The Black Barons
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The Black Barons | |
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| Origin | Zürich, Switzerland |
| Genres | country, folk |
| Years active | 2007-present |
| Members | Florian C. Roth Jessica Wezel Grady Lee Pete Borel Max Kämmerling Julian Scenogrady Charlie Weibel |
The Black Barons is a Swiss country and folk band. The band was founded in 2007 by Florian C. Roth. Two of the bands members, Roth and Jessica Wezel, also perform as a duo called Flo & Jessie.
Biography
Flo & Jessie
Flo & Jessie | |
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| Origin | Zürich, Switzerland |
| Genres | country |
| Years active | 2018-present |
| Members | Florian Roth Jessica Wezel |
Flo & Jessie is a Swiss country music duo composed of Florian Roth and Jessica Wezel. Their debut album, I've Gone My Way, was released on 4 April 2020.
The duo members are Florian Roth, a lawyer, and Jessica Wezel, a medical insurance specialist, both from Zürich.[1] Wezel grew up singing in a gospel choir and later sang as a street performer and club performer in Ireland, where she was taking a language course, going on a pub tour.[1] They met on a country music cruise in the Mediterranean in 2018 and decided to form a country music group together.[1]
Flo & Jessie have performed multiple times at the Schützenhaus Albisgütli International Country Music Festival in Zürich, Country Night Gstaad, and the Fetical da Jazz St. Mortiz.[1][2]
They have cited Johnny Cash, Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris, and Linda Ronstadt as musical influences.[1]
Their debut album, an extended play with six songs titled I've Gone My Way, was released on 4 April 2020. The album was recorded in collaboration with The Black Barons.[1]
Discography
Extended plays
- I've Gone My Way (2020)
Reference
- ^ a b c d e f Stephens, Thomas (15 March 2020). "The sound of Nashville with a Swiss twist". SwissInfo. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ^ https://theblackbarons.ch/band/
References