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Welcome back, Chris de Burgh. In 2007, the Irish songwriter was one of the first artists to appear at the then-young Zermatt Unplugged. Storytelling is the hallmark of this full-blooded musician, who has been remarkably successful over three decades as the world’s greatest exporter of soulful ballads. He has sold around 50 million albums, receiving more than 200 gold and platinum awards for songs such as Lady in Red, High on Emotion or Don't Pay the Ferryman. As a live musician, Chris de Burgh is a charismatic artist, and is already a legend completely untouched by any scandal.
www.cdeb.com/
A small town in the heart of Scotland is the home of Amy Macdonald, who is probably the most gifted and successful singer-songwriter of recent years. At the age of only 24, she was playing on stages around the world following the success of her This is the Life and A Curious Thing albums. Although she has long become a start in her own right, she is still averse to her fame and the hype about her appearance. So instead of rolling out the red carpet, we will be welcoming Amy Macdonald with warm Swiss hospitality. Zermatt Unplugged is very pleased to welcome this unpretentious and vibrant artist.
www.amymacdonald.co.uk/gb/home/
A goddess is back, and Zermatt Unplugged is proud to make her welcome again: Ms. Lauryn Hill. She won no less than five Grammy’s with her solo album The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, and is regarded as being the greatest R&B act since Michael Jackson. Highly talented and socially engaged from her earliest youth, self-love and trust in God are the strong messages from the hip-hop queen from New York. Ms. Lauryn Hill has already rapped unplugged and with an acoustic guitar on her MTV Unplugged 2.0 album, and appears in a classical formation with band and background singers. Ms. Hill, Doo Wop (That Thing).
www.lauryn-hill.com
For the first time in the history of Zermatt Unplugged, a French singer-songwriter is appearing on the big stage at the festival. Grégoire is a phenomenon, whose fans have made him into a star. More than 400 producers financed his debut album Toi + Moi in 2008, which quickly rose to the top of the French album charts. After a number of hits such as Danse, Soleil or Ta Main, there is no longer any trace of his initial reserve. Grégoire continues to feed the enthusiasm of his huge fan base with haunting and almost naively beautiful melodies.
www.mymajorcompany.com/#!/gregoire
Aloe Blacc is the new incarnation of Soul: a truly musical universe. After becoming known with the song I Need a Dollar, it took the mainstream to make his immense political message acceptable in America. For this son of Panamanian immigrants, Soul means the integration of influences such as Salsa, Calypso, Bossa Nova or Roots Reggae and breaking away from the classical instrumentation. On the Marquee Stage of Zermatt Unplugged, he sings songs from his successful Good Times album and takes us with him on a journey to the godfathers of his world.
aloeblacc.com/
Robert Jan Meyer aka Minus 8 has released many albums and compilations worldwide. His own tracks appeared on over 100 compilations as "Hotel Costes", "Cafe Del Mar" and "Energy". As DJ he has toured the whole world and has played his eclectical and very danceable mix of 70's, 80's, House and Smash Hits at festivals like Roskilde, Amsterdam Dance Valley and Montreux Jazz. Every sunday from 22-23 is his radioshow on Radio 1. He already has played many times at Vernissage in the past years.
from Midnight till 3.30 am
Guests with a valid concert ticket and/or festival pin will have prority in case if there is waiting time.
The volcanic eruption that crippled international air traffic in April 2010 also prevented Newton Faulkner from travelling to Zermatt Unplugged. The concert had been sold out well in advance, making the disappointment of his fans even greater. But Newton is coming at last. We look forward to seeing the British musician, this obsessive global traveller who is intent on sharing his songs with the public. A rhythmic, percussive guitar style and a relaxed scat style of singing are his trademarks.
www.newtonfaulkner.com/ch/home/
April 18, 2012, Vernissage, 24.00
Watch out, it’s prevailing mash-up red alert! The one-man-live-show-beast DJ BEESTYLE is gonna wreak you a never seen massacre of loops, scratches and samples. There’s no antitoxin for his bizarre live remixes, he creates in his energetic powerset combined with a mass of technical skills. It is recommended not to fight the reactions of your body DJ BEESTYLE’s performance is breeding in you.
from Midnight till 3.30 am
Free entry. Guests with a valid concert ticket and/or festival pin will have prority in case if there is waiting time.
