Jaromir Nohavica and Čechomor | tl
Jaromír Nohavica or Jarek Nohavica (born 7 June 1953, Ostrava) is a Czech songwriter, lyricist, and poet.
He was born in Ostrava, Czech Republic and has played guitar since he was 13. He began studies at the Technical University of Ostrava but eventually left the school. He tried various jobs and eventually ended up working as a freelance lyricist. He gained fame with his first song for Marie Rottrová, Lásko, voníš deštěm (You Smell of Rain, My Love) - it was a remake of Black Sabbath 's ballad "She's Gone". He lives in Ostrava, has a wife and two children....
Čechomor is a Czech folk-rock band, playing mostly Czech and Moravian folk songs in modern rock arrangments.
The band members are František Černý (vocals, guitar, songwriter, composer), Karel Holas (violin, vocals, guitar, songwriter, composer), Radek Pobořil (trumpet, accordion), Michal Pavlík (violoncello, piano) and Roman Lomtadze (drums). A permanent guest of the band is Lenka Dusilová.
Albums:
Dověcnosti (1991)
Mezi Horami (1996)
Čechomor (2000)
Proměny (2001)
Rok ďábla (2002) - a movie where Čechomor is playing with Czech folk singer Jaromír Nohavica
Čechomor live (2002)
Co sa stalo nové (2005)
Sváteční (2007)
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