Patrola Šlapeto
Patrola Šlapeto is a Czech folk/cabaret/pub band formed in Prague in 2005 by and Karel Hoza as a merger of two previous bands, Šlapeto and Patrola.
History
Šlapeto: 1989–2001
In 1989, guitarist Radan Dolejš formed the band Šlapeto together with Jiří Pánek and Ivo Zelenka, and they began playing "old Prague" folk and pub songs, soon adding violinist Jan Jarda Janecký, second accordionist Josef Horváth, and vocalist Otakar Litomiský. They regularly performed on Charles Bridge, where they were noticed by actor and writer Jiří Suchý, who invited them to play at his theatre, Semafor. The band then had the opportunity to perform abroad, travelling to Switzerland. They released their debut album, Ručičky nebojte se, in 1992, and were subsequently signed to Monitor. They followed up with Hašlerky in 1993, recorded in the Netherlands, and travelled to Western Europe, the UAE, Canada, and the United States, singing in Czech, English, and German. They also collaborated with other artists, including Zdeněk Svěrák, Pavlína Filipovská, Petr Nárožný, Dagmar Veškrnová, Jiřina Jirásková, Jiřina Bohdalová, Jiří Lábus, Viktor Preiss, and Helena Vondráčková, among others. The band went on to release one album each year until 2001, at which point, Dolejš left, complaining of a limited repertoire of songs to record.Patrola and Patrola Šlapeto: 2004–present
Dolejš played with Robert Papoušek for some time, and the duo created the band Patrola in 2004, which was intended as a tribute to songwriter and lyricist Karel Hašler, upon the 125th anniversary of his birth. The two groups merged a year later, becoming Patrola Šlapeto.Band members
- Radan Dolejš – guitar, vocals
- Karel Hoza – accordion, vocals
- Tomáš Jelínek – mandolin, vocals
- Pavel Fišar
- Milan Černý – double bass
- Milan Jakeš – violin, vocals
- Otakar Litomiský – vocals
Discography
Studio albumsMáš-li kapičku štěstí... as Robert Papoušek a Patrola Zpráva o stavu pražských hospod as Patrola Všechny naše holky as Robert Papoušek & Patrola Karel Hašler 125 Patrola and guests Máme v kleci papouška Četnické Hašlerky Praha srdce Evropy Mým domovem ztichlá je putyka Hezká vzpomínka Chytila Patrola...Live albumsPatrola Šlapeto živě Živě v Semaforu Koncert pro Patrika Patrola Šlapeto and guests
CompilationsTa naše písnička česká as Šlapeto, Patrola
- ''Ručičky nebojte se''