Cimbálová muzika Jury Petrů z Kyjova

Svatobořice, Hovorany, etc. Since 1971 both Jura’s sons joined the band – the dulcimer player and bassist Jiří Petrů (*1953) and the violinist, today’s bandmaster Petr Petrů (*1955); after his father’s death, Jiří took over the leadership of the band and a male choir and also collecting folk songs, Petr is a bandmaster and music teacher – he is the head of the Art School in Kyjov. The third generation of the Petrů family is also represented in the band: Petr’s son Jiří Petrů Jr. is training to be the second violinist. The singers in the band were, among others, Karel Bimka from Svatobořice, Amálie Kristová from Milotice, Marie and Eva Osičková, but also Ženy z Ježova Ensemble, Tetky z Kyjova and (mostly) the Male Ensemble from Kyjov. The large discography contains the LP CM Jury Petrů z Kyjova (Supraphon, 1980), CD Legrúti jedú (SPSSK Kyjov, 1994), a joint record with the Male Enseble from Kyjov Dej nám Bože zdravíčka (Tonstudio, 2005) and the retrospective double CD 60 let s muzikou Jury Petrů (Tonstudio, 2007).