www.djbeestyle.com/news.php
Art-Pop with poetic texts: this is how Clueso describes his style, or, even better: Clueso Style. Because in which drawer are you going to try to place this musician, who lives in a completely different world with every song? You come closest to this Erfurt artist when he appears with the Bernewitz Trio. A lot is improvised, and something new is continually created. In the meantime, Clueso, who has now released his fifth album, fills entire halls and, in between, appears spontaneously in cafés with just a single musician, just like that. Every one of his songs is something unique.
www.clueso.de/
DJ Rampage
DJ Rampage is known as one of the most versatile DJ's in the world. Rampage spins genres such as Reggae, Dancehall, Rap, Funk, Pop, and House just to mention a few. Since 2003, DJ Rampage Global has been apart of the world famous Scratch DJ Academy, teaching the fundamental skills of DJ’ing.
from Midnight till 3.30 am
Guests with a valid concert ticket and/or festival pin will have prority in case if there is waiting time.
With A Solitary Man, Jonathan Jeremiah has produced an impressive debut album. The songs of the British singer-songwriter sound like eternity. The orchestral touch of the music follows the urgent, sonorous baritone and the guitar of the artist, who worked as a security guard at the London Wembley Arena for seven years in order to be able to finance his own first production. With roots in British folk and soul, Jonathan Jeremiah makes music that is close to the heart, close to home.
jonathanjeremiah.com/
Melodies to sing along to, a clear, powerful voice and stories drawn out like a colourful string of glass beads: that is the music of Brooke Fraser. The girl from New Zealand belongs to a generation of young, female pop stars blessed with talent and endowed with a high level of self-awareness of their own artistic career. Brooke Fraser, the Kiwi Nora Jones, has been the darling of her countrymen since she was 17 years old, and conquered America and Europe with her third album Flags and the hit Something in the Water.
www.brookefraser.com/
from Midnight till 3h30 am
Entry with concert ticket or festival pin.
On Saturday night, the venerable Vernissage once again plays its originally intended role: as a singer-songwriter stage, with the piano playing of Peter Cincotti leading the way. Influenced by the various genres in his home town of New York, Manhattan, it’s the classically beautiful ballads and a casual sound between jazz and rock that makes Cincotti so fascinating. Intentional or not: The grandson of Italian and French immigrants has been particularly successful in Europe. Cincotti achieved his greatest success in Switzerland, Italy and France with the song Goodbye Philadelphia from his successful album East of Angel Town.
www.petercincotti.com
There is an eerie beauty in what the singer Anna Aaron sends out to her listeners. With her highly acclaimed second album Dogs in Spirit, the singer from Basle is well on her way to an international career, and is already a very welcome guest at festivals throughout Europe. She was the celebrated act on the Award Night at the Zurich Film Festival, and, at Zermatt Unplugged, she will have the honour of being the very first female artist to perform at the Sunnegga Sessions. Anna Aaron’s art oscillates between folk-rock and melodic pop rock. A sense of harshness and a deceptive world of dreams flow from even from her quietest ballads.
www.annaaaron.com/
James Vincent McMorrow is the name of the Irish singer-songwriter with the unmistakable voice. He’s been on tour for months in Great Britain, and his concerts have been sold out everywhere. His debut album "Early in the Morning" achieved gold status in his native country. There, in a house on a lake, McMorrow writes songs of ravishing beauty. Inspired by authors such as John Steinbeck, F. Scott Fitzgerald and Roald Dahl, they explore the dark side of life.
www.jamesvmcmorrow.com
The connection between Zermatt Unplugged and James Walsh is based on real friendship. In 2007, the musician appeared here as the lead singer of the Britpop Band Starsailor. While the band from Wigan in north-west England has been taking an artistic break, Walsh has been involved in various artistic projects over the last three years, and has also been experimenting with other genres. Walsh is the perfect musician for somewhat different stage situations, and is the archetype of the unplugged artist.
www.jameswalshmusic.com
April 17, 2012, Alex, 12.00
Alizé: She is the Vanessa Paradis of Western Switzerland. Together with Xavier, they call themselves Aliose, and have been appearing together since 2009. In 2010, Aliose took part in the competition for participation in the Eurovision Song Contest with Sur les pavés and this year they reached the final of "Les Talents Acoustique" on TV5 Monde. Now travelling as a quartet, they are publishing a brand new album in March.
