Folk Songs from Czechoslovakia
by Elizabeth Knight
- Type: Album
- Released: 1956
- Label: Folkways
- Country: Czechoslovakia
- Length: 28:10
- Community rating: 2.93/5 from 2 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Surveying the diverse regional traditions of Eastern Europe, 'Folk Songs from Czechoslovakia' documents rural dance tunes and poignant agrarian ballads. The release acts as a vital aural snapshot of indigenous melodies that heavily influenced classical nationalist composers of the previous century.
Genres
Descriptors: Folk, folklore, acoustic
Tracklist
- Musel by to Chlap Byt' - Slovak Mountain Holler (1:27)
- Preletel Sokol - Slovak Love Song (2:09)
- Pri Dunaji 艩aty Per煤 - Chardash Dance Song (1:44)
- Ach Nen铆 Tu Nen铆 - Czech Love Song (1:51)
- Ej, Ru啪a, Ru啪a - Moravian Mountain Holler (1:05)
- Tancuj, Tancuj - Moravian Polka Dance Song (1:55)
- Zelen谩 Je Tr谩va - Slovak Love Song (1:21)
- Povedal Me Sl谩vi膷ek - Slovak Drinking Song (1:31)
- Sobot臎nka Ide - Moravian Love Song (3:37)
- Net Tak茅ho Dziv膷at'enko - Slovak Courting Song (1:55)
- Hajej, M暖j And铆liku - Czech Lullaby (1:42)
- I拧la Marina Do Cintor铆na - Moravian Drinking Song (1:15)
- Keby Som Ja Vedela - Slovak Courting Song (1:36)
- Pon谩hl'aj Sa 艩uhaj - Slovak Mountain Holler (0:58)
- Holka Modrook谩 - Czech Dance Song (1:19)
- Zalet' Sokol, Biely Vt谩k - Slovak Love Song (2:38)
Credits
- Elizabeth Knight - primary artist, vocals [sung by]
- John Abbott - primary artist, accordion [accompanied by]
- Mel Kaiser - lacquer cut by