FIDDLER’S GREEN
RELEASED ON 22.12.2023 THEIR NEW SINGLE "A GOOD OLD IRISH BAR"
NEW STUDIO ALBUM "THE GREEN MACHINE" WILL BE RELEASED ON 29.12.23
With "A Good Old Irish Bar," Fiddler’s Green raise their glass to toast the good old times together with you. An era of coziness and exuberant celebration that the Franconian sextet brings back to life time and again with its vivid stories and powerful speedfolk sound. And when some things in life may seem extremely important at first glance – in the end, the best decision is a drink in "A Good Old Irish Bar".
The video for "A Good Old Irish Bar" can be viewed here:
https://youtu.be/ozdowUh9WTg
Is there something that the Irish and Franconians have in common? A whole lot! First and foremost, there is a special connection to their homeland and a love for traditions passed down through generations, which both on the Green Island and in red-white Franconia dedicate themselves to. Added to this is a certain charming stubbornness to take matters into their own hands in their own way. And last but not least, an almost death-defying sociability with which both Irish and Franconians celebrate life with all its ups and downs unwaveringly. Traits that Fiddler's Green have been uniting in their captivating high power sound for more than three decades. Since their founding in 1990, the Erlangen sextet has earned the status of one of the most popular, successful, and enduring formations within the European folk rock community. A well-oiled Irish speedfolk machine that now presents itself at the peak of its creativity with their new studio album "The Green Machine"!
Impressive 25 albums, four DVDs, many hundreds of thousands of enthusiastic fans spread around the globe, and over 214k monthly Spotify listeners are currently on the credit side for Fiddler's Green. Ralf Albers (vocals, guitar, mandolin), Patrick Prziwara (guitar, vocals), Rainer Schulz (bass), Stefan Klug (accordion, bodhran), Tobias Heindl (violin, vocals), and Frank Jooss (drums) feel just as at home in cozy beer cellars and pubs as they do on the stages of large concert arenas across Europe and even Asia – whether at the Lowlands and Pinkpop Festival in the Netherlands, the Scandinavian Sweden Rock, celebrated performances at the legendary Wacken Open Air, the world-famous Montreux Jazz Festival, or on their extensive Japan tours, where the Franconians regularly create a lively atmosphere in the land of smiles. After the release of their live album "Acoustic Pub Crawl II – Live in Hamburg" (2020), the anniversary compilation "3 Cheers For 30 Years" (2020), and the Christmas long player "Seven Holy Nights" (2022), Fiddler's Green now presents "The Green Machine," their first studio album in over four years!
Even during the work on their last three albums, the idea for "The Green Machine" began to develop in parallel, mature, and eventually take on a life of its own. Together with the proven producer Jörg Umbreit (In Extremo, Grave Digger, Die Toten Hosen), a vibrant organism was created in the past 36 months in the seclusion of the renowned Principal Studios near Münster, which now presents Fiddler's Green from their most diverse and multifaceted side. For twelve songs, the band spans the stylistic arc from their beloved full-throttle party sound to touching ballads and poppier pieces, to driving mid-tempo rockers and even country and western-influenced tracks that have not been heard from the Erlangen band before. 50 Shades of Green, so to speak, in which the Fiddlers combine plenty of energy with an unprecedented attention to detail and high-proof storytelling.
The album "The Green Machine" is available for pre-order directly from the band at the following link: www.fiddlers-shop.de
In spring 2024, the new album will be presented live on their big "The Green Machine" tour.
FIDDLER’S GREEN - THE GREEN MACHINE Tour 2024
11.04. WIESBADEN • Schlachthof*
12.04. COLOGNE • Carlswerk Victoria*
13.04. ERFURT • HsD*
19.04. MÜNSTER • Skaters Palace*
20.04. BREMEN • Schlachthof*
26.04. NUREMBERG • Löwensaal*
27.04. STUTTGART • LKA Longhorn*
03.05. MUNICH • Backstage Werk*
04.05. KAISERSLAUTERN • Kammgarn*
09.05. HAMBURG • Markthalle*
10.05. LEIPZIG • Anker
11.05. DRESDEN • Tante Ju
17.05. BERLIN • SO36*
18.05. BRAUNSCHWEIG • Westand*
* Special Guest: The Feelgood McLouds
And also live at the Eisheiligen Nächte 2023
14.12.2023 Pratteln - Z7
15.12.2023 Stuttgart - Im Wizemann
16.12.2023 Giessen - Hessenhalle
22.12.2023 Dortmund - PLWM
23.12.2023 Dresden - Alter Schlachthof
26.12.2023 Braunschweig - MEC
27.12.2023 Würzburg - Posthallen
28.12.2023 Bielefeld - Ringlokschuppen
29.12.2023 Bremen - Pier2
30.12.2023 Potsdam - Waschhaus
