‘Deitsch’ is a south German dialect term for ‘German’. The name perfectly describes their music - German folk music with a southern accent. Regarded as two of Germany's leading folk musicians, Gudrun Walther and Jürgen Treyz formed their duo after being asked many times while on tour, “…what does German folk music sound like?”
Encouraged by the question they started their research in archives, second-hand bookshops and in songbooks and found vast amounts of untapped German material - folk songs, ballads, dances and tunes. Encouraged by the beauty and richness of the collected material, they began work on their debut CD, both carefully choosing, arranging and recording the material.
Their wealth of experience on the European folk music scene has been gained through their work with internationally well-known outfits such as More Maids, Adaro, Goût d'hier and, more recently Cara, who currently tour throughout Europe and the USA. When they’re not on the road Gudrun and Jürgen run their own professional recording studio which specialises in the arrangement, composition and recording of acoustic music.

“There's real love behind the music here, and a sense not only of discovery, but also proselytizing. And well they might. Granted this is just one album, the tip of the tip of the iceberg. But if it's indicative of anything, then there's plenty of good stuff to be investigated here, and Deitsch are at the front of the pack!”
Sing Out! USA Vol.50 #2 Summer 2006

Gudrun was brought up in a musical family and started to play traditional music on the fiddle at the age of six influenced heavily by the folk music of Ireland and France. Classical training provided a solid technical base and at the age of nineteen she became Germany's youngest professional traditional musician. She has worked extensively over the years in the studio on numerous recordings and as a guest musician at countless concerts both with bands and with orchestras. Gudrun was a member of all-women band More Maids and, besides Deitsch, plays and sings in the Irish music band, Cara.