Divokej Bill is a Czech

Czech Republic

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 folk-rock band from Úvaly

Úvaly

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 near Prague

Prague

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. The band take their name from Wild Bill Hickok

Wild Bill Hickok

James Butler Hickok , better known as Wild Bill Hickok, was a folk hero of the American Old West. His skills as a gunfighter and scout, along with his reputation as a lawman, provided the basis for his fame, although some of his exploits are fictionalized.Hickok came to the West as a stagecoach...

 and blend some country music influences with their punk rock

Punk rock

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, folk

Folk music

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 and alternative rock

Alternative rock

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 sounds.

Although their material is performed in Czech, the band recently toured western Europe

Western Europe

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 with British folk-rock stalwarts The Levellers, exposing them to a wider English-speaking audience.

Members

• Václav Bláha - vocals, guitar
• Miloš Jurač - bass guitar, vocals
• Štěpán Karbulka - vocals, megaphone, dance
• Adam Karlík - violin
• Roman Procházka - acoustic guitar, vocals
• Honza Bártl - banjo
• Martin Pecka - accordion
• Marek Žežulka - drums and percussion
• Ondra Pospíšil - sound
• Petr Fořt - management

Discography

• Propustka do pekel (2000)
• Svatá pravda (2001)
• Mezi nima (2003)
• Lucerna (DVD) (2004)
• Divokej Bill (2006)
• Rock For People (Live) (2007)
• Mlsná (2009)

External links

• http://www.divokejbill.cz/
• http://www.n-joy.cz/?uiqurl=kQUmkG1l5hEmh5Mj