aliose.ch
April 20, 2012, Alex, 12.00
A melancholic joie de vivre radiates from the songs of the Basel quartet “We Invented Paris”. The band drew attention to itself with a couch-surfing tour through Germany and Switzerland. Rooftop concerts, speed gigs: and We Invented Paris finally landed up in the TV Noir concerts, one of the most famous singer-songwriter formats in the German-speaking area..
www.weinventedparis.com
April 17, 2012, Blue Lounge, 13.00
Agglo Disco, Discochugle, Disco Fantastic and please don’t ask why. On their third album, Dabu Fantastic, the kids from the Zurich agglomeration, have moved far away from Hip Hop. They still have a huge need to communicate, however, and are enjoying a steadily growing fan base. They have created their very own show for Zermatt Unplugged, completely without MC and DJ.
dabufantastic.ch/
April 20, 2012, Blue Lounge, 13.00
This young singer-songwriter with Italian roots carries an old soul within himself, which speaks to our emotions through his expressive voice, his poetry, clever, catchy melodies and driving rhythms. He always appears on stage barefoot, and, accompanied by rousing folk-rock melodies, sings about freedom, society, suffering, happiness and love ... but, of course, always about love.
http://www.michasportelli.com/
April 17, 2012, Cervo, 15.00
Ruarri Joseph is a singer-songwriter from the UK, described as one of England’s "best songwriters and lyricists" by 'The Times' and according to the 'New Musical Express' he sounds like "Dylan if he had grown up in Cornwall". He will release his 4th studio album in 2012.
www.ruarrijoseph.co.uk
April 19, 2012, Cervo, 15.00
They are actually well-know for messing up old Swiss folk songs, but that’s all finished now. Once the Kummerbuben even started on the Bernese Ballet, the leap into the future had been made, and the new album promises songs in which they themselves have both composed and written the lyrics. They will rock you, Mr and Mrs. Schweizer.
www.kummerbuben.com
April 20, 2012, Cervo, 15.00
The Aargau quartet Al Pride is travelling between the planets of the pop universe. Catchy melodies, a pinch of folk, in short: music that warms the heart. Hello Blue Light is the name of their debut album.
www.alpridemusic.ch
April 17, 2012, Zermatterhof, 16.00
The Australian Ray Mann scraped together all his money in order to come to the creative metropolis of Berlin. With his online project The Sketches, the musician, who visualise every appearance with projections, brings out a new song and a new video every month. A Farewell Australia show of a somewhat different type awaits us.
www.ray-mann.com
April 17, 2012, Foyer Tent, 19.30
It's the quiet sounds of the world that Bishop captures and takes with him as his companions on his journey, in long and often entangled paths from the small stages and cellars of the city centre of Bern out into the wide world.
www.patrickbishopmusic.com
April 20, 2012, Foyer Tent, 18.45
With poetically biting lyrics and an instrumentation such as accordion, guitar, ukulele, melodica and kalimba, the gentle music of Carrousel reminds you of the sun in the South, the wind that passes over the mountain, or of the "The Fabulous World of Amélie". A musical, magical spring offering from Western Switzerland.
www.groupecarroussel.com
April 17, 2012, Pink, 23.00
Like lunatics "on the road", that is the Lower Bavarian band Kellner. Born from a pop music Ich-AG, the Kellner star has been shining in the music heaven since 2009, and points south. On their Unplugged-Tour The Road Sessions, Kellner will be honouring us in our high-mountain cul-de-sac, and promise a solid show.
www.kellner-music.de
April 19, 2012, Pink, 23.00
Abstract confessions of love, crumpled ballads and catchy disco numbers: the Hecht (German for pike) swims and is a predatory fish, he is wild. Singer Stefan Buck tells everyday stories in his very own Lucerne dialect. Experiences in the tram, on a carousel or in the the storeroom. Our Zermatt Unplugged gig for yearned-for ecstasy.
www.hechtimnetz.ch
Im Herzen des Rock'n'Roll, im legendären Pink im Hotel Post, findet die Jam Session des Zermatt Unplugged 2012 statt. Welche Musiker in diesem Jahr in intimer Atomsphäre, zwischen silberfarbenen Kissen und Samttapeten die Post abgehen lassen werden, erfahren wir in der Nacht des 20. April.
