Hubert von Goisern, whose real name is Hubert Achleitner, was born on November
17, 1952 in Bad Goisern (Upper Austria). He shapes the so-called new folk music
and is considered a pioneer of alpine rock, in which he combines alpine sounds
with rock, pop, blues, jazz and world music. In 1986, he founded the band
Original Alpinkatzen in Vienna. In addition to Hubert von Goisern, the members
include Sabine Kapfinger (vocals), Reinhard Stranzinger (guitar), Stefan Engel
(keyboard) and Wolfgang Maier (drums). The breakthrough came in 1992 with the
album Aufgeigen stått niederschiassen,...