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Monday, June 29, 2009

Festivals 2009 in Slovakia II.

Spiritual Kvintet

     Welcome to Slovakia. Find your favourite festivals in August.
Festivals in July in Slovaka

DatePlaceNameGenre
July 02 - August 09 2009BratislavaLetné Shakespearovské slávnosti
July 21 – August 21 2009TrnavaLetný kinematografmovie festival
July 31 - August 01
2009
PopradOkey Summer 2009different music styles
July 31 - August 01 2009Nové Mesto nad VáhomOpen Jazz Festjazz music
July 31 - August 01 2009PodbrančPunkáči deťompunk music
July 31 - August 01 2009Zelená VodaOpen Jazz Festjazz music
July 31 - August 02 2009Jaslovské BohuniceFest Dobré Bohunicecountry music
July 31 - August 02 2009ŽilinaFest Ančamovie festival
August 06 - 09 2009Kráľová Lehota (Ranč)Camp Fest Svarínopen-air music festival
August 07 - 09 2009Červeník Amfiteáter)Červeník festivaldifferent music styles
August 07 - 08 2009DuchonkaOrange Music Summerdifferent music styles
August 07 - 09 2009TrnavaTrnavský jazzyk Trnavský jazzykjazz music
August 08 2009TurzovkaRock beskyd fest 2009rock music
August 13 - 15 2009Jaslovské BohuniceHard Festdifferent music styles
August 14 - 15 2009TerchováTerchovský budzogáň 2009rock and punk music
August 15 2009HolíčCibula Festdifferent music style
August 14 - 15 2009ZliechovPustohlav festivaldifferent music styles
August 14 - 15 2009SninaRock pod kameňomrock music
August 19 - 23 2009KolárovoHanna Hanna Festivalart gathering and festival
August 21 - 22 2009ModraMinikvas festivaldifferent music style
August 21 - 22 2009OravaOrava Music Summerdifferent music styles
August 21 - 23 2009TrnavaTrnavská bránafolklore
August 22 2009NitraNa brehu 2009different music styles
August 22 2009HadlováFestival na brehufolk and rock music
August 27 - 29 2009PiešťanyLodenicacountry music
August 28 - 29 2009BratislavaUprising Reggae Festivaldifferent music styles


The Best Festivals in Europe
DatePlaceName
August 20 - 22. 2009Salzburg, Austria (Green Park St.Polten)Frequency Festival
July 02 - 05. 2009BelgiumRock Werchter
August 14 - 16. 2009Burgas, Bulgaria(Central Beach)Spirit of Burgas
July 03 - 12. 2009Petrčane, CroatiaThe Garden Festival
July 02 - 05. 2009DenmarkRoskilde Festival
July 03 - 05. 2009Belfort, FranceEurockeennes
July 17 - 19. 2009Ferropolis, GermanyMelt
August 12 - 17. 2009Budapest, HungarySziget Festival 2009
September 04 - 06. 2009Stradbally Estate, IrelandElectric Picnic
July 09 - 12. 2009Novy Sad, SrbijaExit Festival
July 16 - 18. 2009Trenčín, SlovakiaPohoda Festival
July 16 - 19. 2009Benicassim, SpainFiberfib
August 13 - 15. 2009Göteborg, SweedenWay Out West

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Friday, June 26, 2009

Festivals 2009 in Slovakia I.

Spiritual Kvintet



     Welcome to Slovakia. This year is very rich for festivals. Here you can find lists of festivals in July with different genres