Wenige Tickets für diese exklusive Jam Session können für CHF 55.-- über Starticket bezogen werden. Im Ticketpreis inklusive sind zwei Cüpli Champagner von Laurent-Perrier (oder zwei Getränke nach Wahl).
Türöffnung: 23.00 Uhr
Larry Woodley & Band: 23.30 Uhr
Jam Session: 24.00 Uhr
Musicians from 2012 Zermatt Unplugged:
Chris de Burgh
(IRL)
April 17, 2012, Marquee Stage, 20.30
Welcome back, Chris de Burgh. In 2007, the Irish songwriter was one of the first artists to appear at the then-young Zermatt Unplugged. Storytelling is the hallmark of this full-blooded musician, who has been remarkably successful over three decades as the world’s greatest exporter of soulful ballads. He has sold around 50 million albums, receiving more than 200 gold and platinum awards for songs such as Lady in Red, High on Emotion or Don't Pay the Ferryman. As a live musician, Chris de Burgh is a charismatic artist, and is already a legend completely untouched by any scandal.www.cdeb.com/
Amy Macdonald
(UK)
April 18, 2012, Marquee Stage, 20.30
A small town in the heart of Scotland is the home of Amy Macdonald, who is probably the most gifted and successful singer-songwriter of recent years. At the age of only 24, she was playing on stages around the world following the success of her This is the Life and A Curious Thing albums. Although she has long become a start in her own right, she is still averse to her fame and the hype about her appearance. So instead of rolling out the red carpet, we will be welcoming Amy Macdonald with warm Swiss hospitality. Zermatt Unplugged is very pleased to welcome this unpretentious and vibrant artist.www.amymacdonald.co.uk/gb/home/
Ms. Lauryn Hill
(USA)
April 19, 2012, Marquee Stage, 20.30
A goddess is back, and Zermatt Unplugged is proud to make her welcome again: Ms. Lauryn Hill. She won no less than five Grammy’s with her solo album The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, and is regarded as being the greatest R&B act since Michael Jackson. Highly talented and socially engaged from her earliest youth, self-love and trust in God are the strong messages from the hip-hop queen from New York. Ms. Lauryn Hill has already rapped unplugged and with an acoustic guitar on her MTV Unplugged 2.0 album, and appears in a classical formation with band and background singers. Ms. Hill, Doo Wop (That Thing).www.lauryn-hill.com
Grégoire
April 20, 2012, Marquee Stage, 20.30
For the first time in the history of Zermatt Unplugged, a French singer-songwriter is appearing on the big stage at the festival. Grégoire is a phenomenon, whose fans have made him into a star. More than 400 producers financed his debut album Toi + Moi in 2008, which quickly rose to the top of the French album charts. After a number of hits such as Danse, Soleil or Ta Main, there is no longer any trace of his initial reserve. Grégoire continues to feed the enthusiasm of his huge fan base with haunting and almost naively beautiful melodies.www.mymajorcompany.com/#!/gregoire
Aloe Blacc
(USA)
April 21, 2012, Marquee Stage, 20.30
Aloe Blacc is the new incarnation of Soul: a truly musical universe. After becoming known with the song I Need a Dollar, it took the mainstream to make his immense political message acceptable in America. For this son of Panamanian immigrants, Soul means the integration of influences such as Salsa, Calypso, Bossa Nova or Roots Reggae and breaking away from the classical instrumentation. On the Marquee Stage of Zermatt Unplugged, he sings songs from his successful Good Times album and takes us with him on a journey to the godfathers of his world.aloeblacc.com/
Minus 8 / DJ so-project & Saxo Phil
After Show Party - the party where the artists party
April 17, 2012, Vernissage, 24.00
Robert Jan Meyer aka Minus 8 has released many albums and compilations worldwide. His own tracks appeared on over 100 compilations as "Hotel Costes", "Cafe Del Mar" and "Energy". As DJ he has toured the whole world and has played his eclectical and very danceable mix of 70's, 80's, House and Smash Hits at festivals like Roskilde, Amsterdam Dance Valley and Montreux Jazz. Every sunday from 22-23 is his radioshow on Radio 1. He already has played many times at Vernissage in the past years.from Midnight till 3.30 am
Guests with a valid concert ticket and/or festival pin will have prority in case if there is waiting time.
