Reelroad

Russian folk band Reelroad was formed in 1999 in St. Petersburg and in the beginning played instrumental folk music of different celtic countries. Starting from year 2000 musicians of Reelroad turned their heads to the Russian folk music and songs. So, that was a birthday of Russian-Celtic Orchestra Reelroad.From one side Russian songs in Reelroad style are different from authentic way of performing, but from other way originate from it. The band considers folklore only as an impulse for creating music of their own, such style of music could be called Russian post-folk.Choral Russian singing mixed with different music cultures, different folk instruments (both Celtic and Russian) as fiddle, bagpipes, zhaleika (Russian bombard), gusli (Russian psaltery), hurdy-gurdy, flute, celtic harp, percussion, which are set on the modern rhythm section (bass guitar, full drum set) – that is the business card of Reelroad today. On this day Reelroad has published 2 albums – «reelroad» (2001) and «Arrow» (2003).Reelroad gave many performances in Russia in almost all big folk festivals in Moscow and St. Petersburg. Reelroad took part in international folk festival in Latvia in year 2002 - "Vendene" (http://www.cesis.lv/vendene/), in year 2003 and 2004 participated in Finnish folk festival "Faces"(www.faces.fi), in June 2005 took part in folk Festival “Ethnostyle 2005” www.etnofestival.ru/ , in July 2006 World Music Festival Ethnoland http://www.ethnoland.ru/ In June 2007 - world music festival in Czeremsyna, Poland - Spotkania Folklowe. http://www.czeremszyna.pl/Beside concerts musicians of Reelroad conduct workshops of traditional Russian folk dances. Which are not very difficult, so anyone can dance them easily.Right now Reelroad are in process of recording new album which will published in autumn 2007.