The Ukrainians

**Wed Mar 12, 2008 2:19 pm**

I was just listening to some of their old songs and wondered why there is no separate topic on them here. Perhaps I just overlooked it? Their "Anarchy in the UK" is well worth a listen. Has anyone been to see them live?

http://www.the-ukrainians.com/

**Wed Mar 12, 2008 2:45 pm**

Christine wrote:Has anyone been to see them live?

No, but I'd very much like to. I don't think they've ever been around this way. And no forthcoming gigs currently listed, shame.

Good tip, Christine.

**Wed Mar 12, 2008 3:27 pm**

Not seen them live but I have on 10" viynl (sic) their John Peel sessions, I didn't know they were still going!

**Thu Mar 13, 2008 4:46 am**

I´ve sen them live three times back in the mid 90ies, once in Bremen, twice in Hannover. Must have been 1994 and 1996, I guess. I remember those shows very fondly. At the ´96 show they had substituted the accordion player with a keyboard player which was a bit disappointing. But hey, they had so many standout songs and I still listen to them regularly. Great band, well worth checking out.

After the Bremen show, I went backstage and as soon as I´d opened the door The Legendary Len Liggins ( :wink:

) invited me in and before I could do anything he put a beer in my hand (which of course was very welcome). I chatted with the band and had their second CD signed - some of them with personal greetings like "Ingmar - Love and best wishes, Paul Dino Briggs" or "Best wishes Ingmar, Love Dave". On a personal level, they actually were one of the nicest bands I´ve met.

I´d recommend their first two CDs, the self titled debut album and its successor, "Vorony". And a part from that Sex Pistols cover, they did nice versions of a few Smiths songs (my favourite track is "Bigmouth strikes again", called "Batyar"), and of Velvet Underground´s "Venus in furs".

**Thu Mar 13, 2008 2:16 pm**

The Duke of Ingmar wrote:I´d recommend their first two CDs, the self titled debut album and its successor, "Vorony". And a part from that Sex Pistols cover, they did nice versions of a few Smiths songs (my favourite track is "Bigmouth strikes again", called "Batyar"), and of Velvet Underground´s "Venus in furs".

Oh fuck, they have stuff on Amazon and I've already spent my drinking reserve on cd's today

However, the Best Of is only £8.....

**Thu Mar 13, 2008 2:24 pm**

Used to have their CD and used to love it

They are operated by Moneypenny Agency..
And there must be new dates soon I believe.

**Fri Mar 14, 2008 5:08 am**

Jon wrote:
The Duke of Ingmar wrote:I´d recommend their first two CDs, the self titled debut album and its successor, "Vorony". And a part from that Sex Pistols cover, they did nice versions of a few Smiths songs (my favourite track is "Bigmouth strikes again", called "Batyar"), and of Velvet Underground´s "Venus in furs".
Oh fuck, they have stuff on Amazon and I've already spent my drinking reserve on cd's today

However, the Best Of is only £8.....

If it´s the "Istoriya"-Best of you can´t do much wrong. All the important tracks are on it - "Oi divchino" (an incredibly great song), " "Vorony", "De ye moya mila ?" and many more great original songs. Plus, it contains "Venus in furs" ("Chekannya") and two Smiths covers, "Bigmouth" and "The queen is dead" ("Koroleva ne pomerla").

Go for it, I´d say.

In fact, The Ukrainians started life as a John Peel Session by The Wedding Present. Their then guitar-player Pete Solowka, who has Ukrainian roots, suggested they´d do the session playing mostly traditional Ukrainian folksongs in a punkrock style. They included a wonderful instrumental version of "Those were the days" (which was actually based on a traditional song).

Here´s what wikipedia says about it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_ ... l_Sessions

**Wed Mar 19, 2008 12:34 pm**

Jon wrote:
The Duke of Ingmar wrote:I´d recommend their first two CDs, the self titled debut album and its successor, "Vorony". And a part from that Sex Pistols cover, they did nice versions of a few Smiths songs (my favourite track is "Bigmouth strikes again", called "Batyar"), and of Velvet Underground´s "Venus in furs".
Oh fuck, they have stuff on Amazon and I've already spent my drinking reserve on cd's today
However, the Best Of is only £8.....

A few days later and it's arrived, ripped, copied to generic-non Apple- MP3 player and it's brilliant! Cheers Duke!

**Thu May 22, 2008 1:47 pm**

So.. There will be UK tour in late October.
Summer - Poland & Ukraine so far..

**Fri May 23, 2008 11:00 am**

MacRua wrote:So.. There will be UK tour in late October.
Summer - Poland & Ukraine so far..

Oh good! Where did you find out, Mac?

**Mon May 26, 2008 4:40 pm**

Christine, I didnt know it was kind of a secret. I believed they had published them. if not - they will, soon.
Check their site.

**Tue Jan 13, 2009 12:55 pm**

Some UK tour dates have now been announced for February 2009.

Unfortunately their website - http://www.the-ukrainians.com/ - is currently down.

Some of the dates are listed on their myspace page: http://www.myspace.com/theukrainians

But I have reason to believe that there are going to be more dates than the ones now listed there...

**Wed Jan 14, 2009 8:04 am**

Up-to-date UK tour listings here: http://www.the-ukrainians.com/gigs/

**Tue Feb 10, 2009 8:31 am**

The Ukrainians have postponed some of the gigs listed on their tour (including the one I had tickets for. Arse): http://www.the-ukrainians.com/news/shows-postponed

**Tue Oct 20, 2009 8:38 pm**

Oct 23 2009 8:00P Musicport Festival, Bridlington (Yorkshire, Northeast)
Oct 24 2009 8:00P Sumo, Leicester (Leicester, Midlands)
Oct 25 2009 7:30P 100 Club, London (London, South)

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