Country music is everywhere, even in the erudite intellectual aeries of Europe... In fact, there's so much of the stuff, I barely know a fraction of it. This section includes a bunch of random bluegrass and country bands from across the European continent, although I'm aware there are many, many other artists and albums not currently on my radar. Also, separate sections exist for Germany and The United Kingdom and Ireland which have their own large, impressive country scenes, though many of those albums may also be included here. And trust me, once I crack the code and find all the records, France, Croatia and Lichtenstein will all get their own twang guides, too! (PS: I apologize for not being able to support umlauts and schwas and other special characters and for making all your languages look so very not right. I'm just not smart enough for all that technical-type stuff!)
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Nad'a Urbankova & Jiri Brabec "Three" (Supraphon Records, 1975) (LP)
(Produced by Jan Hrabek & Gustav Houdek)
This set showcases Czechoslovakian actress Nad'a Urbankova (1939-2023) a Moravian gal who was hardly strictly a country singer, but did sing a lot of twangtunes as part of Jiri Brabec's Country Beat outfit. Though this album covers several contemporary countrypolitan tunes (notably Lynn Anderson's "Listen To A Country Song," George & Tammy's "The Ceremony" and "Help Me Make It Through The Night") there's also some pop/novelty material that's a bit painful. I guess the non-country material helps explain why they altered the Country Beat band name: the actual artist name used on this album is "CB Jiriho Brabc & Naďa," but I just found that to be too irritating to keep track of... Anyway, this one's a mixed bag.
Nad'a Urbankova & Jiri Brabec "Nad'a" (Supraphon Records, 1984) (LP)
(Produced by Jiri Brabec & Karl Hodr)
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