Die Freiberger

Folksy music group from Freiberg/St. founded in 1984 by Günther Freiberger (accordion), other current members are (2001) Gerhard Dukovits (singer), Ludwig Freiberger (guitar), Johannes Hödl (clarinet), Gunter Koglmann (bass), frontwoman Christine Koglmann alias "Trompetenchristl" (trumpet) and Thomas Manhart (drums). Through collaborations with well-known composers and lyricists, the experienced musicians worked their way to the top, and in 1998 they became a chart parade storm (Austria, Switzerland and Germany)