Mürztaler Musikanten

Die Mürztaler are an Austrian band from the Mürz Valley in Upper Styria. The band was founded in 1983 under the name Original Mürzaler Musikanten. In 1989 and 1992 there were major personnel changes. After personnel changes and a rebranding, the band has only performed as Mürztaler since 2010 without the article. Current members since 1983: Josef Pfusterschmidt (trumpet, keyboard, electric bass) since 1984: Johann Schlatzer (clarinet, saxophone, electric bass, baritone, trumpet) since 2004: Radovan Palkovič (guitar, vocals) since 2010: Stefan Bergauer (accordion, keyboard, guitar, drums, vocals) since 2014: Werner Maier jun. (guitar, clarinet, saxophone, vocals) Former members 1986–2000: Siegfried Loibner (vocals, accordion, keyboards, trumpet, trombone, baritone) (* 1971; † 2014) 1985–2004: Olav Wagner (guitar, keyboards, vocals) 2000–2003: Fritz Plott (vocals, trumpet, guitar, trombone, violin) 2003-2004: Johannes Brandlmayr (vocals) 1995–2005: Manfred Gradwohl (accordion, keyboards, drums, guitar, trumpet, electric bass, baritone, vocals) 2006–2010: Helmut Pilz (accordion, keyboards, drums, electric bass, baritone, guitar, trumpet, vocals) 2009–2014: Gerhard Braunegger (vocals, trumpet, keyboards, drums) 1989–2018: Friedrich Kurej (drums, electric bass, baritone, trombone, vocals) 1983–2018: Michael Fraisler (Conference, Keyboard)