“Lilly of the West” was formed in 1996 by Lilly Drumeva in Sofia. Shortly after releasing a debut album, the band toured successfully throughout Europe and the US, winning European and international bluegrass music awards. “Lilly of the west” has a large repertoire, including country, bluegrass, swing, jazz, pop and Bulgarian folk music. The band has released 9 albums to date; the latter (“Swings & heartaches”) is a collection of jazz & swing standards from the 1930s/40s.
Musicians:
Lilly Drumeva – lead & harmony vocals, fiddle
Yasen Vasilev – lead & harmony vocals, lead & rhythm guitars
Michail Shishkov – lead and harmony vocals, Dobro, piano
Svoboda Bozduganova – upright bass: pizzicato and arco
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