizont"

Schürzenjäger will be on tour again starting March 2007 for the current album "Lust auf mehr". This is to be the final tour, culminating in the traditional Alpen Air in Finkenberg, Zillertal on Saturday 21 July 2007.

Contents

[edit] Discography

[edit] Studio albums as "Zillertaler Schürzenjäger"

  • 1977 Die Zillertaler Schürzenjäger
  • 1978 Aber heut geht's auf (But today we're off)
  • 1979 Grüne Tannen (Green fir trees)
  • 1983 Ich habe Dir zu danken (I have to thank you)
  • 1983 Ohne Jodeln geht die Zenzi nicht gern schlafen (Without yodelling Zenzi doesn't like to go to sleep)
  • 1984 10 Jahre Zillertaler Schürzenjäger (10 years of Zillertaler Schürzenjäger)
  • 1984 Fata Morgana (released under the band name "WAP die Schürzenjäger")
  • 1987 Sierra Madre
  • 1990 Zillertaler Hochzeitsblues (Zillertal Wedding Blues)
  • 1991 Zillertaler Schürzenjäger '92
  • 1992 Teure Heimat (Dear homeland)
  • 1993 Typisch Schürzenjäger (Typical Schürzenjäger)
  • 1993 A Weihnacht wie's früher war (Christmas as it used to be)
  • 1995 Glory-Hallelujah!

[edit] Studio albums as "Schürzenjäger"

  • 1996 Träume sind stärker (Dreams are stronger)
  • 1997 Homo Erectus
  • 1998 25 Jahre Schürzenjäger (25 years of Schürzenjäger)
  • 1999 Es hört nie auf (It never ends)
  • 2001 Treff' ma uns in der Mitt'n (Let's meet in the middle)
  • 2002 Tu's jetzt! (Do it now!)
  • 2004 Hinter dem Horizont (Beyond the horizon)
  • 2005 Weihnachten miteinander (Christmas together)
  • 2006 Lust auf mehr (Desire for more)

[edit] Live albums

  • 1990 Live Folge 1 - Finkenberg Mitschnitt (Live Volume 1 - Finkenberg Recording)
  • 1990 Live Folge 2 - Finkenberg Mitschnitt (Live Volume 2 - Finkenberg Recording)
  • 1994 20 Jahre Zillertaler Schürzenjäger - Rebellion in den Alpen (20 years of Zillertaler Schürzenjäger - Rebellion in the Alps) - (Live concert from Vienna during 1993 tour)
  • 2003 30 wilde Jahre (30 wild years)

[edit] Other

[edit] VHS Video

  • 1990 Live - Finkenberg Mitschnitt
  • 1992 Schürzenjägerzeit (Schürzenjäger Time) (accompanies "Schürzenjäger '92")
  • 1994 20 Jahre Zillertaler Schürzenjäger - Rebellion in den Alpen (20 years of Zillertaler Schürzenjäger - Rebellion in the Alps)
  • 1996 Träume sind stärker (Dreams are stronger)
  • 1998 25 Jahre Schürzenjäger - Open Air Walchsee '97(25 years of Schürzenjäger - Open Air Walchsee '97)
  • 2001 Draußen in der Heimat (Outdoors at Home) (accompanies "Treff' ma uns in der Mitt'n")
  • 2002 Tu's jetzt! (Do it now!) (accompanies "Tu's Jetzt!")

[edit] DVD Video

  • 2002 Tu's jetzt! (Do it now!) (accompanies album "Tu's jetzt!")
  • 2003 30 wilde Jahre (30 wild years) - (Live concert from Finkenberg during 2003 Tour)
  • 2006 Hinter dem Horizont - LIVE (Live concert from Cologne during the 2005 Tour)

[edit] External links

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