Newton Faulkner
(UK)
April 17, 2012, Vernissage, 22.45
The volcanic eruption that crippled international air traffic in April 2010 also prevented Newton Faulkner from travelling to Zermatt Unplugged. The concert had been sold out well in advance, making the disappointment of his fans even greater. But Newton is coming at last. We look forward to seeing the British musician, this obsessive global traveller who is intent on sharing his songs with the public. A rhythmic, percussive guitar style and a relaxed scat style of singing are his trademarks.www.newtonfaulkner.com/ch/home/
DJ Beestyle
After Show Party - the party where the artists party
April 18, 2012, Vernissage, 24.00
April 20, 2012, Vernissage, 24.00
Watch out, it’s prevailing mash-up red alert! The one-man-live-show-beast DJ BEESTYLE is gonna wreak you a never seen massacre of loops, scratches and samples. There’s no antitoxin for his bizarre live remixes, he creates in his energetic powerset combined with a mass of technical skills. It is recommended not to fight the reactions of your body DJ BEESTYLE’s performance is breeding in you.from Midnight till 3.30 am
Free entry. Guests with a valid concert ticket and/or festival pin will have prority in case if there is waiting time.
www.djbeestyle.com/news.php
Clueso & Bernewitz Trio
(D)
April 18, 2012, Vernissage, 22.45
Art-Pop with poetic texts: this is how Clueso describes his style, or, even better: Clueso Style. Because in which drawer are you going to try to place this musician, who lives in a completely different world with every song? You come closest to this Erfurt artist when he appears with the Bernewitz Trio. A lot is improvised, and something new is continually created. In the meantime, Clueso, who has now released his fifth album, fills entire halls and, in between, appears spontaneously in cafés with just a single musician, just like that. Every one of his songs is something unique.www.clueso.de/
DJ Rampage (Ms. Lauryn Hill) & Minus 8
After Show Party - the party where the artists party
April 19, 2012, Vernissage, 24.00
DJ Rampage
DJ Rampage is known as one of the most versatile DJ's in the world. Rampage spins genres such as Reggae, Dancehall, Rap, Funk, Pop, and House just to mention a few. Since 2003, DJ Rampage Global has been apart of the world famous Scratch DJ Academy, teaching the fundamental skills of DJ’ing.
from Midnight till 3.30 am
Guests with a valid concert ticket and/or festival pin will have prority in case if there is waiting time.
Jonathan Jeremiah
(UK)
April 19, 2012, Vernissage, 22.45
With A Solitary Man, Jonathan Jeremiah has produced an impressive debut album. The songs of the British singer-songwriter sound like eternity. The orchestral touch of the music follows the urgent, sonorous baritone and the guitar of the artist, who worked as a security guard at the London Wembley Arena for seven years in order to be able to finance his own first production. With roots in British folk and soul, Jonathan Jeremiah makes music that is close to the heart, close to home.jonathanjeremiah.com/
Brooke Fraser
(NZ)
April 20, 2012, Vernissage, 22.45
Melodies to sing along to, a clear, powerful voice and stories drawn out like a colourful string of glass beads: that is the music of Brooke Fraser. The girl from New Zealand belongs to a generation of young, female pop stars blessed with talent and endowed with a high level of self-awareness of their own artistic career. Brooke Fraser, the Kiwi Nora Jones, has been the darling of her countrymen since she was 17 years old, and conquered America and Europe with her third album Flags and the hit Something in the Water.www.brookefraser.com/
Skin DJ Set (Skunk Anansie) & DJ Beestyle
After Show Party - the party where the artists party
April 21, 2012, Vernissage, 24.00
from Midnight till 3h30 am
Entry with concert ticket or festival pin.
