THE STORY

TUNE UP – AWARD WINNING FOLKBAND

TUNE UP was founded in 1998 and won several prizes in music contests:

Musikpreis                 Stadt Oberkochen 1999
1. Preis                        Landeswettbewerb ‘Jugend und Folklore‘ 1999
1. Publikumspreis    Landeswettbewerb ‘Jugend und Folklore‘ 1999
1. Preis                        Landeswettbewerb ‘Jugend und Folklore‘ 2001
1. Publikumspreis    Landeswettbewerb ‘Jugend und Folklore‘ 2001

TUNE UP is sometimes called a „two-generation-band“ – a perfect combination of younger and older musicians.

TUNE UP in Miltown Malbay Ireland

One essential aspect of Irish music is to pass on the tunes to the next generation through playing and singing together, thus keeping the heritage alive.
TUNE UP plays on a wide range of instruments: tin whistle, concert flute, Uilleann pipes, Northumbrian smallpipes, fiddle, bouzouki, guitar, bass, dulcimer, Celtic harp, spoons and bodhrán – not to forget their close harmony singing.

TUNE UP at the Landesgartenschau in Villingen-Schwenningen.
Photography by Heinz Schaeffer

TUNE UP plays tunes and songs, tells stories and gives background information on the songs. TUNE UP’s s concerts have been well-reviewed by the press in Germany, and appreciated by audiences – in concerts, in pubs, and while busking in various places in Germany and Ireland…

TUNE UP in Freiburg

TUNE UP playing at an Irish Music Festival. Other performers were Paddy Keenan and Bachelor’s Walk

TUNE UP in Waiblingen

TUNE UP playing tunes and songs to a picture show about Ireland and Scotland.

at the CELTIC NIGHT

TUNE UP getting prepared and playing live in Shakespeare´s „A Midsummer Night´s Dream“.

Heidenheim
Photography G. Luiz

TUNE UP playing live to an audience of 3500 at the „Landesgartenschau Heidenheim“

TUNE UP playing at the CELTIC NIGHT on the SHOWSTAGE of the „Landesgartenschau Heidenheim“

St. Patrick’s Day – TUNE UP at the „Celtic Folk Night / Schotten-Party“.

Photography: M Johnstone avp-multimedia.de schwarzwaelder-bote.de

At the famous FLOYD COUNTRY STORE’s „FRIDAY NITE JAMBOREE“ in Floyd / Virginia. Michael joins in on a borrowed guitar.

TUNE UP at an Open Air Festival organized by Radio Celtic Dreams near Frankfurt.

TUNE UP at Ray Austin’s “ Wodanhalle“ Freiburg

TUNE UP – not scared of the audience.

Alte Kelter / Winnenden
Photography by Lothar Fischer

Cesca and Gabi –two instruments – – four hands…??!!
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Alte Kelter / Winnenden

Photography by spoTLight / Thomas Liebhardt

In December 2024 we met the wonderful CATHIE RYAN. We handed her a TuneUp CD containing „Rathlin Island“, a song written by CATHIE RYAN.
This encounter was absolutely great!