Bandura-Players Trio of the Ukrainian Radio. Melodiji ridnoho kraju. (Melodies of the Native Land)

If we are not mistaken, you now see already the second album by this trio – it's nice. Because you start listening – and immediately you are shrouded by such spring, real magic, that you don't want to say or do anything – only to listen. Still, in sounding of the bandura there is some lightness and clarity, which is able to raise you unnoticed over the earth – no matter how busy you might have been before this moment. And, for example, "Gently the Danube Carries its Water" on this album is this something celestial indeed... However, there are also absolutely different songs here – in which colors of earthly joy sound with their full force. And there are also, sure, pensive ones – but in such transparent performance that the sadness appears to be light, it does not depress.. This Trio of Bandura-Players has existed only starting from 2004 – however, it seems, already now it can be referred to as one of the best ones in Ukraine. At all events, there is no doubt that the album "Melody of the Native Land" is able to bring quite a lot of pleasant minutes for fans of the Ukrainian song, of the academic bandura – and of just beautiful singing. The more so that – strangely enough – till now not that many albums of this kind have been released here.