Recordings
Western-swing - Bluegrass - Old-time
Jiri Kralik & Rowdy Rascals: Moving On
Jiri (George)Kralik: fiddle, vocals Karel Waska: kontrabass, vocals
Jiri Bok: guitar, banjo, lead vocals
Guests: Jan Linhart: drums
Robert Hruska: trumpet
Judy Coder: lead vocal (9)
Petr Kralik sr.: whistling
Tomas Tichy: mandoline
1. Fiddle Medley: Tallahasee, Crossville Breakdown 2. Ida Red 3. Old - Time Medley: Bonapart Crossing the Rhine, Over the Waterfall, Angelina the Baker 4. Cricket On the Hearth 5. Toy Heart 6. Sweet Jenny Lee 7. Silwer Dew On The Bluegrass Tonight 8. Black Eyed Susie 9. All Of Me 10. Avalon 11. Little Liza Jane 12. Take Me Back To Tulsa
Transcriptions of violin solos
The CD "Moving On" documents the musical development of Rowdy Rascals. Both in repertoire and style, the original focus was on bluegrass, but over time, has shifted and deviated from the traditional approach of this genre. Elements of classic old-time music and swing started to infiltrate into the musical expression and sound of the band.
This book should not serve as a "text book" of fiddling. It contains the score of the standard and also nonstandard way of performing tunes as they are recorded on the CD "Moving On", along with the texts and chords of the songs. The main purpose of this publication is to offer some phrases to learn, which can be used in your own improvisation, and which can also help to improve your technical skills. The marking of bowings in this book (where presented) are not directive. They offer only one of many possibilities. Therefore, you can use them as guides, as you develop your own bowing style.
This book should not serve as a "text book" of fiddling. It contains the score of the standard and also nonstandard way of performing tunes as they are recorded on the CD "Moving On", along with the texts and chords of the songs. The main purpose of this publication is to offer some phrases to learn, which can be used in your own improvisation, and which can also help to improve your technical skills. The marking of bowings in this book (where presented) are not directive. They offer only one of many possibilities. Therefore, you can use them as guides, as you develop your own bowing style.
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Jiri Kralik: Mountain Air
Jiri Kralik: violin, lead (5, 6), vocals (2, 11)Judy Coder: lead (2) vocals (8, 9)
Petr Kralik sr.:Whistling
Radek Hnilica: guitar, banjo, vocal (2)
Karel Waska: fiddlebass
Pavel Kloboucnik: mandoline
Vasek Hlavacek: guitar (10)
Pavel Handlik: lead (8, 11)
1. Wheel Hoss 2. Wonderin' Boy 3. Bill Cheathum 4. Festival Waltz 5. Rove Riley Rove 6. Oh My Little Darlin' 7. The Dead March 8. There Is No Doubt About It 9. Ashokan Farewell 10. Kansas City Kitty 11. I know You're Married 12. Whisper To Me
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Jiri Kralik & Rowdy Rascals: Well Done
Jiri Kralik: violin, lead (7, 12) Vilma Orlitova: fiddlebass, lead (1, 3, 13)
Radek Hnilica: banjo, guitar, lead (2, 4, 15)
Guests: Pavel Kloboucnik: mandoline
Petr Kralik sr.: whistling
1. Cowboy Jim 2. Short Life of Trouble 3. Train on the Island 4. Heartaches and Flowers 5. Rice Straw 6. Where Will You Build 7. Wild Mountain Flowers 8. Turkey in the Straw 9. This World Is Not My Home 10. He Whispers Sweet Peace To Me 11. Birmingham Fling 12. I Truly Understand 13. Do Memories Haunt You 14. Lonesome Moonlight Waltz 15. I'm Troubled, I'm Troubled 16. Mom and Dad's Waltz
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Jiri Kralik & Sunny Side: Devil´s Box
Jiri Kralik: violin, vocals Pavel Handlik: guitar, lead vocals
Zbynek Podskalsky: banjo, vocals
Mirek Prokop: fiddlebass, vocals
Zdenek Jahoda: mandoline
Jarda Jahoda: banjo (3, 10)
Josef Malina: violin (1, 10)
1. Ashland Breakdown 2. Stay A Little Longer 3. Ragtime Annie 4. Sally Goodin 5. Where the Soul of Man Never Dies 6. Black Mountain Rag 7. Bonaparte's Retreat 8. Listen To The Mockingbird 9. Get Along Home Cindy 10. Jerusalem's Ridge 11. Back To The Cross 12. Uncle Pen 13. Lee Highway Blues 14. Yellow Rose of Texas