Mr. Hurley & Die Pulveraffen

Formed in Osnabrück, Germany in 2009, Mr. Hurley & Die Pulveraffen develop a universe of maritime-themed folk rock, nourished by shanties, sailors' songs and elements of Mittelalter-Rock. The band brings together four siblings, who perform and sing under pirate characters, with acoustic and rhythmic instrumentation where guitar, mandolin, accordion, flutes, bass, double bass and percussion intersect. Mr. Hurley & Die Pulveraffen initially built themselves on the German, Austrian and Swiss scenes, between club tours, harbor parties, metal festivals and medieval events, with regular appearances at Wacken Open Air, Summer Breeze, Rockharz and the Mittelalterlich Phantasie Spectaculum. Their repertoire blends group refrains, humor, tales of navigation and pirate imagination, in a format that alternates festive folk, driving rock and more narrative arrangements. After several self-released records in the early 2010s, the group released the EP Plankrock in 2014, then the albums Tortuga (2017), Leviathan (2019), Seemannsgrab (2021), Leuchtturm (2023) and S.O.S. (2025). Some members also participate in the Knasterbart project alongside musicians from Versengold, which sheds light on the ties between Mr. Hurley & Die Pulveraffen and the German-language medieval folk scene.