The Ukrainians
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| The Ukrainians | |
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| Origin |  Leeds, England |
| Genre(s) | folk rock |
| Years active | 1991 - present |
| Associated acts | The Wedding Present |
| Website | the-ukrainians.com |
| Members | |
| Peter Solowka Len Liggins Roman Remeynes |
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The Ukrainians are a British band which plays traditional Ukrainian music, heavily influenced by western post-punk.
The Ukrainians were formed by former Wedding Present guitarist Peter Solowka, with singer/violinist Len Liggins and mandolin player Roman Remeynes, who had all played on the Wedding Present's Ukrainian John Peel Sessions recordings (Ukrayinski Vystupy v Johna Peela, released 1989).
Other band members have included
- Dave Lee - drums
- Woody - drums
- Chris Harrop - bass guitar
- Paul 'Dino' Briggs - bass guitar
- Allan Martin - bass guitar
- James Howe - bass guitar
- Stepan "Ludwig" Pasicznyk - accordion
- Steve Tymruk - accordion
- Paul Weatherhead - mandolin, sopilka
- Michael L.B. West - mandolin, guitar, piano, trumpet, duda
Albums include:
- The Ukrainians (1991)
- Pisni iz The Smiths (ep) (1992) (four songs by The Smiths translated into Ukrainian).
- Vorony (1993)
- Live in Germany (1993)
- Kultura (1994)
- Drink to my Horse! The Ukrainians Live (2001)
- Respublika (2002)
- Istoriya: The Best of the Ukrainians (2004)
- Live in Czeremcha (2008)
- Diaspora (2009)
[edit] External links
- The Ukrainians official site
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