Sluz Duz Music Explained

Sluz Duz Music
Type:	studio album
Artist:	Peter Ostroushko
Cover:	Sluzduzmusic.jpg
Released:	1985
Genre:	Americana, folk
Length:	44:15
Label:	Rounder
Producer:	Peter Ostroushko
Next Title:	Down the Streets of My Old Neighborhood
Next Year:	1986

Slüz Düz Music is the debut album by American multi-instrumentalist Peter Ostroushko, released in 1985.

"Sluz Duz" is an Old World sound developed by Ostroushko that combines the dance music of the Ukraine and other European countries with American blugrass, ragtime and swing. The bluegrass band Hot Rize is also featured on the album.

Reception

Writing for Allmusic, music critic Steven Thomas Erlewine wrote of the album "... the result is quite intriguing, even if his ambition sometimes doesn't match his grasp"

Track listing

All songs by Peter Ostroushko.

1. "The Last Stand" – 3:45
2. "Friedrich Polka" – 3:23
3. "Marjorie's Waltz" – 4:55
4. "Fiddle Tune Medley:" – 4:19
   1. "My Love, I Miss Her So"
   2. "Farewell to Calgary"
5. "Burnt Biscuit Breakdown" – 4:55
6. "Sleepy Jesus Rag" – 3:44
7. "Slüz-Düz Polka " – 3:45
8. "Katerina's Waltz" – 4:28
9. "Christian Creek" – 4:00
10. "Co. Kerry to Kiev Medley:" – 7:01
    1. "McIntyre's Hornpipe"
    2. "The Mist on the Lake"
    3. "McIntyre's Reel"

Personnel

• Peter Ostroushko – mandolin, fiddle, mandola, guitar, mandocello
• Norman Blake – guitar
• Bruce Calin – bass
• John Angus Foster – bass, piano
• Tim Hennessy – guitar
• Red Maddock – drums
• Mick Moloney – banjo, tenor banjo
• Paddy O'Brien – accordion
• Tim O'Brien – fiddle
• Charles Sawtelle – guitar
• Daíthí Sproule – guitar
• Butch Thompson – piano
• Pete Wernick – banjo, fiddle
• Bruce Allard – violin
• John Anderson – bodhrán
• Nancy Blake – cello

Production notes

• Peter Ostroushko – producer, liner notes, mixing
• Tom Mudge – engineer
• Lynne Cruise – engineer, mixing
• John Scherf – assistant engineer
• Jonathan Wyner – mastering
• Nancy Given – reissue design