TRUNKSMAS by SMETONOS ŪSAI Edita Gumauskaitė, Martynas Vingrys, Artiom Opperman

SMETONOS ŪSAI - that’s the musician trio, which plays dance tunes from the last century: polkas, waltzes, foxtrots and figure dances. The group is unique for its highland instruments: the violin, Petersburg’s accordion and an orchestra drum with a cymbal and a triangle, which was made by the musician himself. Their first album “Trunksmas” (the Rumble) features full music history heard from highland musicians (Valentas Trainys, Albertas Paškevičius, Stasys Berniūnas, Algimatas Mieliauskas etc.). In the old days or maybe even to this day, “trunksmas” was the name for a strong drink. Similarly, as from this drink, from good music one wants to dance with a rumbling thunder!

THE PROJECT IS FINANCED BY LITHUANIA COUNCIL FOR CULTURE

FOLK LT
Lithuanian dance and music in one place by traditional music player Smetonos ūsai and Edita Gumauskaitė, and project with electronic music.

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