Fools Garden

**Fools Garden** is a German musical group. It was formed in 1991 under the name **Fool's Garden**. They started in 1991 with the album _Fool's Garden_. The official first album which included the complete band was _Once in a Blue Moon_ (1993). Two years later, Fool's Garden released their third album _Dish of the Day_, which scored a hit on the music charts in Europe and Asia with "Lemon Tree". The re-released track peaked at #26 in the UK Singles Chart in August 1996.

_Go And Ask Peggy For The Principal Thing_ followed in 1997, along with three more albums in 2000, 2003 and 2005. In 2003, three members left the band, and were replaced by Dirk Blümlein (bassist), Claus Müller (drummer) and Gabriel Holz (second guitarist, who then left the band in 2007). The name of the band was changed to Fools Garden (without the apostrophe).

The band has released cover-versions of rock and roll songs during live performances (The Beatles' "Ticket to Ride" or The Who's "My Generation"). Fools Garden's interest in The Beatles's led them to put cover versions of songs "Cry Baby Cry" and "Martha My Dear" on their studio albums.

The band released a greatest hits compilation album in October 2009. The album, _High Times_, contained fifteen songs. They included a brand new song, "High Time", and some of the well-known hits re-recorded with the new band ("Lemon Tree", "Wild Days", "Suzy").

The latest album _Who Is Jo King?_ was released in October 2012.

### Studio albums

- 1991: _Fool's Garden_
- 1993: _Once in a Blue Moon_
- 1995: _Dish of the Day_
- 1997: _Go and Ask Peggy for the Principal Thing_
- 2000: _For Sale_
- 2003: _25 Miles to Kissimmee_
- 2005: _Ready for the Real Life_
- 2012: _Who Is Jo King?_

### Compilation albums

- 2009: _High Times - The Best of Fools Garden_

### EPs

- "Napster Session 2008" (2008)
- "Home (limited tour edition)" (2008)

### Singles

- "Tell Me Who I Am / Careless Games" (1991)
- "Spirit '91 / Once in a Blue Moon" (1992)
- "Wild Days (1st edition)" (1994)
- "Lemon Tree" (1995) (UK #26)
- "Wild Days (reissue)" (1996)
- "Pieces" (1996)
- "Why Did She Go?" (1997)
- "Probably" (1997)
- "Rainy Day" (1998)
- "Suzy" (2000)
- "It Can Happen" (2000)
- "Happy (special tour edition)" (2000)
- "In the Name" (2001)
- "Dreaming"  (2001)
- "Closer" (2003)
- "Dreaming (2004 version)" (2004)
- "Man of Devotion" (2005)
- "Does Anybody Know? / Welcome Sun" (2005)
- "Cold (Italian promo)" (2005)
- "I Got a Ticket" (2006)
- "High Time" (2009)
- "Everywhere the Light Shines" (2010)
- "Innocence" (2012)
- "Maybe" (2013)

## Fools Garden members

- Peter Freudenthaler - vocals (1991–present)
- Volker Hinkel - guitars (1991–present)
- Dirk Blümlein - bass (2003–present)
- Claus Müller - drums (2003–present)

## Former members

- Thomas Mangold - bass (1991–2003)
- Roland Röhl - keyboards (1991–2003)
- Ralf Wochele - drums (1991–2003)
- Gabriel Holz - guitars (2003–2007)

## Other websites

- Official Fools Garden website

## Infobox (musical artist)

- **name**: Fools Garden
- **image**: Fools Garden 1.JPG
- **caption**: Fools Garden at "Dresden, Dresdner Stadtfest" 2008
- **background**: group_or_band
- **alias**: Fool's Garden (until 2003)
- **origin**: Pforzheim, Germany
- **genre**: Indie rock
- **years active**: 1991–present
- **label**: Intercord
Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Sony BMG
Polydor
Lemonade Music
- **website**: [http://www.foolsgarden.de Official website]
- **current members**: Peter Freudenthaler
Volker Hinkel
Dirk Blümlein
Claus Müller
- **past members**: Thomas Mangold
Roland Röhl
Ralf Wochele
Gabriel Holz