70 years of trumpet echo

Carinthia as a springboard for a global career

The musicians wore the classic Oberkrainer costume at all their performances around the world. Many groups still wear this characteristic garb today.(Bild: zVg)

Seven decades ago, Slavko Avsenik and his Original Oberkrainer started their career. And Carinthia played a decisive role for the musicians from Slovenia. With their melodies, the Oberkrainer thrilled an audience of millions.

When Slavko Avsenik and his brother Vilko stirred up the Slovenian folk music scene with a completely new line-up in the early 1950s, nobody could have guessed that they were laying the foundations for a completely new musical genre. Because with accordion, guitar, clarinet, trumpet and bass, Avsenik created great enthusiasm among the audience right from the start. And it didn't take long for this new line-up to be noticed beyond the Loibl Pass. And this is where the legendary Oberkrainer's global career was to begin.