Mountain fire (band)

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Bergfeuer is a popular music group from South Tyrol .

Members of the group are Joe Ausserhofer and Zenzo Obwegs (founders of the group) as well as Georg Auer, Peppino Adamo and Matthias Mayr. All of them played in different bands before.

Band history

The five met for the first time in 1996. The Bergfeuer group has existed since 1994. Back then with Marco Diana (guitar), Ulli Stoll (drums) and later Alex Auer (bass), and until 2006 with Benny Zemmler (drums) and Helmut Kirchler (bass). In 1995 his first CD was created, The Sky Burns . The band's typical sound of combining local folk with various ethnic influences soon made the group known beyond the borders of their home country. In 1997 the group took part in the Grand Prix of Folk Music for the first time and achieved 3rd place for Germany with Und die Adler der Cordilleren . With Ciao Marlena , the group reached the 2001 Grand Prix of Folk Music3rd place again, but this time for South Tyrol. In the meantime, the group is a regular guest on various popular television programs. The group produced at Koch International until 2008 and is still under contract with MCP.

Well-known titles

  • 1997: The eagles of the Cordilleras
  • 1999: Dragon Rider
  • 2001: Ciao Marlena
  • 2002: Hey Montanaro
  • 2003: Live like the stars stand
  • 2004: The star counter
  • 2005: The Edelweiss secret
  • 2006: Alpine glow and star fire
  • 2007: Wind for the soul
  • 2008: love is a child of freedom
  • 2009: Himalaya
  • 2010: Fanes
  • 2011: gold rush
  • 2012: Indian Blue

Discography

  • 1995: CD The sky is burning
  • 1997: CD Wild Waters
  • 1998: CD freedom
  • 1999: CD Drachenreiter
  • 2001: CD Tausendbergeland
  • 2001: CD Best of Ciao Marlena
  • 2002: CD Holy Fire special edition
  • 2002: CD The Falcon
  • 2003: CD Live like the stars stand
  • 2004: CD Die Sternenkählerin
  • 2005: DVD Best of 1
  • 2005: CD The secret of edelweiss
  • 2006: CD Alpenglüh'n and Sternenfeuer
  • 2008: CD Best of 2 with the Grand Prix title "Love is a child of freedom"
  • 2008: CD Moments
  • 2009: CD Himalaya
  • 2012: CD Indian Blue
  • 2014: CD Now or never
  • 2016: CD Hejo

Others

Mountain fires are an ancient custom in the Alpine region that originally served for communication and is now cultivated again for folkloric reasons.

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