In the fast-paced music industry, staying popular and maintaining a large, international fan base for sixty years is almost unheard of. The list of those who have achieved this goal is short indeed. However, this has been achieved by one of the most famed Slovene groups of all time, The Ensemble of Brothers Avsenik. Famous for the invention and popularisation of popular-national music, and also known as the Oberkrainer in German-speaking parts of Europe, their instrumental and vocal upbeat polkas, marches, nostalgic waltzes, and even tangos have sold thirty-six million albums worldwide and have been featured in more than 10,000 live shows. In 2013, the brothers Slavko Avsenik and Vilko Ovsenik celebrated sixty years of successful music production.