Czech guitarist Kočko with energetic, instrumentally varied big-band folk-rock arrangements of trad Czech, Moravian, Polish, Serbian, Russian and Silesian songs and originals. Marred by his singing, which is reasonable on his own songs but tends to unappealing rock-macho affectation in the trad material. Better when he leaves the vocals there to Ivana Vaňková and other female guests.
(c) 2007 Andrew Cronshaw