Monthly Archives: April 2008

Waldemar Matuska I

     What all in the field of music we could lose if he would stay in glasshouse? And what so nice glass products we lost, when he decided to go on singer’s road? I hope you agree with me, the second … Continue reading

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Bob Dylan – Icon of many music styles IV

     Millennium he celebrated by work, his song Things Have Changed won Golden Globe Award for the Best Original Song and Academy Award for Best Song. Dylan’s greatest recent album was Love and Theft, which was realized on September 2001. This … Continue reading

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Bob Dylan – Icon of many music styles III

     In 1970 Dylan released two alums. In the same year he had co-written with George Harrison opening track of The Beatles‘ album All Things Must Pass – I’d Have You Anytime. He cooperated with George also in Harrison’s Concert for … Continue reading

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Bob Dylan – Icon of many music styles II

     In 1961 he leaved this town and went to New York and visited the musical icon Woody Guthrie, who was in hospital in New Jersey. The days of life of Woody were going to finish. Woody was great inspiration for … Continue reading

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Bob Dylan – Icon of many music styles I.

     He inspired by his unique music, where he is interpret, author, guitar player, player on electronic mouth harmonica and strange looks in same time. A lot of interprets was inspired by him. Thanks to him, phenomenal guitar player Jim Hendrix … Continue reading

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Fešáci

     This band has already been popular a few tenth years. And only a few bands had so many past members as it. Everybody in this area know names as Michal Tučný, Tomáš Linka, Petr Novotný, Pavel Brűmer, Hanka Horecká, etc. … Continue reading

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Pavel Bobek

     The Legend of music. We can compare him with Johnny Cash.Pavel Bobek is absolute professional in Czech music scene, without discussion. He has sang many different music styles, the most of his musical material is in country style. He was … Continue reading

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Historical festivals in Slovakia

     I’d like to write now about other festivals, festivals of historical fencing. History of Europe is connected with many wars and wars are connected with warriors. When I stop to think of long-ago, when our ancestors run through ice plains … Continue reading

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Festivals in Slovakia and Czech (Part 3)

PORTA The legend of country and folk festivals in past Czechoslovakia. Many famous artists started there such as Rangers, Greenhorns, Michal Tučný, Jaroslav Nohavica, etc.      History of this famous festival started in 1967 in Ústí nad Labem. The first name … Continue reading

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