The Ukrainians

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The Ukrainians
Origin Flag of England Leeds, England
Genre(s) folk rock
Years active 1991 - present
Associated acts The Wedding Present
Website the-ukrainians.com
Members
Peter Solowka
Len Liggins
Roman Remeynes

The Ukrainians are a British band which plays traditional Ukrainian music, heavily influenced by western post-punk.

The Ukrainians were formed by former Wedding Present guitarist Peter Solowka, with singer/violinist Len Liggins and mandolin player Roman Remeynes, who had all played on the Wedding Present's Ukrainian John Peel Sessions recordings (Ukrayinski Vystupy v Johna Peela, released 1989).

Other band members have included

  • Dave Lee - drums
  • Woody - drums
  • Chris Harrop - bass guitar
  • Paul 'Dino' Briggs - bass guitar
  • Allan Martin - bass guitar
  • James Howe - bass guitar
  • Stepan "Ludwig" Pasicznyk - accordion
  • Steve Tymruk - accordion
  • Paul Weatherhead - mandolin, sopilka
  • Michael L.B. West - mandolin, guitar, piano, trumpet, duda

Albums include:

  • The Ukrainians (1991)
  • Vorony (1993)
  • Live in Germany (1993)
  • Kultura (1994)
  • Drink to my Horse! The Ukrainians Live (2001)
  • Respublika (2002)
  • Istoriya: The Best of the Ukrainians (2004)
  • Live in Czeremcha (2008)

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