Susi und die Spießer - Wilde Zeiten
Susi Raith und die Spießer
Witty stories and the sounds of home from the Upper Palatinate. “Wilde Zeiten” (“Wild Times”) is the Spießer’s second program. “Sometimes I’m a square, and then I’m a connoisseur, and then I’m a ray of sunshine, and then I’m like sour wine.” When “Susi Raith und die Spießer” sing this in harmony, accompanied by carefree major chords on guitar and ukulele, like four little birds,
it sounds so light, full of joie de vivre and such a delight to play—as life perhaps can simply be. Well, we are what we are. Everyone has their quirks, and everyone’s a bit of a square sometimes. How simple. How liberating. How charmingly human, and musically first-rate at the same time. In between, the four musicians enjoy sharing witty stories from behind the scenes. That’s just how they are: Susi Raith and her Spießer! For almost 20 years, as one half of the Raith sisters, she sang effortlessly across several registers, sometimes strong and distinctive, sometimes gentle and quiet. Since 2019, she has been accompanied by three well-traveled multi-instrumentalists, whose influences range from classical and folk music to pop and rock. Passionate musicians, just like her, who can also sing in harmony and play a wide range of instruments. Alongside keyboards, guitars and bass, they also pluck the ukulele, play the accordion and take to the percussion. In between, the four musicians enjoy sharing witty stories from behind the scenes. The sound of their home, the Upper Palatinate, is unmistakable, yet has a character all its own: sometimes gentle melodies, but never kitsch! Sometimes poppy, sometimes driving rock, and loud, but never noisy! Sometimes heartfelt, but never sentimental, and mostly sung in dialect. With its blues-rock feel, “Wieda mal gschafft, a durchzechte Nacht” (“Done it again—a night of hard drinking”) recalls those tired but happy hours at dawn. Guitarist and bassist Jochen Goricnik, the band’s rock specialist, known to many from the
Ringlstetter band, brings just the right touch of rock ’n’ roll to his arrangements. All of this unfolds over the grounding yet light-as-air soundscape laid down by Sebastian Stitzinger on keyboards and accordion, over which he also effortlessly sings a third voice—and in the highest register. Max Seelos, whose name is also familiar from bands such as
Keller Steff, is the son of jazz legend Ambros Seelos and always provides the perfect groove; when the mood takes him, he also treats the audience to one of his own songs. Everyone contributes musically and through creative songwriting, sometimes writing lyrics straight from the heart, mourning lovesickness or pouring out their joy in love, celebrating a child’s smile in Nepal, or commenting with a wink on everyday situations that everyone knows and that simply get on your nerves. One topic you won’t find in the songs is the much-sung-about Bavarian beer. The four would rather have a drink now and then and dig a little deeper thematically. Judging by what you see after their concerts, it works: the audience, happily smiling over a beer or glass of wine, googles the date of the next concert. A program to enjoy, listen to and join in with.
The band
Jochen Goricnik // guitar, bass, vocals, songwriting (including Sick Sick Sick, Ringlstetter band)
Max Seelos // drums, vocals (including KellerSteff Big Band, Max Seelos Orchestra)
Stitzi // vocals, keyboard, accordion (including Ringlstetter band)
Susi Raith // vocals, ukulele, guitar, bass, songwriting (including Raith Schwestern u. da Blaimer)
Doors open: 30 minutes before the event begins.
Unfortunately, the event has been canceled.
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