Bobo and Herzfeld, who met in their youth in a jazz band in Halle, are something like musical soul mates.
Although each of them went in very different musical directions – Herzfeld made a name for herself as a theater musician and Bobo became known with her indie rock band "Bobo in White Woodden Houses" – they found their own musical cosmos in an unusual German song project.
After receiving much attention and the World Music Prize in Rudolstadt with their debut album “Songs of Love and Death,” filmmaker Arne Birkenstock portrayed the duo and their refreshingly unconventional approach to German songs in his documentary “Sound of Heimat.”
Over the years, two more albums followed: “Liederseelen” and “Blick in den Strom,” with which they continued to follow the path of German Romanticism.
Using unusual instruments such as prepared piano, harmonium, bass, muted trumpet sounds and metal percussion, Herzfeld composed an atmospheric soundtrack, which they performed live on stage with jazz greats such as the New Zealand saxophonist Hayden Chisholm and, for many years, in a trio with the Belarusian avant-garde accordionist Yegor Zabelov.
After the release of "Blick in den Strom" (View into the Stream) in 2018, the two dedicated themselves to their own projects in the following years. Now, Bobo & Herzfeld have teamed up again and re-recorded their classics such as "Der irre Spielmann" (The Crazy Spielmann), "Ich lebe mein Leben in wachsen Ringen" (I Live My Life in Growing Rings), "Bleib bei mir" (Stay with Me), and "Ich bin der Welt abhandengekommen" (I've Lost My Mind) – with a depth that has matured over the years, more minimalist and intimate, arranged solely for piano, harmonium, and voice. For the first time, alongside a new Rückert setting by Herzfeld, a contemporary Romantic poet is also featured: a poem by the singer's father, set to music by her daughter. The album was mixed by one of Germany's most important and creative producers: Moses Schneider. "Herbsthauch" will be released in September 2025.