Tuesday, March 19, 2024
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Male singing group

At  present this group has 9 members. It focuses mostly on performing of folk songs from the regions Podpoľanie and Horehronie. As accompanying instruments they use especially small accordion (heligónka), typical for songs of Podpoľanie, and accordion when singing songs of Horehronie.  Besides this, the members play also fujara (sheperd’s pipe), pipes and mouth-organs. Present occupancy of male singing group: Alexander Králik, Marian Böhmer, Vladislav Kmeť, Peter Kamenský, Marian Ďuriš, Jozef Hucák, Oto Getler, Vladimír Velkov, Martin Štulrajter.

Translated by Mgr. Zuzana Danihelová