Begining Of The Century - 2004 - On the Edge of Folk

Начало Века - 2004 - На грани фолка

Folk-rock band from Volgograd performing Russian folk songs in modern rock treatments. Creativity of band could be characterized as synthesis of folk art from the root and contemporary musical thought. "Beginning of the Century" takes authentic folklore without prescription and recycle their actual musical means. Traditional text and tune arrange on the basis of taste and musical preferences of the musicians themselves. And as a result - very interesting mixation of modern sound and authentic singing traditions, nice soft sound. I think, it's one of the best young groups of slavonic folk-rock and world-music.

Korpi - 2005 - Inkerin Kaiku

National folk ensemble from Saint-Petersburg, Russia, was formed in 2002. "Korpi" performs old folk songs of the so-called Kalevala metrics and rustic songs of early XXth century in authentic performance and the dialects of those villages, where they were recorded by collectors.

There're representatives of indigenous Finno-Ugric nations living on territory of Russia sing in that group - Izhora, Vod, Veps, Karelian and Finnish-euryameyset. "Korpi" have performed more than 120 concerts in Russia and abroad and was awarded a lot of diplomas and certificates as a multiple winner of international and Russian folk festivals and competitions.

Santtu Karhu & Talvisovat - 2003 - Hyvästit Karjala

Another album of Santtu Karhu and Co, the only folk-rock band in the world singing in Karelian language. "Hyvästit Karjala" means "Farewell, Karelia". Great progressive rock with folk instruments from city of Petrozavodsk.

Santtu Karhu & Talvisovat - 2001 - Pahoin brihoin pajatukset

Folk-rock band from city of Petrozavodsk, Karelia, Russia. "Santtu Karhu & Talvisovat" (Saint Bear and Winter clothes) is the only group in the world singing in Karelian language. Excellent quality of folk-rock in traditions of progressive and art-rock.

Recorded at various times from 1990 to 2001 in the studios of Russia and Finland. The album came out only on CD-R.

Ivan Kupala - 2002 - Radio Nagra

Иван Купала - 2002 - Радио Награ

Second album of ethno-dance project "Ivan Kupala" is called "Radio Nagra". Great new-age sound, live ethnic instruments in perfect harmony with the electronics create very interesting feelings and mood.

"Nagra" is the tape-recorder, which recorded the songs that were used on the album. Grannies were recorded in Russian and Belorussian villages by members of band during folk-expeditions.

Ivan Kupala - 1999 - Kostroma

Иван Купала - 1999 - Кострома

First post of my blog is about one of the greatest band on modern folk scene in Russia - "Ivan Kupala".

That ethno-dance-project was formed in 1995 as russian copy of "Deep Forest" on basement of authentic slavic folklore. Three DJs of "Radio Chance", Saint-Petersburg, being impressed by the album "Boheme" of "Deep Forest" started to work in the same direction. In a few years they have prepared material for the 1st album. The folk songs from old vinil discs and recorded during folk-expeditions in the 2nd half of the XX century became a basis for the album.