The Ukrainians is a band formed by British musicians of Ukrainian descent. They adapt Ukrainian folk music (as well as Western pop) into a mostly acoustic high-energy style that fuses punk and folk, much as
The Pogues did for Irish traditional music. The idea for The Ukrainians grew out of a side project of British 1980s Indie band
The Wedding Present. The ‘Weddoes’ had decided to make one of their BBC Radio 1 John Peel sessions a Ukrainian one. Guitarist
Peter Solowka's friend
Len Liggins (dubbed ‘The Legendary Len’ by John Peel) was brought in as an extra member because he sa…
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