Dear hörbert fans,

There’s a new audio play called “Felltuschgnusch” by Marius Tschirky with his band “Marius und die Jagdkapelle,” whose wonderful songs for young and old listeners are included in our Swiss free memory card edition.

Official press release:

The badger Adalbert, the squirrel, the chief ranger Brünzli, the muscle cat, and the woodpecker have actually been living in one of the songs on a music album, short films, or the picture book by Marius & die Jagdkapelle for the last eighteen years. They could occasionally venture out and sneak into children’s ears at live concerts. However, in November 2022, they were all released together in a story that Marius Tschirky wrote for the Theater St. Gallen.

The play “Felltuschgnusch” ran throughout the winter before a full house.

Now they find a new home in the second Jagdkapelle audio play of the same name, full of songs, nonsense, and fun:

Since time immemorial, the forest animals have come together at the forest pond on the first full moon of spring, shed their fur, and wash the winter out of their pelts. Everyone is full of anticipation and very excited. There’s tweeting, whistling, and hissing in the forest, and those who understand the animals’ language know there’s complaining and grumbling. The different forest animals have the least understanding for each other and get on each other’s nerves quite a bit. The mood only relaxes once all the animals have laid their furs at the usual spot by the pond and joyfully and completely naked plunge into the cool water. Almost everyone, because the squirrel always has mischief on its mind and secretly swaps the furs. But then the grumpy chief ranger Brünzli suddenly appears with his rifle. Panicked, everyone jumps out of the water to escape and quickly grabs their fur. At least, that’s what they believe…

Whether everyone manages to escape, what it’s like to live in the wrong fur, and whether Marius and his Jagdkapelle manage to appease the trigger-happy Brünzli is told in this turbulent, musical tangle about tolerance, understanding, and solidarity.