Peter Cincotti
(USA)
April 21, 2012, Vernissage, 22.45
On Saturday night, the venerable Vernissage once again plays its originally intended role: as a singer-songwriter stage, with the piano playing of Peter Cincotti leading the way. Influenced by the various genres in his home town of New York, Manhattan, it’s the classically beautiful ballads and a casual sound between jazz and rock that makes Cincotti so fascinating. Intentional or not: The grandson of Italian and French immigrants has been particularly successful in Europe. Cincotti achieved his greatest success in Switzerland, Italy and France with the song Goodbye Philadelphia from his successful album East of Angel Town.www.petercincotti.com
Anna Aaron
(CH)
April 18, 2012, Sunnegga Sessions, 19.30
There is an eerie beauty in what the singer Anna Aaron sends out to her listeners. With her highly acclaimed second album Dogs in Spirit, the singer from Basle is well on her way to an international career, and is already a very welcome guest at festivals throughout Europe. She was the celebrated act on the Award Night at the Zurich Film Festival, and, at Zermatt Unplugged, she will have the honour of being the very first female artist to perform at the Sunnegga Sessions. Anna Aaron’s art oscillates between folk-rock and melodic pop rock. A sense of harshness and a deceptive world of dreams flow from even from her quietest ballads.www.annaaaron.com/
James Vincent McMorrow
(IRL)
April 19, 2012, Sunnegga Sessions, 19.30
James Vincent McMorrow is the name of the Irish singer-songwriter with the unmistakable voice. He’s been on tour for months in Great Britain, and his concerts have been sold out everywhere. His debut album "Early in the Morning" achieved gold status in his native country. There, in a house on a lake, McMorrow writes songs of ravishing beauty. Inspired by authors such as John Steinbeck, F. Scott Fitzgerald and Roald Dahl, they explore the dark side of life.www.jamesvmcmorrow.com
James Walsh
(UK)
April 20, 2012, Sunnegga Sessions, 19.30
The connection between Zermatt Unplugged and James Walsh is based on real friendship. In 2007, the musician appeared here as the lead singer of the Britpop Band Starsailor. While the band from Wigan in north-west England has been taking an artistic break, Walsh has been involved in various artistic projects over the last three years, and has also been experimenting with other genres. Walsh is the perfect musician for somewhat different stage situations, and is the archetype of the unplugged artist.www.jameswalshmusic.com
Aliose
(CH) - Chanson / Folk
April 17, 2012, Alex, 12.00
April 18, 2012, Zermatterhof, 16.00
Alizé: She is the Vanessa Paradis of Western Switzerland. Together with Xavier, they call themselves Aliose, and have been appearing together since 2009. In 2010, Aliose took part in the competition for participation in the Eurovision Song Contest with Sur les pavés and this year they reached the final of "Les Talents Acoustique" on TV5 Monde. Now travelling as a quartet, they are publishing a brand new album in March.aliose.ch
We Invented Paris
(CH) - Indie Pop
April 20, 2012, Alex, 12.00
April 21, 2012, Blue Lounge, 13.00
A melancholic joie de vivre radiates from the songs of the Basel quartet “We Invented Paris”. The band drew attention to itself with a couch-surfing tour through Germany and Switzerland. Rooftop concerts, speed gigs: and We Invented Paris finally landed up in the TV Noir concerts, one of the most famous singer-songwriter formats in the German-speaking area..www.weinventedparis.com
Dabu Fantastic
(CH) - Dialect / Hip Hop / Funk / Pop
April 17, 2012, Blue Lounge, 13.00
April 18, 2012, Pink, 23.00
April 19, 2012, Foyer Tent, 18.45
Agglo Disco, Discochugle, Disco Fantastic and please don’t ask why. On their third album, Dabu Fantastic, the kids from the Zurich agglomeration, have moved far away from Hip Hop. They still have a huge need to communicate, however, and are enjoying a steadily growing fan base. They have created their very own show for Zermatt Unplugged, completely without MC and DJ.dabufantastic.ch/
Micha Sportelli
(CH) - Folk / Rock
April 20, 2012, Blue Lounge, 13.00
April 21, 2012, Alex, 12.00
April 21, 2012, Foyer Tent, 18.45
