Slavko & Vilko Avsenik

Downloads Includes:📝 Sheet music pdf (C major) About the song “Gremo na Dobrčo” (Slovenian for “Let’s Go to Dobrča”) – also known in German as “Danke für die Gastfreundschaft” (“Thank You for the Hospitality”), is a polka from the 1990s by the Vilko and Slavko Avsenik. It was recorded by their studio ensemble, which retained the original names Ansambel bratov Avsenik and Slavko Avsenik und seine Original Oberkrainer, despite featuring an entirely different lineup from the iconic quintet of the 1960s to 1980s. This particular polka is not widely performed, which may why it caught my attention. The Slovenian title refers to Dobrča, a mountain near Begunje, the Avsenik brothers’ […]

Downloads Includes:📝 Sheet music pdf (G major) About the song ‘Ribič Jaka’ is a polka by the Avsenik brothers from Slovenia, which was recorded in at least two different versions throughout the 1960s, with different names. The earlier instrumental version was released on German records as ‘Liebes Mädchen komm’ (Dear girl, come on) with a Slovenian title of ‘Oj, ti Janka’ (Oh, you, Janka), whereas the later version with vocals by Franc Koren and Ema Prodnik was titled ‘Ribič Jaka’ (Fisherman Jaka) and featured on the 1964 Slovenian LP ‘Stari mlin’ (Old mill). To my knowledge, it was never released with German vocals. I first heard it on a German