Heinrich "Hein" Kröher (September 17, 1927 – February 14, 2016) and Oskar "Oss" Kröher (September 17, 1927 – July 1, 2019) were German twins who were folk singer-songwriters. They were born in Pirmasens, Rhineland-Palatinate. Heinrich and Oskar Kröher were performing more than fifty years on the stages in Europe and North America. They wrote songs about the Hecker uprising.

Hein & Oss in 2000

Hein died on February 14, 2016 from a short-illness in Pirmasens, aged 88.[1] Oss died on July 1, 2019 in Rodalben, Rhineland-Palatinate from long-illness at the age of 91.[2]

Songs change

 
Hein & Oss in 2011
  • Rotgraue Raben – vom Volkslied zum Folksong. (1969)
  • Das sind unsere Lieder. (1977)
  • Europaliederbuch. (1979)
  • Cowboylieder. (1983)
  • Die Liederpfalz: Ein Liederbuch. (1987)[3]
  • Der neue Zupfgeigenhansl. (1983).
  • Spätlese trocken. (2000)
  • Naturerlebnisse von Hein und Oss Kröher (2011)
  • Signale 63 Kalender der Jungen. (2012)

References change

  1. "Liedermacher Hein Kröher gestorben". derStandard.at. 2016-02-14. Retrieved 2019-07-01.
  2. "Pirmasenser Liedermacher Oskar Kröher ist tot". swr.de. 2019-07-01. Archived from the original on 2019-07-01. Retrieved 2019-07-03.
  3. Heimlicher Liebeszwang. In: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, 11. September 2010, Seite Z6.