Dubinushka (The Oaken Club)

Audio file
Date recorded: August 13, 1964
Contributor(s): Performer: Sedov, A.V.; Recordist: Rudyneva, Anna; Recordist: Lomax, Alan
Subject(s):
Genre: work song
Culture: East Slavic, Slavic
Instruments: voice
Setting: Radio Moscow
Location: Moscow, Gorod Moskva, Moskovskaya Oblast', Russia
Physical form: Reel to Reel
Tape number: T1701
Track Number: 10
Archive ID: T1701R10
Note: The Red Star Red Army Chorus and Dance Ensemble named after A. V. Aleksandrov. This song is very popular because it was sung by the great Russian singer Fëdor Shaliapin (1873-1938) — it's certainly in the collections of the Piatnitskii Chorus and Red Army Ensemble. The lyrics here are different than those sung by the large choruses. Here the emphasis is on the peasants' brawn compensating for lack of machines invented by Englishmen.
Belongs to: Radio Moscow – Russian 8/64
About the session: These recordings were made by Alan Lomax at the Radio Moscow with the collaboration of Prof. Anna Vasil'evna Rudyneva (1903–1983).
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