Festivals in July in Slovaka

DatePlaceNameGenre
June 18 - September 06 2009BratislavaBratislavské Kultúrne leto
July 02 - August 09 2009BratislavaLetné Shakespearovské slávnosti
July 02 – July 05 2009VychodnáVychodnáfolklore
July 03 2009ČadcaČadca Festalternative music
July 03 – July 04 2009HandlováCountry trh festivalcountry music
July 03 – July 04 2009Banská ŠtiavnicaJazznicajazz music
July 03 – July 04 2009Horná StredaToto je HIP-HOPhip-hop music
July 03 – July 05 2009MalackyKontact Street Festdifferent music styles
July 03 – July 05 2009ZáriečieSemfest Záriečiedifferent music styles
July 04 2009BytčaRockstone Festdifferent music styles
July 04 2009SkalicaSkalica Music Festdifferent music styles
July 04 – July 05 2009BratislavaRača Fest 2009country music
July 05 2009Dolný KubínPodbielanské folklórové slávnostifolklore
July 05 2009PúchovSemfest 2009different music styles
July 06 - July 11 2009TerchováCyrilometod' Daysfolklore
July 06 – July 11 2009VŕbovéVŕbové Vetryalternative music
July 09 – July 19 2009Liptovský MikulášLetná fotoškolainternational Festival of photography
July 10 2009TrnavaEKO Fest Trnavadifferent music styles
July 10 – July 11 2009BojniceSummer intervaldifferent music styles
July 10 – July 11 2009DudinceCountry Stopacountry music
July 10 – July 11 2009DomašaOrange Music Summerdifferent music styles
July 10 - July 12 2009PiešťanyJazz Festival Doda Šošokujazz music
July 10 – July 18 2009Liptovský MikulášLetná fotoška Domu fotografiefestival of photography
July 11 2009PodhájskaPodhájska Festdifferent music styles
July 11 2009VeličnáXVIII. Tradičný veličiansky jarmokfolklore
July 11 2009HlohovecBajakfestdifferent music styles
July 11 – July 12 2009ZvolenDownload Open Airdifferent music styles
July 16 – July 18 2009TrenčínBažant Pohodaalternative music
July 17 – July 18 2009TurzovkaDrotáriafolk/country music
July 17 – July 18 2009Vranov nad TopľouSunDance Open Air Beach Partydance music
July 17 – July 18 2009ŠuranyStreetrock Festrock music
July 18 – July 19 2009MalatináIX. Bačovské dnifolklore
July 21 – August 21 2009TrnavaLetný kinematografmovie festival
July 24 – July 25 2009RužináOrange Music Summerdifferent music styles
July 24 – July 25 2009Trenčianske BohuslaviceTopvar Žákovic Opendifferent music styles
July 24 – July 26 2009Zemplínska ŠíravaŠírava Festdfferent music styles
July 24 – July 27 2009RudavaSummerbeach Rudavadifferent music styles
July 25 2009KošiceFree Summerdance music
July 25 2009KežmarokFestEasy 009alternative music
July 25 2009Nové ZámkyRainbow Open Air 2009different music styles
July 25 – July 26 2009Nové ZámkyII. Strekovsý pivničný festivaldifferent music styles
July 25 - July 26 2009TerchováJánošík in moviefolklore
July 26 2009SihelnéFolklórne slávnosti Pod Babou horou a Pilskomfoklore
July 31 - August 01 2009PopradOkey Summer 2009different music styles
July 31 - August 01 2009Nové Mesto nad VáhomOpen Jazz Festjazz music
July 31 - August 01 2009PodbrančPunkáči deťompunk music
July 31 - August 02 2009Jaslovské BohuniceFest Dobré Bohunicecountry music
July 31 - August 02 2009ŽilinaFest Ančamovie festival

The Best Festivals in Europe
DatePlaceName
August 20 - 22. 2009Salzburg, Austria (Green Park St.Polten)Frequency Festival
July 02 - 05. 2009BelgiumRock Werchter
August 14 - 16. 2009Burgas, Bulgaria(Central Beach)Spirit of Burgas
July 03 - 12. 2009Petrčane, CroatiaThe Garden Festival
July 02 - 05. 2009DenmarkRoskilde Festival
July 03 - 05. 2009Belfort, FranceEurockeennes
July 17 - 19. 2009Ferropolis, GermanyMelt
August 12 - 17. 2009Budapest, HungarySziget Festival 2009
September 04 - 06. 2009Stradbally Estate, IrelandElectric Picnic
July 09 - 12. 2009Novy Sad, SrbijaExit Festival
July 16 - 18. 2009Trenčín, SlovakiaPohoda Festival
July 16 - 19. 2009Benicassim, SpainFiberfib
August 13 - 15. 2009Göteborg, SweedenWay Out West

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Friday, June 19, 2009

Spiritual Kvintet II


Spiritual Kvintet



Spiritual Kvintet

Next reorganization of the group became with leaving of Karel Zich, in season 1973/74. Spirituál started to show with tramp group (later named Brontosauři) with brothers Jan and František Nedvěd and Zdenka Tosková. Next year leaved Jarka Hadrabová and came Eva Lifková.

Spiritual Kvintet

In 1980 Eva Lifková married and went to Francie, in its stead became Irena Budweiserová. Very short time, we had seen also Lenka Slabá and Jan Nedvěd in the group.

Spiritual Kvintet

During revolutionary events (November 23, 1989), the group sang on Prague squares, (two presidents sang with them Vaclav Havel and George Bush senior). For next american president Bill Clinton, the group showed in Reduta in January 1994. In this time, the member was Karel Zich again. František Nedvěd became in 1992 after his brother after recording of album Rajská zahrada.
In 2000 Olda Ortinský leaved Spiritual, came Jirka Cerny, who was band-master of music band C&K Vocal.

Spiritual Kvintet

Year 2004 was written by black letters to the history of this band. This year, exactlu in July 13, their member Karel Zich drowned in the Medi, during his diving trip. It wasn´t the first time, what the band lost one of the members (two of the foundation-members, manager of the band), but it was the first time, what Spiritual had to say good-bye to one of the youngest members from actual arrangement.

It was very hard leave-taking. Karl Zich was great singer and player (his nick was Elvis Presley of Czecho-Slovakia).

In September 2004 became Jiří Holoubek to the band from Relief.

The next member Oldřich Orlický dead in May 3, 2006.

