When I Came to the Apple Tree - Július Žiga and the Band
created: 15. 11. 2022 11:22 modified: 15. 11. 2022 11:25
The core members of the family cimbalom band are the Žigas from Gelnica: father Július, his daughter Bohdana and son Filip. Guest members are Vladimír Plachetka, Kristián Bandy and Július Bandy. All of them are graduates of conservatories and are engaged in music production professionally. Bohdana Žigová and Filip Žiga were scholarship recipients of the Divé maky organization.
The song When I Came to the Apple Tree (Sar me geľom ke jablonka) is in two-quarter time, with a slower tempo during the verses and an accelerated tempo during the interludes. Bohdana Žigová interprets it with Romani lyrics.
Instruments and players: Július Žiga - double bass, Bohdana Žigová - cello, vocals, Filip Žiga - violin, Július Bandy - cimbalom, Kristián Bandy - viola, Vladimír Plachetka - accordion.
The record was created on December 11, 2021, at the Center for Independent Culture Wave in Prešov.
copyright: State Scientific Library in Prešov
recorded: 11. 12. 2021
category: music
tags: vocal-instrumental modern folk sextet borrowed Romani The Folk Band of Július Žiga general audience internal
