Domažlice musicians
Musician and educator Kamil
Jindřich and bagpiper and contrabassist Josef Kuneš are
the leaders of the folk ensemble Domažlice
Bagpipe Music (Domažlická dudácká muzika) which has
quickly emerged as one of the best groups of its kind in the Czech
Republic, travelling abroad to several countries and drawing attention
everywhere with both their driving, passionate delivery and the
authenticity of their performance style.
They also play in the “dudáckej
bigbít” band Chod
Wave (Chodská vlna), which performs a fusion of
traditional folksong and modern electric elements in order to keep the
local tradition alive and exciting for a younger audience.
Chodská vlna would seem to be the first band to emerge in the Czech Lands, at least in the last decade and a half, which employs this method to approach Czech music. The band recently released their debut CD, Alou!, on a local record label.