Kruger Brothers with Soluna String Quartet

Born and raised in Europe, brothers Jens and Uwe Kruger started singing and playing instruments at a very young age. Growing up in a family where music was an important part of life, they were exposed to a wide diversity of musical influences. The brothers were performing regularly by the time they were eleven and twelve years old, and they began their professional career in 1979. Jens’ and Uwe’s first public performances were as a duo, and in just a few years they were busking on the streets of cities throughout eastern and western Europe.

CBS Records contracted with Jens and Uwe when Jens was just seventeen years old, and shortly thereafter, the Krugers hosted a radio show on SRG SSR, the Swiss Public broadcast group. Several years later, the brothers teamed up with bass player Joel Landsberg, a native of New York City who also had a very extensive musical upbringing in classical and jazz music (studying with jazz great Milt Hinton), thus forming a trio that has been playing professionally together since 1995. Together, they established the incomparable sound that The Kruger Brothers are known for today. The trio moved to the United States in 2002 and is based in Wilkesboro, NC.

Since their formal introduction to American audiences in 1997, The Kruger Brothers’ remarkable discipline, creativity and their ability to infuse classical music into folk music has resulted in a unique sound that has made them a fixture within the world of acoustic music. The honesty of their writing has since become a hallmark of the trio’s work.

In their ever-expanding body of work, the Kruger Brothers personify the spirit of exploration and innovation that forms the core of the American musical tradition. Their original music is crafted around their discerning taste, and the result is unpretentious, cultivated, and delightfully fresh.

The Soluna String Quartet is a dynamic new ensemble composed of violinists Mariya Potapova and Jonathan Urizar, violist Cameron Rehberg, and cellist Ashlee Booth, based out of Asheville, NC.

Soluna performs regularly across the region with ensembles such as the Asheville Symphony, Greenville Symphony, and the Kruger Brothers, and for various performances in settings including candlelight concerts, weddings, church services, and more.

The Soluna String Quartet is committed to performing classical masterworks of the chamber music repertoire and to delving into contemporary works across genres that may not be heard as often.

Sylva Old Time Jam
The Sylva Old Time Jam is a group of local musicians from the Sylva area who gather regularly to play traditional Appalachian string band music, keeping the Old-Time tunes alive with fiddles, banjos, guitars, and more. Their lively, acoustic sound is the perfect backdrop for a night of food, drinks, and community.