Otava Yo
| Otava Yo | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Genre (s) | Folk rock |
| founding | 2003 |
| Website | otava-yo.spb.ru |
| Founding members | |
| Alexei Belkin | |
Vocals, acoustic guitar
|
Alexei Skosyrev |
Singing, fiddle
|
Dmitri Sheikhardin |
| Petr Sergeev | |
| Natalia Wysokitsch (until 2011) | |
| Current occupation | |
Singing, bagpipes, gusli, bowls |
Alexei Belkin |
Vocals, acoustic guitar |
Alexei Skosyrev |
Singing, fiddle |
Dmitri Sheikhardin |
Bass drum, darbuka |
Petr Sergeev |
Singing, violin |
Julia Usowa (since 2011) |
Bass guitar |
Vasily Telegin |
| former members | |
Bass guitar |
Timur Sigidin (from 2009) |
Otava Yo ( Cyrillic Отава Ё) is a Russian folk-rock band from Saint Petersburg , which was founded in 2003 and combines “Celtic” music with Russian folk songs.
Band history
Alexei Belkin, Alexei Skosyrew, Dmitri Schichardin and Petr Sergejew played as street musicians from 2000 , mainly in their hometown of Saint Petersburg. Of them only Shichardin had been trained as a musician. Belkin and Shosyrew also played with ReelroadЪ, which describes their music as post- folk , and Schichardin and Sergejew with Скаэы леса. In 2003 they decided to appear as a quintet under the name Otava Yo , which means something like " Grummet ", so the second, better hay harvest in late summer - this means that the band improves musical templates through their arrangements. The band initially played Irish instrumental music before turning to Russian songs in a new interpretation. Otava Yo is known for her humorous appearances and videos. The male members sometimes appeared in fur hats and fine rib undershirts.
The band often plays abroad, including at the 2015 Bardentreffen in Nuremberg and in 2016 at the WOMAD Festival in Charlton Park, UK .
Discography
Albums
- 2006: Под аптекой (roughly: "Under the pharmacy")
- 2009: Жили-были (roughly: "Once upon a time")
- 2011: Рождество (roughly: "Christmas")
- 2013: Что за песни (roughly: "Which songs")
- 2015: Лучшие песни 2006–2015 (for example: "Best songs 2006–2015")
- 2015: Дайте маленькое времечко весёлому побыть! (like: “Give a little time to be happy!”), CD / DVD
- 2018: Любишь ли ты? (like: "Do you love?")
Web links
- Official website (Russian / English)
- Youtube channel
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Wolfgang Meyering, Vincent Neumann: Russian band Otava Yo: The rogue is on their neck. deutschlandfunkkultur.de from July 16, 2015, accessed on February 10, 2020
- ↑ 2015: Otava Yo. bardentreffen.nuernberg.de, accessed on February 12, 2020
- ↑ Pictures of Otava Yo at WOMAD 2016. bbc.co.uk (English), accessed February 10, 2020
- ↑ Discography otava-yo.spb.ru (Russian), accessed on February 10, 2020