Kastelruther Spatzen

Kastelruther Spatzen reclaimed the sound and spirit of traditional German music for the modern era. Walter Mauroner, Valentin Silbernagl, and Karl Schieder co-founded the group in 1983, deriving their name from the South Tyrol city they called home. Following the additions of Oswald Sattler, Ferdinand Rier, and Norbert Rier, Kastelruther Spatzen scored their first hit with 1984's "Das Mädchen mit den Erloschenen Augen." Schieder and Ferdinand Rier exited in 1986, inaugurating the lineup changes that would become a signature element of Kastelruther Spatzen's long and winding hi...