Polish Slavic folk band Łysa Góra released on Friday (12) a new acoustic album, titled Oj Dolo (“Oh, Dolo”).
This is the first work of the group that gives up on electric instruments, showing their taste for experimentation.
Formed in 2012, Łysa Góra is a band that usually moves between acoustic folk music, folk rock and folk metal. This mix of classical and electric instruments is accompanied by female vocals, with a timbre found only in traditional Slavic music. The spirit of the Slavic lands is also present in its sonority and lyrics, which deal with the Polish countryside and the culture of the peoples of Eastern Europe.
The album features traditional Polish, Ukrainian, Cossack and Belarusian music. Among them, the traditional Belarusian song Sztoj pa moru, popularized by their compatriots from Laboratorium Pieśni.
Oj Dolo | Łysa Góra
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Check out the music video for the album’s title track!
Where to buy: Amazon (US) | Amazon (UK) | Amazon (ES/PT)
Origin of the band’s name
The name “Łysa Góra” (Bald Mountain) is a reference to the hill of the same name, located in the Świętokrzyskie Mountains (Holy Cross Mountains). The hill was probably a sacred mountain in Poland’s prehistoric times. It was the site of a pagan temple dedicated to three gods, according to 15th century Polish priest and historian Jan Długosz. The temple was abandoned after “Poland’s baptism” on April 14, 966. Subsequently, a Benedictine monastery was built on the site. Today, the term is popularly associated with witchcraft.
See also: Łysa Góra releases new music video, ‘Kupalinka’
Members
- Dorota Filipczak-Brzychcy (vocals)
- Marta Jędrzejczyk (vocals)
- Sylwia Biernat (violin, vocals)
- Krystian “Krystek” Jędrzejczyk (drums)
- Paweł Piotrowicz (bass)
- Krzysztof Rukat (guitar)
- Grzegorz “Laser” Lasek (percussion)
Discography
Toi Hola | Art of the Night Productions
Siadaj Nie Gadaj
Links
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