Mateyko, Donna - The Cavaliers Orchestra and Gordon Mendres

Tracks

Side 1

		Track Name	Length
	1	Y ЛУЗІ НАД ПРУТОМ (In The Fruit Valley)	03:16
	2	НА ГОРОДІ КЕРНИЧЕНЬКА (A Well In The Garden)	02:09
	3	ЧИ Я В ЛУЗІ (In The Meadow)	04:07
	4	ОЙ ДЖИГУНЕ, ДЖИГУНЕ! (A Village Flirt)	02:05
	5	ДОБРИЙ ВЕЧІР, ДІВЧИНО (Good Evening My Girl)	01:58
	6	ТА ТУМАН ЯРОМ КОТИТЬСЯ (The Spreading Mist)	01:44

Side 2

		Track Name	Length
	1	КОЛОМИЙКА (Kolomeyka)	01:37
	2	СОНЦЕ НИЗЕНЬКО (At Sunset)	03:12
	3	ОЙ ЛЮБИВ ТАЙ КОХАВ (He Loved Her Dearly)	02:42
	4	ОЙ Y САДОЧКУ (In The Grove)	03:36
	5	АГРАЙ МИ ЦИГАНЕ (Play Gypsy, Play)	03:36
	6	ОЙ Y САДУ, САДУ (In The Orchard)	01:33

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Information/Write-up

Donna Mateyko has performed on many albums as an extra attraction to help make an album a more acceptable package along with the performing orchestra. Here, for the first time is a complete Donna Mateyko album. For the first time, she is the "Star" not an added attraction. All musical arrangements were made for her. The tempos were directed by Donna. Gordon Mendres joins her in three songs, and in "Play Gypsy Play", "A Sundown " and "Prutt Valley" Donna has overdubbed ' a harmony part.

Though the Cavaliers orchestra is mainly used as accompaniment, instrumental solos by members of the orchestra give variety to each selection. Some of the numbers were recorded as many as six times before Donna was satisfied with the tempo. The listener will find great enjoyment in the contrast from slow to extremely fast, where words of a song move with great speed and clarity.

The Cavaliers:
Maurice Yunik: violin, viola
Todd Baraniuk: accordion
Gordon Duke: drums
Ken Kletke: guitar
Wilf Wowchuk: bass
Gordon Mendres: vocals in duets with Donna

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