Schürzenjäger

he Schürzenjäger, formerly Zillertaler Schürzenjäger, were one of the most successful bands of Austria. They were founded in 1973. "Schürzenjäger" is a German term for "Heartbreaker", which was first used in the early 1900s. [Literally translated, a Schürzenjäger is a "blouse hunter": Schürze = blouse, Jäger = hunter.] According to the band history they were named "Schürzenjäger" by a female bartender in Austria during a concert, when they didn't have a band name.

While they started out playing traditional music with modern instruments, their style developed over the years to incorporate folk music, Pop music, and Rock music. One of their first big hits was the "Zillertaler Hochzeitsmarsch", a modern interpretation of a traditional folk dance melody. From then on they began to introduce more rock elements, inspired by their 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" became the epitome for filling the gap between rock and "Volksmusik" in Austria, establishing the genre of "Alpen Rock" (Alpine Rock). The folk music community, however, saw the success of the "Zillertaler Hochzeitsmarsch" not as a success but as an abuse of traditional music.

The Schürzenjäger regularly ended their tours with the biggest open air concerts in Austria. Since 1999 these "Alpen Air" concerts were played every other year. From March to July 2007, the Schürzenjäger went on tour for the last album "Lust auf mehr". This was the final tour, culminating in the traditional Alpen Air in Finkenberg, Zillertal on Saturday 21 July 2007.

Released 0000 Format Album Type Added on Thursday, 12 November 2009 04:12 Genre Rock Price 0.00 € Length 0:00 N° of discs 0

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