Spiritual Kvintet
Members:
Irena Budweiserová, sing, percuse
Zdena Tichotová, sing, percuse
Dušan Vančura, sing, kontrabas
Jiří Cerha, sing, perkuse
Jiří Tichota, 6-streams guitar, band-master
Jiří Holoubek, guitar

Spiritual Kvintet


Discography:

  • Písničky z roku raz dva, Supraphon 1973, reedice 2003

  • Spirituály a balady, Supraphon 1978, reedice 1995, 2007

  • Saužení lásky, Supraphon 1981, reedice 1996, 2007

  • 20 let, Supraphon 1984, reedice 1993

  • Šlapej dál, Panton 1985, reedice 1994

  • Every Time I Feel The Spirit, Panton 1986

  • Šibeničky, Panton 1988, reedice 2003

  • Za svou pravdou stát, Panton 1990

  • Hallelu, Panton 1991, reedice 2007

  • Rajská zahrada, Panton 1992, reedice 2001

  • Antologie 1960-1995, Sony/Bonton 1994, reedice 2003

  • Hanba nám!, Monitor 1994

  • Na káře, Pupava 1997

  • Vánoční koncert, Monitor-EMI 1998

  • Křídla holubic, Pupava 2002

  • Karel Zich a Spirituál kvintet, Sony Music 2004

  • Křížem krážem, Sony BMG 2005

  • 45 let archiv, Sony BMG 2006

  • Spirituál kvartet, Supraphon 1963

  • Spirituál kvintet, Traditional jazz studio, Supraphon 1967

  • Spirituál kvintet, Supraphon 1971

  • Čtwero pjsnj, Panton 1986, reedice 2007


Participation :

  • Dostavník

  • Písně amerického západu, 1969

  • 20 let Porty

  • Porta 1

  • Porta 2

  • Country fontána 97

  • Folkové balady

  • F & C Hity

  • 20 folkových písní 1

  • 20 folkových písní 2



Dvě Báby


Válka růží


Za svou pravdou stát


Třešničky


Mlýny

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Spiritual Kvintet I


Spiritual Kvintet



Spiritual Kvintet

This music band was established in autumn time in 1960 by four members of Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, mainly by initiative of Ivo Mach, nick name Dědek (Granfather). It was man quartet. Members were Miroslav Keller (tenor - nick Velký Bubo (Great Bubo)), Miloslav Kastelovič (barytone - nick Kagan, or Malý Bubo (Small Bubo)) and Jiří Tichota (usually bandmaster - nick Tichák).

Spiritual Kvintet

The first public presentation came after 2 years, on International Jazz Festival in Karlovy Vary. The name was Spiritual Kvartet and this band was the first folk music band in Czechoslovakia. In that time, the word "folk" was unknown in this area. That's why they present themselves on jazz concerts, usually with band Junior Trio, S+H Quintet or Tradiotional Jazz Studio P. Smetáčka. With last band they recorded some albums for recording studio Supraphon.

Spiritual Kvintet

It was so long time ago, when they had listened american legend music band The Weavers. From that time, they wanted to be like them. After Věra Nerušilováwho was also a member of band Incognito Kvartet, Růženka Helebrantová (nick Odetta) came in and from that time here is Kvintet. Later the band had more members, but the name didn't change more.

Spiritual Kvintet

From 1964 Spiritual Kvintet had periodic program in Theathe Na Zábradlí. In 1967 two members Mach and Keller leaved band (they went on long-term business trip abroad). Next year (in August) Růženka emigrated to Swiss.

Spiritual Kvintet

Everybody thought this would be end of this band but it didn't. In 1969 came Karel Zich and Jarka Hadrabová. The band showed also with Olda Ortinský Dušan Vančura and Honza Thorovský (he substituded Kagan who returned to Slovakia).

This membership existed only 4 years, but during this period the band wined recognition on country and folk festivals (Porta 70, Golden Tele 71). Also they changed scene to Theatre Atelier. They released their first albums in czech Písně amerického západu and Písničky z roku dva.

Spiritual Kvintet

As I said more times (try to see Rangers, Taxmeni, Greenhorns, Fešáci), came normalization and everything pertinated with it. Club were closed, some students had to leave Faculty, band had to finished its activities. Fortunately only for shot time.

Tom Dooley


Banua Jail


Mává nám svěm svobodná zem

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Monday, June 1, 2009

Waldemar Matuska IV

Matuska

On Saturday, the country world lost one of his members, the famous and memorable singer Waldemar Matuška.

He won recognition by his low and flannelly voice. Death cause was pneumonia and heart failure. He died on Florida, May 30, 2009, aged 76.

Matuska

His success in 60-teen became with song Suvenir. As one czechoslovak agency wrote about him: "he has hoodlumy sex appeal, beard, evil-eyes and sparkle by energy, he was oposite of his show-business college Karel Gott". And Waldemar said: " I m type of vagabond, tramp and singers".

Matuska

Maybe it is destiny, but this weekend I was on one country action. Some friends met, played guitar, sang. We played many songs of him. It was shock to came home on Sunday evening and got to hear that bad news.



Quit Quittin


Quit Quittin






Waldemar, Walda, will always of my heard. For ever.

Matuska

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