This tenth year of New Aliquot’s existence has been great! We made a lot of new music with David Benda, played for amazing audiences at clubs and festivals, and our single has just been released. It features two of my compositions—a radical remake of the song In My Next Life from our previous band Křeni’s … Read more
It’s been seven long years since the release of my last album, Overtones. My conscience can no longer bear to put off working on the next one 😊 I’ve been collecting material in the form of musical ideas for a long time. Still, there’s always something more important that pushes my own projects to the back burner, since they’re … Read more
Reprinted from Bluegrass Letters 26/1 In January 2026, I attended the major music conference Your Roots Are Showing in Belfast, Northern Ireland. I first heard about it from my friend, banjoist, and organizer Lluís Gómez. He had already participated last year as a speaker and organizer of a music event (the Al Ras Bluegrass & … Read more
Like probably everyone else, I have ambitions. At the top of my musical ambitions has been solo performing for many years. I have always been fascinated by the individual abilities of people (not only in music), and as a listener, I enjoy them most during solo performances. Naturally, I have also wanted to try it … Read more
I haven’t even had time to recap last year, and I could already be writing stories about this year. But I want to record the most interesting moments of 2025 for myself, because music has once again allowed me to experience things, meet people, and visit places that I would never have dreamed of without … Read more
Article taken from Bluegrassové listy 25/4 (Bluegrass Letters) – the quarterly magazine of the Bluegrass Association of the Czech Republic. In the last issue of Bluegrass Letters, I enjoyed reading the interview with the Turner brothers, who participated in this year’s Steve Kaufman’s Acoustic Kamp*, held in June 2025 in Maryville, Tennessee. I thought that … Read more
One of the things I love most about music is the opportunity it gives me to discover the world. This summer has been generous to me in this respect. I invite you to join me on a virtual musical trip to the USA 🔗, the Netherlands 🔗, Sweden 🔗, and Orkney (Scotland)🔗. USA – … Read more
My year 2024 was full of musical experiences of many kinds – performing, teaching, practicing, composing, recording, traveling, organizing, record launches, awards, exploring new music, acquiring new instruments… 🫢 Check out the photos and videos below to document the highlights. I appreciate immensely the time and trust I received from every concert visitor, every workshop … Read more
From Dalarna to the USA on the wings of a mosquito After more than thirty years with music mostly written by someone else, I want to spend more time writing my own songs. It’s a lengthy process because the inner critic, who has heard so much well-written music, works very hard. That’s why the award … Read more
My new guitar is tiny, but not in sound. Ever since making the Overtones record, I’ve wanted a guitar with a smaller body. Vladimir Krátky built this one and it was love at first strum. Ondra KozákI’m a musician, organizer, and tutor who likes asking Why? and talking with clever … Read more
After the 40th edition of the Swedish bluegrass festival Torsåker Bluegrassfestival, where I performed with Radim Zenkl, I was invited by Swedish mandolinist Magnus Zetterlund to talk for his podcast Mandolin Secrets LIVE. We talked about my musical background and what it’s like to be a multi-instrumentalist. You can listen to our interview below. Magnus, … Read more