The Black Barons is a Swiss country and folk band. The band was founded in 2007 by Florian C. Roth. Two of the band's members, Roth and Jessica Wezel, also perform as a duo called Flo & Jessie.
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 |
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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 Zürich.[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 Festival 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The band was originally made up of Roth, Mateo Chacon-Pino, Ana Jukic, Max Kämmerling, and Julian Szenogrady.[12][13] Jukic and Chacon-Pino later left the band.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]
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- Rolling Skies (2013)
- Rockabilly Classics (2010)
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- Girl in the Night
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- Girl in the Night
- When You're Young
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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]
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- I've Gone My Way (2020)
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- ^ Theiler, Ivan (10 August 2016). "Johnny Cash war die Inspiration für die Gründung meiner Band" (PDF). Hoefner Volksblatt und Marchanzeiger (in German). Switzerland. p. 3. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g Stephens, Thomas (15 March 2020). "The sound of Nashville with a Swiss twist". Swissinfo. Swiss Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ^ Moor, Fabian (January 2015). "Johnny Cashs Erben taufen ihre neue CD". Lokalinfo AG (in German). Switzerland. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ^ Kuriger, Patrizia (2 May 2012). "Unter dem Cowboyhut" (PDF). Zürichsee-Zeitung (in German). Switzerland: Zürichsee Presse AG. p. 7. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ^ Kobler, Thomas (11 September 2019), "Hinten Gala, vorne hui" (PDF), Country & Style (in German), p. 26, retrieved 4 April 2020
- ^ Büchi, Werner (2019), "Hits, Hitze, Heirassa" (PDF), Country & Style (in German), retrieved 4 April 2020
- ^ "The Black Barons - "Flo & Jessie"". TheBlackBarons.ch. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ^ Büchi, Werner (2019), "Albisgütli Impressionen 2019" (PDF), Country & Style, retrieved 4 April 2020
- ^ Fröhlich, Rainier (February 2013). "The Black Barons oder: Die Vermeidung des Offensichtlichen" (PDF). Das Blatt (in German). Switzerland: Zurich University of the Arts. pp. 11–15. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ^ Hefti, Rahel (30 April 2012). "Ein Hauch von Nashville" (PDF). Hoefner Volksblatt und Marchanzeiger (in German). Switzerland. p. 9. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ^ Pierson, Maria (16 August 2016). "Rock- und Countrysongsmitten im Lachner Dorfkern" (PDF). Hoefner Volksblatt und Marchanzeiger (in German). Switzerland. p. 7. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ^ Frei, Tim (24 June 2011). "Junge Musiker spielen Songs von alten Countrystars" (PDF). Zürichsee-Zeitung (in German). Switzerland: Zürichsee Presse AG. p. 6. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ^ Abrashi, Jehona (9 August 2014). "Spritzige Musik von schwarzen Baronen am Sound of Glarus" (PDF). Die Südostschweiz (in German). Switzerland: Südostschweiz Mediengruppe. p. 2. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ^ "10 Years The Black Barons + Les Singes". El Sokal. 16 December 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ^ "The Black Barons". MySwitzerland.com. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
