‘Nekoč, Nekje’ (Slovenian for ‘Sometime, somewhere’) is an infrequently played but beautiful waltz by Boris Kovačič, originally played by Vital Ahačič on the chromatic button accordion on an Ansambel Borisa Kovačiča album from 1974, ‘Čolnič Sreče‘. Everything that Vital played was not only technically brilliant, but also full of feeling, and when paired with Kovačič’s […]
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‘Mladi kot smo nocoj’ (Young as we are tonight) is one of my favourite songs by Alfi Nipič, from his own ensemble’s (Alfi Nipič In Njegovi Muzikanti) first album in 1990, arranged by legendary Boris Kovačič. Alfi Nipič was one of Avsenik’s vocalists from the 1970s through to the end of the Avsenik ensemble’s live
‘Nikoli sam’ (Never alone) or ‘Goldene finger’ (Golden fingers) is a fast, complex polka by Robert Goter, a Slovenian world champion of the diatonic button accordion (1999), who has written many songs, released several albums, and is a teacher of the diatonic button accordion. He is also known for his successful apps which teach the
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This is one of the most popular songs by Štirje kovači, who are the oldest active Slovenian popular-folk (Oberkrainer) ensemble. All of their songs were written by Franc Šegovc, their leader and founder. The name of this song means ‘Where does the time go?’. Tutorial preview: ‘Learn to play’ package:📝 Sheet music pdf (E♭) +
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‘Danes pri vas’ (Ger: ‘Die Oberkrainer Kommen’) is a polka by Vinko Štrucl, a Slovenian composer, conductor, trombone and baritone player. He wrote many songs for Slovenski instrumentalni kvintet (Oberkrainer Sextett Janez Kalšek), hundreds of compositions for brass and wind orchestras, and also stepped in for Mik Soss on baritone for the Avsenik ensemble. This
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“Kol’kor kaplic tol’ko let” is a traditional Slovenian drinking toast, which is often sung at parties, festivals, gigs, and so on. It translates roughly to “as many drops as years”, as to say “let us be blessed with as many years as there are drops in this glass”. Learn to play: 📝 Sheet music pdf
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