Stary Olsa ( be, Стары Ольса) is a

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folk band, that plays medieval Ruthenian music of the

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. The band has also released classical rock cover works in their

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where classical rock songs performed by bagpipes. Stary Olsa is one of the few Belarusian bands enjoying popularity outside Belarus. The band has received numerous positive critical reviews. They are also known for covering modern rock tracks using their medieval instruments, and released a cover album, via a

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campaign, in 2016. The band was founded in 1999 by Źmicier Sasnoŭski."About the band"
/ref> The name Stary Olsa means "Old Olsa", where Olsa is a left tributary of Berezina in

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, Belarus.

Discography

Albums

* Kielich Koła (2000) * Vir (2001) *

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(2002) * Šlach (2003) * Ładździa rospačy (2004) * Skarby litvinaŭ (2004) * Siaredniaviečnaja dyskateka (2005) * Hieraičny epas (Spevy rycarau i ŝliachty Vialikaj Litvy, 2006) * Drygula (2009) * Liepŝaje (The Best) (2009) * Santa Maria (2013) * Kola rycerska (2016) *

(2016) * Water, Hops and Malt (2017)

Clips

* U karčmie (2004) - the Belarusian translation of the medieval song In taberna. * VITAUT (2008) * DRYHULA remix (2008)

Projects with other musicians

* Lehiendy Vialikaha Kniastva (2001) * Lehiendy Vialikaha Kniastva - 2 (2004) * Hienerały ajčynnaha roku (2004) * Premjer Tuzin (2005)

Members

Current members

* Źmicier Sasnoŭski:

bagpipes Bagpipes are a woodwind instrument using enclosed reeds fed from a constant reservoir of air in the form of a bag. The Great Highland bagpipes are well known, but people have played bagpipes for centuries throughout large parts of Europe, ...

lyre The lyre () is a stringed musical instrument that is classified by Hornbostel–Sachs as a member of the lute-family of instruments. In organology, a lyre is considered a yoke lute, since it is a lute in which the strings are attached to a ...

mandolin A mandolin ( it, mandolino ; literally "small mandola") is a stringed musical instrument in the lute family and is generally plucked with a pick. It most commonly has four courses of doubled strings tuned in unison, thus giving a total of 8 ...

gusli ''Gusli'' ( rus, гусли, p=ˈɡuslʲɪ) is the oldest East Slavic multi-string plucked instrument, belonging to the zither family, due to its strings being parallel to its resonance board. Its roots lie in Veliky Novgorod in Novgorodian Ru ...

percussion A percussion instrument is a musical instrument that is sounded by being struck or scraped by a beater including attached or enclosed beaters or rattles struck, scraped or rubbed by hand or struck against another similar instrument. Exc ...

vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or witho ...

* Maryja Šaryj: flute,

shawm The shawm () is a conical bore, double-reed woodwind instrument made in Europe from the 12th century to the present day. It achieved its peak of popularity during the medieval and Renaissance periods, after which it was gradually eclipsed by the ...

s * Aleś Čumakoŭ:

* Illia Kublicki:

lute A lute ( or ) is any plucked string instrument with a neck and a deep round back enclosing a hollow cavity, usually with a sound hole or opening in the body. It may be either fretted or unfretted. More specifically, the term "lute" can re ...

, organ * Siarhiej Tapčeŭski:

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, tromba marina * Aliaksiej Vojciech:

Former members

* Andrej Apanovič (2002-2015):

, bagpipe, flute alto,

* Aksana Kaścian (2005-2007): flutes,

s * Kaciaryna Radziviłava (2002-2005): flutes,

s * Kaciaryna Pinčuk (2005): flutes,

References

Literature

External links

Official website

Bandcamp

Fan site

Fan forum

{{Authority control Belarusian folk music groups Belarusian rock music groups Medieval musical groups Belarusian-language singers Musical groups established in 1999