Simon and Garfunkel meets Classic

Simon & Garfunkel Tribute Meets Classic

Duo Graceland with String Quartet 

With songs like “The Sound of Silence” and “Bridge Over Troubled Water,” the American duo Simon & Garfunkel created poetic anthems for an entire generation and secured their place in music history with “The Boxer,” if not before.

For several years now, the duo Graceland has been deeply exploring the musical spirit of their idols with “A Tribute to Simon and Garfunkel.” They always approach the great compositions with the necessary respect and strive to offer musically high-quality interpretations of Simon & Garfunkel’s global hits. One thing is particularly important to the two musicians from Bretten: “We don’t want to be a copy, neither visually nor vocally. We always stay close to the original, but we also give the compositions our own touch.” And so, with their current project “Simon & Garfunkel Tribute meets Classic,” Thomas Wacker (Paul Simon) and Thorsten Gary (Art Garfunkel) impressively demonstrate that the classics of what is arguably the world’s most successful folk-rock duo harmonize perfectly with the sound of a string ensemble.

Above all, the interplay of the two voices and two guitars with the classical instruments transforms the songs of Simon & Garfunkel into an extraordinary musical experience.

The number of concertgoers speaks for itself: For years, the two musicians have been successfully touring Europe—sometimes as a duo, sometimes with a classical string quartet, and a few times a year even with a 52-piece orchestra. At their concerts, they move through the soulful songs and, at other times, “rock” their audience.

An evening with Graceland is therefore not just for nostalgics who like to pull their old records or CDs off the shelf. The timelessly great music of Simon & Garfunkel, interpreted by outstanding musicians with a sound all their own, appeals to music lovers of all ages.