Prifarski muzikanti

Prifarski muzikanti have been playing traditional Slovene folk music since 1987. The bend, founded in the village Fara pri Kostelu - hence the name, which literally means By-Fara musicians - continues the tradition of their fathers, who were also performing in those parts since the early decades of the 20th century. Primarely founded for performing alongside a folklore dance group, they soon started playing extensively around Slovenia and released their first album in 1993. At first playing renditions of traditional folk songs, they soon expanded their repertoire with their own songs. Recently they've done a number of evergreen covers and started showing a strong affinity for a more mediterranean sound.

Becoming increasingly popular, they started going outside the Slovene borders and performed in Denmark, Russia, Great Britain, Germany, Austria, Italy and even had USA tour in 2000. For the last four years, they've held annual concerts in Cankarjev dom, routinely filling the Gallus Hall.

Their forth CD, titled Dober večer, mamica (Good evening, mommy) was chosen for the best ethno album of the year in Slovenia and has gotten them the Zlati petelin award. Since 2005, they have won 4 times at the Festival narečne popevke, and also povzepli on first place by the choice of the public (phone vote) on the Slovenska popevka festiva in 2009. The same year, they peroformed at the Etno Kostel festival (which they helped to start in 2007) and also won there. Till now, they have released 12 albums and hosted numerous other Slovene musicians on their live performances.

Prifarski muzikanti - Moja Izola by Prifarc on YouTube

The song with which they won their latest first place at the Festival narečne popevke.

The band's line-up has somewhat changed and evolved in the last two decades, much of the changes happening along the family lines. Currently, they have Mitja Ferenc on berda (an instrument similiar to double bass), Valentin Južnič on bisernica (an instrument similiar to mandolina), Martin Marinč and Toni Obranovič on accordion, Uroš Obranovič on bugarija (an instrument similiar to chello), Jernej Pečak on violin and Brane Počkar on brač (an instrument similiar to a guitar). This peculiar mix of tambura instrumentation and accordians, combined with all of them being vocalists, gives them a very distinctive sound.

External links

Prifarski muzikanti website (in Slovenian)

Prifarski muzikanti

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