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Biography
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Zupfgeigenhansel
Effective period / Period of releases: 1976 - 1995
Members: Thomas Friz, Erich Schmeckenbecher, Ralf Glenk
A German folk duo, one of the most successful groups to emerge on the German folk scene in the 1970s. It consisted of Erich Schmeckenbecher and Thomas Friz. The group was named after the collection of folk songs of the same name, which was published in 1909.The group started playing in folk-clubs, mainly in southern Germany, in 1974. They disbanded in 1985.