Stary Olsa

Stary Olsa
Stary Olsa
Background information
Origin	Belarus
Genres	medieval folk music, classical rock
Years active	1999–present
Website	staryolsa.com
Members	; ; ; ; ;
Past members	; ; ;

Stary Olsa (Belarusian: Стары Ольса) is a Belarusian medieval folk band, that plays medieval Ruthenian music of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.^[1] The band has also released several classical rock cover works in their Medieval Classic Rock where classical rock songs performed by bagpipes.

Stary Olsa is one of the few Belarusian bands enjoying popularity outside Belarus.^[2] The band has received numerous positive critical reviews.^[3] They are also known for covering modern rock tracks using their medieval instruments, and released a cover album, via a Kickstarter campaign, in 2016.^[4]^[5]

The band was founded in 1999 by .^[1]

The name Stary Olsa means "Old Olsa", where Olsa is a left tributary of Berezina in Mogilev Oblast, Belarus.^[1]^[6]

Discography[]

Albums[]

(2000)
(2001)
(2002)
(2003)
(2004)
(2004)
(2005)
(Spevy rycarau i ŝliachty Vialikaj Litvy, 2006)^[7]
(2009)
(2009)
(2013)
(2016)
Medieval Classic Rock (2016)
(2017)

Clips[]

(2004) - the Belarusian translation of the medieval song In taberna.
(2008)
remix (2008)

Projects with other musicians[]

(2001)
(2004)
(2004)
(2005)

Members[]

Current members[]

: bagpipes, lyre, mandolin, gusli, percussion, vocals
: flute, shawms
: lyre, mandolin, gusli, vocals
: lute, organ
: drums, percussion, tromba marina
: drums, percussion

Former members[]

(2002-2015): drums, bagpipe, flute alto, vocals^[8]
(2005-2007): flutes, shawms
(2002-2005): flutes, shawms
(2005): flutes, shawms

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "About the band"
^ http://www.ng.by/ru/issues?art_id=40303
^ "Стары Ольса | Experty.by – белорусская музыка".
^ Olsa, Stary. "Stary Olsa Album: Medieval Classic Rock!". Kickstarter. kickstarter.com. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
^ Яковенко, Алена (2018-04-27). "Артисты за рубежом: советы бывалых" (in Russian). Belorusy i rynok. Archived from the original on 2020-04-10. Retrieved 2020-04-09.
^ "Река Ольса"
^ Стары Ольса – Гераічны эпас (Спевы рыцараў і шляхты Вялікай Літвы). Label: BMA Group. discogs.com.
^ MediaCube Production, Metallica - One (medieval cover by Stary Olsa) Легенды.Live, retrieved 2018-12-15

Literature[]

(2008). "«СТАРЫ ОЛЬСА»". Энцыклапедыя беларускай папулярнай музыкі (2000 экз ed.). Мінск: [be-x-old]. уклад. і інш. pp. 283–284. ISBN 978-985-6783-42-8.CS1 maint: date and year (link)

External links[]

[about-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "About the band"

[2] ttp://www.ng.by/ru/issues?art_id=40303

[3] "Стары Ольса | Experty.by – белорусская музыка".

[4] Olsa, Stary. "Stary Olsa Album: Medieval Classic Rock!". Kickstarter. kickstarter.com. Retrieved 2 October 2016.

[5] Яковенко, Алена (2018-04-27). "Артисты за рубежом: советы бывалых" (in Russian). Belorusy i rynok. Archived from the original on 2020-04-10. Retrieved 2020-04-09.

[6] "Река Ольса"

[7] Стары Ольса – Гераічны эпас (Спевы рыцараў і шляхты Вялікай Літвы). Label: BMA Group. discogs.com.

[8] MediaCube Production, Metallica - One (medieval cover by Stary Olsa) Легенды.Live, retrieved 2018-12-15

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