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 |
| Past members | Ana Jukic Mateo Chacon-Pino |
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
The Black Barons
The band was formed in 2007 by Swiss lawyer Florian C. Roth.[1][2][3] They perform country western music and folk music and are based in Zurich.[4] They have headlined at the Trucker & Country Music Festival in Interlaken and at the Gstaader Nachtschicht[5][6] They have also performed multiple times at the Schützenhaus Albisgütli International Country Music Festival in Zürich, Country Night Gstaad, and the Fetical da Jazz St. Mortiz.[2][7][8]
The band's sound was influenced by Johnny Cash,[9] Elvis Presley, and the music scene in Nashville.[10][11]
The band was originally made up of Roth, Mateo Chacon-Pino, Ana Jukic, Max Kämmerling, and Julian Scenogrady.[12][13] Jukic and Chacon-Pino later left the band. Pete Borel, Grady Lee, and Charlie Weibel later joined the band.[14] In 2018, Jessica Wezel joined the band and began performing with Roth as their own duo, accompanied by the band.
Their debut album, Rolling Skies, was released in 2013.[15]
Discography
Albums
- Rolling Skies (2013)
Extended plays
- Girl in the Night
Singles
- Girl in the Night
- When You're Young
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.[2] 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.[2] They met on a country music cruise in the Mediterranean in 2018 and decided to form a country music group together.[2]
They have cited Johnny Cash, Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris, and Linda Ronstadt as musical influences.[2]
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.[2]
Discography
Extended plays
- I've Gone My Way (2020)
Reference
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- ^ a b c d e f g Stephens, Thomas (15 March 2020). "The sound of Nashville with a Swiss twist". SwissInfo. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
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