Hubert von Goisern
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Hubert von Goisern in 2009
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Hubert Achleitner |
| Born |
17 November 1952 Bad Goisern, Austria |
| Genres | Folk music, folk rock, world music, folk punk |
| Instruments | Vocals, trumpet, guitar, clarinet, Steirische Harmonika |
| Years active | 1979–present |
| Labels | CBS, BMG, Ariola, Blankomusik |
| Associated acts | Alpinkatzen feat. Hubert von Goisern, Hubert von Goisern und die Alpinkatzen |
| Website | www |
Hubert von Goisern (born Hubert Achleitner, 17 November 1952) is an Austrian singer-songwriter and world musician. With his mix of rock music and elements of traditional Volksmusik he has become a prominent exponent of the so-called New Volksmusik and Alpine Rock in Austria, Switzerland and Germany. His stage name von Goisern refers to his home town. Hubert von Goisern has won numerous record certifications and several national and international awards.
He was born in Bad Goisern. Already interested in music as a youth, he joined the local brass band where he learned playing the trumpet as his first instrument. When conflicts arose with the band leader about the band's repertoire and Hubert's long hair, he had to leave the band and return the trumpet. He then learned to play guitar starting with an acoustic guitar and then expanding his skills to a self-purchased electric guitar. He also took lessons in trumpet and clarinet. Other instruments like the Steirische Harmonika that was introduced to him by his grandfather were learned in private study.
Aged 20, he left Austria with his girlfriend and relocated to South Africa where he worked in a chemical laboratory. He became involved in the struggle against apartheid but returned to Austria five years later. There he married his Canadian wife and adopted her surname Sullivan.
At the age of 27 he decided to become a professional musician. He studied guitar in Toronto for two years and learned to play flamenco music. After separating from his wife, he went on another journey and learned to play the nose flute on the Philippines. This was also where he began to develop his own musical style by incorporating elements of a foreign traditional music into the traditional music of his home country Austria.
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