tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post4921278654967820168..comments2024-03-28T21:32:26.550+00:00Comments on Bruce Charlton's Notions: Russian electric folk Otava Yo - Cossack's LezginkaBruce Charltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09615189090601688535noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-86616872987103433202020-04-21T19:30:48.854+01:002020-04-21T19:30:48.854+01:00Beautifully photographed. I can see why it won an ...Beautifully photographed. I can see why it won an award. The posting is three years old so it must certainly have won more, though from years of watching the Tourneé of Animation I would say that this type of film faces tough competition in the Slavic and Balkan world.<br /><br />I wonder who the older man playing the motorcycle mechanic is. I can't read Russian to find out from comments but I'm guessing he is eminent in that field of music, maybe even the father of one or more members of the group.a_probsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16197411067925016452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-74798778145374598862020-04-21T00:58:36.214+01:002020-04-21T00:58:36.214+01:00Strange... I had assumed there were probably very ...Strange... I had assumed there were probably <i>very</i> few English speakers in the world who had even vaguely heard of this group, besides myself and the wife. Either they are better known abroad than I realized, or there is some kind of mysterious synergy (or perhaps that should be synchronicity) between them, this blog and its readership.<br /><br />I'm trying to remember how I first came across them now. I think it may have been when I was searching for hurdy-gurdy music that was actually any good - either that, or revivalist medieval-style Scandinavian folk music, perhaps.Hrothgarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03568010718085328982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-54679691008439641662020-04-20T20:10:42.895+01:002020-04-20T20:10:42.895+01:00They are tremendous fun. I've been a fan of th...They are tremendous fun. I've been a fan of them for a little while now. This one is probably my favorite:<br /><br />Что за песни (Otava Yo - what songs)<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqfrljOcUIoJoelnoreply@blogger.com