Markus Rüeger
Singer/Songwriter of Switzerland
Markus Rüeger, 25.1.1956, is a swiss singer/songwriter with his roots in the Rockmusic of the 60-ties and in
the folk-scene of the 70-ties.
He‘s been a constant member of the swiss folk sceen for the past 40 years and been moving solo
and with bands around Switzerland and Europe for many years.
Markus is a great singer and guitar-player in the first place, but he plays all kind of other folkinstruments aswell.
He‘s got a strong connection to Ireland having lived there for some times and in 1980 he did his long march
with his Irish donkey "John O'Donohue" and guitar all the way through Ireland, Belgium and France to Switzerland.
Since 2006 he has been working on a one-man-musical show called >mission earth< which he has translated into english,
the irish and further island-audiences on his mind. Markus is known for his engagement for enviroment and peace.
2010 he travelled with his partner to Sapmi and started to discover the Sapmi-Culture and getting in touch with the art of Yoik.
He became friend with the the singer Berit Alette Mienna and the fluteplayer Øistein Hansen
wich had a great input on his song "Saami-Land".
Since then he keeps on travelling to Scandinavia discovering further roots of the worlds musical heritage.
At present Markus plays with his band GreenTrees or SOLO with his "Take this World in your Hands"-Project .
These days he and his Band have released their new CD,
produced by the Irish drummer and multi-instrumentalist WAYNE SHEEHY
(Ron Wood, Rolling Stones, Bo Diddley, Peter Gabriel, Hothouse Flowers ...) at ocean studios in Kilcrohane, Ireland.
The CD " Take this world in your hands" is a further engaged album for a peaceful and sustainable way of living on this planet.
Together with one of Irelands most gifted musician and producer Markus and GreenTrees managed to record
a most beautiful album supported by friends as Eva Hurley (Cover Artwork and coaching), Eoghan Clarke,
(Sound Assistant, Backing Vocals), Esosa Ighodaro, (Backing Vocals), Lukas Rüeger(Layout),
Palma Fiacco (Photographs) and many more! As the first feedbacks of the audience show, the whole work as such is a very touching one.
Markus Rüeger, 25.1.1956, is a swiss singer/songwriter with his roots in the Rockmusic of the 60-ties, and in the folk-scene of the 70-ties. He‘s been a constant member of the swiss folk sceen for the past 35 years and been moving solo and with bands around Switzerland and Europe for many years. Markus is a great singer and guitar-player in the first place, but he plays all kind of other folkinstruments aswell. He‘s got a strong connection to Ireland having lived there for some times and in 1980 he did his long march with his irish donkey "John O'Donohue" and his guitar all the way through Ireland, Belgium and France to Switzerland.
Since 2006 he has been working on a one-man-musical show called >mission earth< which he has translated into english, the irish and further island-audiences on his mind. Markus is known for his engagement for enviroment and peace.
2010 he travelled with his partner to Sapmi and started to discover the Sapmi-Culture and getting in touch with the art of Yoik. He became friend with the the singer Berit Alette Mienna and the fluteplayer Øistein Hansen wich had a great input on his song "Saami-Land". Since then he keeps on travelling to Scandinavia discovering further roots of the worlds musical heritage.
At present Markus plays with his band GreenTrees or SOLO with his "Take this World in your Hands"-Project .
These days he and his Band have released their new CD, produced by the Irish drummer and multi-instrumentalist WAYNE SHEEHY ( Rolling Stones, Peter Gabriel, Bo Diddly, Hothousflowers …) at ocean studios in Kilcrohane, Ireland. The CD " Take this world in your hands" is a further engaged album for a peaceful and sustainable way of living on this planet.
