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The Kruger Brothers

A Swiss appreciation of Appalachia

by James M. Manheim

posted 2/9/2011

The Kruger Brothers, Jens and Uwe, first heard American roots music when their father brought folk records home to Switzerland from his business trips. They struck out on their own as street musicians, Jens on banjo and Uwe on guitar, when they were sixteen, and in the small Swiss musical market they had to master a variety of genres. Jens Kruger came to the

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