Fäaschtbänkler

The Swiss folk music band die Fäaschtbänkler was founded in 2008 by the musicians Andreas Frei (guitar, vocals), Roman Pizio (trumpet, tuba), Roman Wüthrich (accordion, bass guitar), Michael Hutter (saxophone, drums) and Marco Graber (vocals, tuba). Their debut album Oagasenn was released in 2012, followed by the album Orgasmusik in 2014. Their second CD reaches the iTunes album charts. In late summer 2016, the band released the album Mitten in die Scheibe, which reached 14th place in the Swiss charts. The lead single "Can you english please" becomes a hit and is viewed more than 15 million times on the internet, reaching 5th place in the Swiss charts. A year later, the Fäaschtbänkler are awarded the SWR4 Newcomer Band 2017 prize. In summer 2018, the album Partyplanet is released and reaches 84th place in Germany, 13th place in Austria and 4th place in Switzerland. Their music is a mixture of folk music, pop, house, Schlager and rock. The band mainly plays classical wind instruments such as tuba, saxophone, trumpet and trombone. Between 2015 and 2018, the Fäaschtbänkler gave more than 250 concerts, including at the Woodstock der Blasmusik, Burning B(r)ass and World Blasmusik Days. 2020 sees the release of the album Wir sehn uns wieder, which reaches the top 10 in Switzerland, third place in Austria and 30th place in Germany. One year later, the band releases the singles "Dubai" and "Nur für dich".