Biography
US Orchestra are three young musicians, who play Ukrainian traditional instrumental music, discovered both in field expeditions, and in musical archives. The album 'I' includes music of emigrants from Western Ukraine, who came to America in early XX century and were recorded by American recording companies “Columbia Records” and others in 1920’s-30’s. These were the first recordings of Ukrainian traditional dance music ever.
'Smoke On The Mustache' is US Orchestra's second album. It includes ancient instrumental dance music, played 70 years ago by three musicians from Dykan'ka in Poltava Region: violin brothers Pavlo and Mykhailo Cherednyks and drummer Roman Dyadura. They were born in the late 19th century, so they played ancient dances that are about 300 years old. The dances included in this album are gold standards, polished for centuries, and musicians from the US Orchestra rediscover them in their interpretation, keeping the technique, the lively spirit of this music and the authentic composition of instruments: two violins and tambourine.
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