Czech trampská hudba, also known as Czech tramping or tramp music and tramping songs, known as trampská píseň, or trampske písničky are a style of song and music associated with an activity known as tramping. Originating in the early 1900’s, many say it was right after WWI that the sound came to then called Czechoslovakia....
Here is something that most of you may not know about our family… My father can trace his history back to around 1648, when the first Hilmar (Hylmar) came from Swedish/Nordic territory to Košťanech (in what’s now known as the Czech Republic) as a soldier in the Thirty Years’ War. He settled and made his...
If you go into any old Czech bar that plays Folk music you will find at least one of these songs the track-list. These are songs that my grandparents used to sing around the campfire during communism when this music wasn’t even allowed. This type of music isn’t for everyone but for my grandparents it...
In this video by Denis Rochard, a group of five talented musicians perform Dvořák’s String Quintet in G major Op.77. The musicians perform the quintet by candlelight, giving the video a warm, intimate atmosphere. The music is clear and energetic, the atmosphere is haunting, and the filming is smooth and artistic. Surrounded by candles and chandeliers, the musicians perform the song...
There are few cities in the world that have been immortalised in a music video to the extent of Prague in Never Tear Us Apart, the 1988 hit from Australian rock band INXS. Yes… We do agree that it is Prague’s Coolest Music Video. In the video, a very sexy and brooding Michael Hutchence takes a...
Ella Fitzgerald Brings Jazz to Prague in 1969. That’s right. Singer and First Lady of jazz, Ella Fitzgerald, performed two stellar concerts at the Lucerna Hall in Prague on June 27, 1969. Her performance came just 10 days after the Beach Boys performed there (on June 17th). The summer of 1969 in Prague was rockin’ in more ways than one. These images...
Jean-Nicolas Richard is a cellist from France. He has a musical diploma from the National Conservatory of Boulogne-Billancourt Region and the first prize of the city of Paris in cello and chamber music. In this video he performs Bach’s Prelude Suite for Cello N.2 on the roof of the Abbaye aux Dames. Sources: Denis Rochard...
Jacques Brel was a Belgian singer and songwriter who initially gained a following in Belgium and France for his theatrical, poetic songs, later becoming known throughout the world. Born in Brussels, he later moved to Paris in order to further his musical career. He is known for his thoughtful lyrics and passionate singing style. Many of...
You asked for it – you got it! We bet you never knew there were so many talented – not to mention hot – Czech singers, right? Yes, there are. Just as we shared in the first post (21 Sexy Singers from Czech Republic), because of the language barrier, many English speaking sisters have never even heard of...
Because of the language barrier, most of our English speaking sisters have never even heard of these Czech singers. Boy are they missing out. Just look at the pictures and see for yourself why we love to go back to the Czech Republic time and time again. Because many of these hotties are our best...
Last night we watched Dorothea Lange – Grab a Hunk of Lightning. Amazing. The footage in this film is breathtaking. You feel as you are there with Dorothea today, and yet the footage of her planning her exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) was taken in the 1960’s. Such contemporary views, I was...
