Album Notes

Slovak world music, new folk on traditional instruments, revival of Slavic roots, values and natural lifestyle, natural sound, spirited, positive, pleasant to the ear and soul.

ŽiariSlav is a writer, musician, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, instrument maker, former journalist and geologist, lives and works in seclusion in the mountains of central Slovakia where he moved after many years of intensive work in urban areas. He a is founder of the the Native Circle, an organization for revival of the ancient natural spirituality. In the mountains he created a special animal farm of free ranged horses, goats, sheep, dogs. He is often visited by people interested in the natural lifestyle and ancient spirituality, as well as those that are planning to settle in the nearby area. Žiarislav regularly travels around Slovakia and Czech Republic as well as abroad (recently United States, Warsaw and Moscow) where he speaks on traditions and natural lifestyle and perform music solo or with his band Bytosti (trans. Beings). He gives creative workshops on music, instrument making and different areas of Vedomstvo - practice based on ancient spirituality and natural lifestyle.