Geyers
The Geyers were a German music group that wanted to split up in 2014 after a total of 30 years (from 1983 as "Geyers black bunch"). The death of the drummer Jost Pogrzeba in a bicycle accident ended the farewell tour prematurely in June 2014. The music of the Geyers consisted of medieval and rock music, combining historical instruments such as bagpipes and nyckelharpa with modern instruments such as electric guitar , electric bass and drums . Most recently, the band members Thomas Roth, Jost Pogrzeba, Georg Hesse, Maik Walter and Elias Maier belonged to the music group.
| Geyers | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Genre (s) | Medieval historock |
| founding | 1999 |
| Website | http://www.geyers.info |
| Founding members | |
Singing, nyckelharpa, hurdy-gurdy, bagpipes |
Thomas Roth |
Drums, percussion, beats |
Jost Pogrzeba |
Bagpipes, flutes |
Albert Dannenmann |
| Current occupation | |
Singing, nyckelharpa, hurdy-gurdy, bagpipes |
Thomas Roth |
Drums, percussion, beats |
Jost Pogrzeba |
Electric guitar, acoustic guitar, bouzouki |
Georg Hesse |
Electric bass |
Maik Walter |
Bagpipes, low whistle |
Elias Maier |
| former members | |
Bagpipes, flutes |
Albert Dannenmann (1999-2011) |
Band history
The name "Geyers" is derived from " Des Geyers black pile ". The group "Geyer's black heap" was founded in 1983 by Albrecht Schmidt-Reinthaler, Ulrich von Olnhausen and Thomas Roth. Together with Jost Pogrzeba and Albert Dannenmann they made the band known far beyond the borders of Germany and were chosen by the TV viewers of the SWR as the minstrel of 1999.
After the separation at the end of 1999, Schmidt-Reinthaler continued the band "Geyers schwarzen Haufen" together with Martin Ernst and Ralf Glenk. The former members Thomas Roth, Jost Pogrzeba and Albert Dannenmann founded an independent band under the name "Geyers" dedicated to medieval acoustic music and modern rock music with historical influences (historock). In the year it was founded, a new member joined the stringed instruments, Georg Hesse.
In 2003 the Geyers released their first album, "Und dein red mouth", which acoustically focuses entirely on medieval music. A short time later in 2004 the second album "Lästerzungen" came out. On this album the band shows their specially created music style "Historock", which is composed of the use of historical folk and modern rock music instruments as well as medieval songs. Since then Maik Walter has been a permanent member of the band on bass. During a creative break and work on a new album, Albert Dannenmann left the band in 2011. Mathias Seng-Aring was hired as a studio musician for the new album. This was published under the name "Königsweg" in July 2012 and presented with a large number of concerts. In addition, Elias Maier joined the wind instruments as a new member.
Collaboration with Ritchie Blackmore
The rock guitarist Ritchie Blackmore ( Deep Purple , Rainbow ) was inspired by the Geyers for his current project Blackmore's Night . Since 1998, the Geyers have accompanied Blackmore's Night annually on their German tours in the opening act.
Discography
- Live '99 (1999)
- And your red mouth (2003)
- Blasphemy Tongues (2004)
- Royal Route (2012)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Drummer had a fatal accident. Murrhardter Zeitung, June 28, 2014, accessed June 28, 2014 .