This young singer-songwriter with Italian roots carries an old soul within himself, which speaks to our emotions through his expressive voice, his poetry, clever, catchy melodies and driving rhythms. He always appears on stage barefoot, and, accompanied by rousing folk-rock melodies, sings about freedom, society, suffering, happiness and love ... but, of course, always about love.http://www.michasportelli.com/
Ruarri Joseph
(UK) - Independent / Folk
April 17, 2012, Cervo, 15.00
April 18, 2012, Foyer Tent, 18.45
April 19, 2012, Zermatterhof, 16.00
Ruarri Joseph is a singer-songwriter from the UK, described as one of England’s "best songwriters and lyricists" by 'The Times' and according to the 'New Musical Express' he sounds like "Dylan if he had grown up in Cornwall". He will release his 4th studio album in 2012.www.ruarrijoseph.co.uk
Kummerbuben
(CH) - "Junk rock / wanderlust folk / daredevil polka"
April 19, 2012, Cervo, 15.00
April 20, 2012, Zermatterhof, 16.00
They are actually well-know for messing up old Swiss folk songs, but that’s all finished now. Once the Kummerbuben even started on the Bernese Ballet, the leap into the future had been made, and the new album promises songs in which they themselves have both composed and written the lyrics. They will rock you, Mr and Mrs. Schweizer.www.kummerbuben.com
Al Pride
(CH) - Indie Pop
April 20, 2012, Cervo, 15.00
April 21, 2012, Pink, 23.00
The Aargau quartet Al Pride is travelling between the planets of the pop universe. Catchy melodies, a pinch of folk, in short: music that warms the heart. Hello Blue Light is the name of their debut album.www.alpridemusic.ch
Ray Mann
(AUS) - Blues / Soul / Funk
April 17, 2012, Zermatterhof, 16.00
April 18, 2012, Blue Lounge, 13.00
April 19, 2012, Alex, 12.00
The Australian Ray Mann scraped together all his money in order to come to the creative metropolis of Berlin. With his online project The Sketches, the musician, who visualise every appearance with projections, brings out a new song and a new video every month. A Farewell Australia show of a somewhat different type awaits us.www.ray-mann.com
Patrick Bishop
(CH) - Pop / Folk
April 17, 2012, Foyer Tent, 19.30
April 18, 2012, Alex, 12.00
April 19, 2012, Blue Lounge, 13.00
It's the quiet sounds of the world that Bishop captures and takes with him as his companions on his journey, in long and often entangled paths from the small stages and cellars of the city centre of Bern out into the wide world.www.patrickbishopmusic.com
Carrousel
(CH) - Pop / Chanson
April 20, 2012, Foyer Tent, 18.45
April 21, 2012, Cervo, 15.00
With poetically biting lyrics and an instrumentation such as accordion, guitar, ukulele, melodica and kalimba, the gentle music of Carrousel reminds you of the sun in the South, the wind that passes over the mountain, or of the "The Fabulous World of Amélie". A musical, magical spring offering from Western Switzerland.www.groupecarroussel.com
Kellner
(D) - Rock / Folk / Pop
April 17, 2012, Pink, 23.00
April 18, 2012, Cervo, 15.00
Like lunatics "on the road", that is the Lower Bavarian band Kellner. Born from a pop music Ich-AG, the Kellner star has been shining in the music heaven since 2009, and points south. On their Unplugged-Tour The Road Sessions, Kellner will be honouring us in our high-mountain cul-de-sac, and promise a solid show.www.kellner-music.de
Hecht
(CH) - Indie Rock, Dialect
April 19, 2012, Pink, 23.00
April 21, 2012, Zermatterhof, 16.00
Abstract confessions of love, crumpled ballads and catchy disco numbers: the Hecht (German for pike) swims and is a predatory fish, he is wild. Singer Stefan Buck tells everyday stories in his very own Lucerne dialect. Experiences in the tram, on a carousel or in the the storeroom. Our Zermatt Unplugged gig for yearned-for ecstasy.www.hechtimnetz.ch
Jam Session
with Larry Woodley & Band
April 20, 2012, Pink, 23.00
Im Herzen des Rock'n'Roll, im legendären Pink im Hotel Post, findet die Jam Session des Zermatt Unplugged 2012 statt. Welche Musiker in diesem Jahr in intimer Atomsphäre, zwischen silberfarbenen Kissen und Samttapeten die Post abgehen lassen werden, erfahren wir in der Nacht des 20. April.Wenige Tickets für diese exklusive Jam Session können für CHF 55.-- über Starticket bezogen werden. Im Ticketpreis inklusive sind zwei Cüpli Champagner von Laurent-Perrier (oder zwei Getränke nach Wahl).
Türöffnung: 23.00 Uhr
Larry Woodley & Band: 23.30 Uhr
Jam Session: 24.00 Uhr
