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About "Dobre Tomu šuhajkovi"
Two “cozy” songs from the northern part of Malohont region. First - loneliness – reproduced according to Imre Olah – Dróta’s style, second, according to Vojtech - Béla Radič music band from Kokava nad Rimavicou. Although the music styles and folklore in Klenovec and Kokava are significantly influenced by various shepards’ and highlanders’ music styles/culture, neverthless interpretation style of local Gypsie bands inevitably soaked some cigarette’s smoke from wine-taverns (no wonder, since Radičovci-band experienced playing in Budapest’s bars). It can be easily noticed by rich harmony and softer tones of violinists (avoiding sentiment, recently very popular). Whenever we play these songs, viola players amuse the others by their sweaty fingers, endlessly and unsuccessfully searching for a clean chord . On the other hand, Ivan is a big fan of it, enjoying his 4.28 minutes of on the stage fame. He even “willy-nilly” ľearned to pronounce soft "ľ", which is reaľľy something...

1. violin and vocals: Ivan Hanula / 2. violin: Laco Fekete / accompaning viola: Michal Brdársky / accompaning violin: Martin Brunovský / bass: Peter Obuch / cimbalom: Matúš Medlen / arrangement: Ivan Hanula