The Ukrainians
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The Ukrainians | |
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| Origin | Leeds, England |
| Genres | Folk rock |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Members | Peter Solowka Len Liggins Steve Tymruk Paul Weatherhead James Howe Woody |
| Website | the-ukrainians.com |
The Ukrainians are a
Career
The Ukrainians were formed in 1990 by Wedding Present guitarist Peter Solowka, with singer/violinist Len Liggins and mandolin player Roman Remeynes, after all three had played on the Wedding Present's Ukrainian John Peel Sessions recordings (Ukrayinski Vystupy v Johna Peela, released 1989). Following the success of that release, the trio began composing and recording in Ukrainian as a separate band.
In 1991, their first
In the same year, Solowka left the Wedding Present, later claiming that he had been kicked out, the success of the Ukrainian project making him the scapegoat for the band's lack of mainstream success.[2]
Since 1991, the band have released five studio albums as well as various
Band members
Besides Solowka, Liggins and Remeynes, band members have included:
- Dave Lee - drums
- Woody - drums, percussion
- Chris Harrop - bass guitar
- Paul 'Dino' Briggs - bass guitar
- Allan Martin - bass guitar
- Alan Dawson- Bass guitar
- James Howe - bass guitar
- Stepan "Ludwig" Pasicznyk- accordion, backing vocals, guitar
- Steve Tymruk - accordion, melodion, backing vocals
- Paul Weatherhead - electric mandolin, sopilka, theremin
- Michael L.B. West - mandolin, guitar, piano, trumpet, duda, oud, 'cello, euphonium
The current line-up comprises Liggins, Solowka, Tymruk, Wood, Weatherhead and Howe.
Discography
Albums and EPs and singles include:
- Oi Divchino (1991)
- The Ukrainians (1991)
- Pisni iz The Smiths (EP) (1992) (four songs originally by The Smiths translated into Ukrainian, also included as bonus tracks on reissues of Vorony).
- Vorony (1993)
- Live in Germany (1993)
- Kultura (1994)
- Radioactivity (Single) (1996), a cover of the Kraftwerk song, in order to raise money for the Children of Chernobyl charity and to mark the 10th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster.
- Drink to my Horse! The Ukrainians Live (2001)
- Anarchy In The UK (EP) (2002) (three songs originally by the Sex Pistols translated into Ukrainian).
- Respublika (2002)
- Istoriya: The Best of the Ukrainians (2004)
- Live in Czeremcha (2008)
- Diaspora (2009)
- 20 Years (Best of) (2011)
- A History of Rock Music in Ukrainian (2015)
- Summer in Lviv (2018)
References
- ^ a b "The Ukrainians history". Retrieved 18 January 2011.
- ^ "Interview with Peter Solowka". Something and Nothing. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
External links
- The Ukrainians official site
- The Ukrainians at IMDb
- The Ukrainians at Discogs
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