Category Archives: Folk

Amy Speace

Posted on December 9, 2008 by admin

Few days ago I got e-mail which ask to write something about popular folk singer Amy Speace. Unfortunatelly I have to tell you, I wasn’t able to find many information about her. That’s why I use all info what were … Continue reading →

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Taxmeni

Posted on July 11, 2008 by admin

     Sometimes you can see stagecoach, how goes through long plains, some other time military jeep. Every time there are same passengers – Taxmeni. The modern country band. We can meet the band on Czech scene already three decades. The first … Continue reading →

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Child in country style.

Posted on July 10, 2008 by admin

Everytime I can see only adults, boys or girls, especially in cowboy’s wearing, with cowboy hat. Sometimes there are also horses, a few times also cows. But what’s children? Our young? Here are someone of them.

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Žalman

Posted on June 9, 2008 by admin

     Czech music band without official established day. The beginning is allowed to be day of the first concert of trio Žalman in Porta in 1982. The basic member was Pavel Lohonka, Pavlína Jíšová and Antonín Hlaváč. Later the name was … Continue reading →

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Invitation on Junifest in Slovakia

Posted on May 15, 2008 by admin

Time runs like wild horse. It isn’t so much time ago, what I wrote about Festivals and it’s already here. Junifest. It’s national beer festival, this year it will be already 5 year anniversary. Date     June, 13. – 22. 2008, Time     04 … Continue reading →

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Waldemar Matuska III

Posted on May 6, 2008 by admin

     Many his songs became popular and most of them I have on LP or single. I listen them as small child and maybe I was one of his youngest fans. I have still photo album with all news and photos … Continue reading →

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Waldemar Matuska II

Posted on May 6, 2008 by admin

     In Czechoslovakia, there was very popular competition named Zlatý slavík (Golden Warbler). Waldemar won it twice, in 1962 and 1987, and few times he was on second position. His popularity grew up. As he said one time, he had never … Continue reading →

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Waldemar Matuska I

Posted on April 30, 2008 by admin

     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

Posted on April 18, 2008 by admin

     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

Posted on April 18, 2008 by admin

     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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