People Open DS/UK/6965 Beskydy (fl.1950s) Beskydy fl.1950s British balkan folk band Group (Mixed) London, England (based) British Music Group; Folk / Balkan Comprising accordion, singer, two violins, two clarinets, viola and double bass, this band plays music from all over Eastern Europe and the Balkans, including music from the Klezmer tradition. The band has its origins in the Czechoslovak music and dance tradition brought to England in the 1950s by Hedda Springerova. The dance group she founded is now called Beskydy Dancers - the name Beskydy refers to the Beskydy mountain range, which runs through the three main regions of former Czechoslovakia, Bohemia, Moravia and Slovakia. The band Beskydy formed initially around this dance group, and still performs with them at folk festivals and other events throughout southern England and occasionally further afield. In 1995 the band extended its membership and repertoire, and started to develop independently of the dance group. The band now comprises accordion, singer, two violins, two clarinets, viola and double bass, and plays music from all over Eastern Europe and the Balkans, including music from the Jewish Klezmer tradition. International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 RAHeharper 8/16/2013 Rachael.Fragola 3/1/2022 210d8f3c-edeb-460b-8d31-8a0608ca4428