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Druhá Tráva "Second Grass" In Czech Is A Bluegrass Band From The Czech Republic Formed In 1991 By Robert Křesťan. As Of August 2005 They Have Released Eighteen Studio Albums Either As A Group Or As Side Projects. They Along With Much Of Central Europe Were Inspired By Pete Seeger's Tour There In 1982. Bluegrass Music Had Existed In The Czech Republic Since The Mid 1960s. Along With American Folk Music It Was Popular Among Many Of The Students Involved In The Prague Spring In 1968. These Events Led To The Interesting Situation That Bluegrass And Folk Music Was Considered Politically Subversive By Some Of The Communist Elite. Along With Křesťan Lead Vocals Guitar The Original Line-Up Consisted Of Lubos Malina Banjo Jiri Meisner Bass Guitar Pavel Malina Guitar And Lubos Novotny Dobro . In 2004 The Line-Up Changed Considerably With Jiri Meisner And Martin Ledvina Leaving The Group And Petr Sury Bass And Emil Formanek Guitar Mandolin And Harmony Vocals Joining. Druhá Tráva Are Commonly Compared To Their Bluegrass And Folk Forerunners Such As Ricky Skaggs Peter Rowan Davy Spillane And Béla Fleck As Well. The Band Recently Signed To Compass Records. On Compass They Released Their Sixth Studio Album Czechmate And An Album With Peter Rowan New Freedom Bell. In September 2004 They Released An All-Acoustic Album Entirely With English Lyrics Good Morning Friend Which Was Released In Czech Republic On The Universal Label. Official Website Www.Druhatrava.Cz - In Czech Www.Druhatrava.Com - In English

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