Kralik & Glandt
You have to hear these boys. They are not just great players, but great entertainers.
Charley Groth - Florida
With this Czech musician Andy plays a lot of interesting pieces of music full of Bluegrass, old-time, swing and much more. Their performances consist not only of high quality instrumental abilities, but also of tight harmony singing and best of all, the great big fun of their shows.
ANDY GLANDT - Banjo, Guitar, lead and harmony vocals
Andy was born in Demmin, Eastern Germany. At the age of 12 he learned to play the clarinet, followed by the guitar and finally the banjo. In 1975 he moved to Jena where he is still living. In 1984 he founded the Fox Tower Bluegrass Band and toured Europe and the USA.
In 1999 the band was awarded the "Best of Texas Award" for "Best International Bluegrass Band" and in 2000 they showcased at the IBMA. In the 90's Andy also played with country/rockabilly band Greenhorn, as well as bluegrass/swing trio Andy's Breakdown. One other project he's also currently performing with is the duo Piece of Cheese (Andy Glandt & Gunnar Nilson). With this duo they play a mix of bluegrass, Irish and Latin folk. As well as recording Andy has written an instructional book about the banjo in D-tuning and given workshops on the subject.
JIRI (GEORGE) KRALIK - Fiddle, lead and harmony vocals
George started to play fiddle at the age of seven. Through the classical styles of music, he has found himself immersed in traditional American bluegrass music. He was awarded "Best Fiddler" in the Czech Republic in 1998 and 2003 He participated in the Mark O'Connor Fiddle Camps in Nashville, Tennessee, where he met and learned from some of the most exceptional fiddlers playing today, including Buddy Spicher and Aubrey Haynie.
George took part in the European Bluegrass Festival in Holland, as well as the European Bluegrass Competition in Dublin, Ireland. He also played at numbers of performances in the USA, including Silver Dollar City, Missouri, and the National Old Time Country & Bluegrass Festival, where George took first place in the Mid-America Old-Time Fiddlers Championship.
