Bluegrass in Spain??? In Barcelona it is possible and it is top class! Check out my report from the 9th Barcelona Bluegrass Camp where I taught mandolin. The post Barcelona Bluegrass Camp 2024 appeared first on Ondra Kozák ..read more

Dear friends. After 5 years we are preparing our second album with my band New Aliquot. You can pre-order it as part of a crowdfunding campaign to help bring it to the world. You can choose if you want the album in digital form or we will send you an autographed CD – that will ... Read more The post New Aliquot – Keep Going (new album 2024) appeared first on Ondra Kozák ..read more

I’ve been struggling with a lack of time for things I’d like to do. After all, there are always things that “need more attention at the moment” and I’m one of those who likes to do things as well as possible and be as prepared as possible. So when a gig, tour or recording is ... Read more The post Czech Bluegrass Music Association appeared first on Ondra Kozák ..read more

Playing in Ireland with a Spanish (Catalan) bluegrass band? With a fiddler from Paris? For a kid from Silesia, it sounded like a fun trip! I ended up having an even better experience during the preparation week in Barcelona, where we rehearsed and played five concerts in beautiful venues. Banjo player Lluís Gómez is one ... Read more The post Lluís Gómez Bluegrass Quartet – pictures from Barcelona and Ireland appeared first on Ondra Kozák ..read more

  We made our first record for you! This collection features our own compositions, along with a few covers and traditional songs from both sides of the Atlantic, all with distinctive arrangements. We’ve used typical bluegrass instruments, plus a few others, played in the style that has influenced us the most—bluegrass—while weaving in influences from ... Read more The post Eastern Grass – new album with Radim Zenkl appeared first on Ondra Kozák ..read more

In the summer I went north again to my favorite Scandinavia. I explored places, history, and people, played, taught, and filmed. Perhaps the following pictures and videos capture my impressions better than words: The post Pictures from Scandinavia 2022 appeared first on Ondra Kozák ..read more

We are working on our first album with Radim Zenkl! This collection will feature our own compositions, along with a few covers and traditional songs from both sides of the Atlantic, all with distinctive arrangements. We’ll use typical bluegrass instruments, plus a few others, played in the style that has influenced us the most—bluegrass—while weaving ... Read more The post Radim Zenkl & Ondra Kozák – Eastern Grass appeared first on Ondra Kozák ..read more

Casey Driessen *1978 American fiddler, composer, producer and teacher www.caseydriessen.com Casey, you come from a musical family. You’re a father yourself. How did your parents influence you musically and how do you influence your daughter? My dad was playing banjo and pedal steel in bluegrass/western swing bands when I was growing up. I play the ... Read more The post Interview with Casey Driessen appeared first on Ondra Kozák ..read more

Tomorrow, February 9, 2022, from 8 pm (CET) you can watch our live concert with Radim Zenkl from the Studio of the Czech Radio Olomouc. Link to watch: https://youtu.be/EsqzU3pbj5o The post Online concert with Radim Zenkl in the Czech Radio Olomouc appeared first on Ondra Kozák ..read more

We finished our musical year 2021 with Radim by performing in the 3rd. Advent Concert of Czech Television. We played two pieces from the 18th century – the 1st Goldberg Variation by J.S. Bach and Eleanor Plunkett by the Irish harpist Turlough O’Carolan. You can watch the recording from the Basilica of St. Peter and ... Read more The post Advent Concert of the Czech Television – Radim Zenkl & Ondra Kozák appeared first on Ondra Kozák ..read more