Although some of these Czech Republic women started singing together in 2005 at the Kuželov School under the direction of Alžb?ta Matulové, the girls folk choir Kuželovské zp?vulky (Singers from Kuželov) started as a group in 2011. After performing at the Hor?ácko Festival, additional engagements were booked. They began working under the tutelage of artistic director Martin Kománek from 2011-2016 for whom they hold a special place in their hearts. In late 2016, this collaboration ended and the choir set out independently, accompanied and advised by Roman Sokol’s Cymbal Ensemble.

Today, Kuže?ovské zp?vulky includes nine girls (Klára Halí?ková, Erika Kolaciová, Klára Kostelanská, Miroslava Macková, Magdalena Mi?ková, Veronika Mi?ková, Marie Pomykalová, Adéla Sedlá?ová, and Markéta Sedlá?ová).  These friends have experienced much together. They grew up in the region and share memories of first loves, pain, grief, sorrow, happiness and joy.

The title of their second album means “There are Girls in Kuželov ... Sweet as Raspberries.” We hear not only long peasant ballads or verbunks (i.e. recruitment songs) from the Hor?ácko region, but also one set from the Strání region. Choosing the songs together for this album project on their tenth anniversary, love is the common thematic thread running through all the messages. The choir is accompanied by Roman Sokol’s Hor?ácko Cymbal Ensemble (HCE) and Marek Pot?šil’s HCE with instruments such as violins, viola, double bass, and cimbalom (hammered dulcimer). Featured soloists include Richard Hála and Martin Pracha?.

Klára Halí?ková stated, “It is impossible to say who came up with the whole idea. It came partly from us singers and partly from the music ensemble that helped us a lot. We took advantage of the fact that the music is played by skillful boys, who also sing beautifully …. and so we sang these love sets with them. I would say that these dialogue love songs are not so common in Hor?ácko, and you will not hear them often. And I would take this as an adjustment, otherwise we don't try to modernize anything and we sing as is the custom in the Hor?ácko region.”

Some of the more interesting tracks include “Dybych já v?d??a” (I Wish I Knew),  “Zami?ova? sem si dív?a” (I Fell in Love with a Girl), “Ej, hory, hory” (Hey, Mountains, Mountains), “Kebych by?a jahodú” (If I Were a Strawberry), “Vandrovali hudci” (Musicians Wandered), “Verbovali na vojnu” (They Were Recruited for War), “Necho? ty k nám” (Don’t Come To Us) and “?í je to dív?átko” (Whose Girl is She?). These are enchanting folk songs from The Czech Republic, and if I only spoke the language, I would be singing right along with them. (Joe Ross, Roots Music Report)