Fankhauser - Philipp Fankhauser. PHILIPP FANKHAUSER

On the 27th December 2008 Philipp Fankhauser received a Gold Award for his album "Love Man Riding" at the sold out live show at the KKL concert hall in Lucerne
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DOWNBEAT

Fankhauser's Love Man Riding listed among best cds of 2008 in Downbeat's January 2009 issue!!
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BLUES MATTERS UK

The song writing is of a very high standard. A melodic joy.
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BLUES REVUE, OCTOBER 2006

Philipp Fankhauser's "Watching From The Safe Side" is incredible!
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BLUES MATTERS, OCTOBER 2006

Fankhauser is a good, authentic singer, both soulful and strong when needed and very gentle at other times!
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BLUES CRITIC, SEPTEMBER 2006

"Too Little Too Late" I could definitely hear Robert Cray doing - Fankhauser delivers a convincingly aching vocal on an exquisitely arranged Soul song!
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BLUES WAX, JULY 2006

Fankhauser is not adding anything new to the tree trunk, but he shapes his art well!
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PHILIPP FANKHAUSER IN CANNES 24. JANUARY 2006

No band in that genre has convinced and touched me as much since the early days of the Robert Cray Band!
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NET RHYTHMS LONDON, JULY 2005

Down In The Valley gives an idea of how Fankhauser sounds in the live environment and very good he sounds too!
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BLUES WAX, MARCH 2005

The Blues music world is richer for "Talk To Me", don't miss it!
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DOWN BEAT, NOVEMBER 2004

Fankhauser doesn't sound the least bit like a visitor from Switzerland!
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BLUES & RHYTHM, FEBRUARY 2005

A highly impressive CD from a guy way ahead of much of the competition!
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WORLD WIDE RECORD DEAL

Philipp Fankhauser signs a world wide contract with the US label "Memphis International Records"!
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CHICAGO BLUES FEST 2004

Philipp Fankhauser is the first Swiss Blues artist ever to appear at the world's largest Blues Festival on June 12 2004.
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PHILIPP FANKHAUSER

Here's where you'll find in detail the musical life of Philipp Fankhauser. We've divided it in different periods, and you'll get to them by mouse click.

Philipp Fankhauser was born and raised in beautiful Thun, a little city sitting on the lake of Thun, just at the beginning of the Bernese Oberland. Between 1964 - 1981 there were no real indications, that he would later become a Blues singer.

He had his start between 1982 - 1986.

The success of the Checkerboard Blues Band came 1987 - 1993.

Then, in the nineties, he moved to the USA, following the call of his long time friend and mentor, Texas Blues man Johnny Copeland, 1994 -2000.

The year 2000 saw Fankhauser return to his homeland Switzerland, and he is now living in Bern, 2001 - 2003.

Europa - the safe side? Or: Watching from the safe side 2004 -2008.

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