The Black Barons

The Black Barons is a Swiss country and folk band. The band was founded in 2007 by Florian C. Roth. Two of the band's members, Roth and Jessica Wezel, also perform as a duo called Flo & Jessie.

The Black Barons
OriginZürich, Switzerland
GenresCountry, folk
Years active2007–present
MembersFlorian C. Roth
Jessica Wezel
Grady Lee
Pete Borel
Max Kämmerling
Julian Scenogrady
Charlie Weibel
Past membersAna Jukic
Mateo Chacon-Pino

Biography

The Black Barons

The band was formed in 2007 by Swiss lawyer Florian C. Roth.[1][2][3] They perform country western music and folk music and are based in Zurich.[4] They have headlined at the Trucker & Country Music Festival in Interlaken and at the Gstaader Nachtschicht[5][6] They have also performed multiple times at the Schützenhaus Albisgütli International Country Music Festival in Zürich, Country Night Gstaad, and the Festival da Jazz St. Mortiz.[2][7][8]

The band's sound was influenced by Johnny Cash,[9] Elvis Presley, and the music scene in Nashville.[10][11]

The band was originally made up of Roth, Mateo Chacon-Pino, Ana Jukic, Max Kämmerling, and Julian Szenogrady.[12][13] Jukic and Chacon-Pino later left the band. Pete Borel, Grady Lee, and Charlie Weibel later joined the band.[14] In 2018, Jessica Wezel joined the band and began performing with Roth as their own duo, accompanied by the band.

Their debut album, Rolling Skies, was released in 2013.[15]

Albums
  • Rolling Skies (2013)
  • Rockabilly Classics (2010)
Extended plays
  • Girl in the Night
Singles
  • Girl in the Night
  • When You're Young

Flo & Jessie
Flo & Jessie
OriginZürich, Switzerland
Genrescountry
Years active2018-present
MembersFlorian Roth
Jessica Wezel

Flo & Jessie is a Swiss country music duo composed of Florian Roth and Jessica Wezel. Their debut album, I've Gone My Way, was released on 4 April 2020.

The duo members are Florian Roth, a lawyer, and Jessica Wezel, a medical insurance specialist, both from Zürich.[2] Wezel grew up singing in a gospel choir and later sang as a street performer and club performer in Ireland, where she was taking a language course, going on a pub tour.[2] They met on a country music cruise in the Mediterranean in 2018 and decided to form a country music group together.[2]

They have cited Johnny Cash, Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris, and Linda Ronstadt as musical influences.[2]

Their debut album, an extended play with six songs titled I've Gone My Way, was released on 4 April 2020. The album was recorded in collaboration with The Black Barons.[2]

Extended plays
  • I've Gone My Way (2020)

References
  1. Theiler, Ivan (10 August 2016). "Johnny Cash war die Inspiration für die Gründung meiner Band" (PDF). Hoefner Volksblatt und Marchanzeiger (in German). Switzerland. p. 3. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  2. Stephens, Thomas (15 March 2020). "The sound of Nashville with a Swiss twist". Swissinfo. Swiss Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  3. Moor, Fabian (January 2015). "Johnny Cashs Erben taufen ihre neue CD". Lokalinfo AG (in German). Switzerland. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  4. Kuriger, Patrizia (2 May 2012). "Unter dem Cowboyhut" (PDF). Zürichsee-Zeitung (in German). Switzerland: Zürichsee Presse AG. p. 7. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  5. Kobler, Thomas (11 September 2019), "Hinten Gala, vorne hui" (PDF), Country & Style (in German), p. 26, retrieved 4 April 2020
  6. Büchi, Werner (2019), "Hits, Hitze, Heirassa" (PDF), Country & Style (in German), retrieved 4 April 2020
  7. "The Black Barons - "Flo & Jessie"". TheBlackBarons.ch. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  8. Büchi, Werner (2019), "Albisgütli Impressionen 2019" (PDF), Country & Style, retrieved 4 April 2020
  9. Fröhlich, Rainier (February 2013). "The Black Barons oder: Die Vermeidung des Offensichtlichen" (PDF). Das Blatt (in German). Switzerland: Zurich University of the Arts. pp. 11–15. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  10. Hefti, Rahel (30 April 2012). "Ein Hauch von Nashville" (PDF). Hoefner Volksblatt und Marchanzeiger (in German). Switzerland. p. 9. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  11. Pierson, Maria (16 August 2016). "Rock- und Countrysongsmitten im Lachner Dorfkern" (PDF). Hoefner Volksblatt und Marchanzeiger (in German). Switzerland. p. 7. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  12. Frei, Tim (24 June 2011). "Junge Musiker spielen Songs von alten Countrystars" (PDF). Zürichsee-Zeitung (in German). Switzerland: Zürichsee Presse AG. p. 6. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  13. Abrashi, Jehona (9 August 2014). "Spritzige Musik von schwarzen Baronen am Sound of Glarus" (PDF). Die Südostschweiz (in German). Switzerland: Südostschweiz Mediengruppe. p. 2. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  14. "10 Years The Black Barons + Les Singes". El Sokal. 16 December 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  15. "The Black Barons". MySwitzerland.com. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
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