Sluz Duz Music

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

Sluz Duz Music
Studio album by Peter Ostroushko
Released	1985
Genre	Americana, folk
Length	44:15
Label	Rounder
Producer	Peter Ostroushko
Peter Ostroushko chronology
Sluz Duz Music (1985) Down the Streets of My Old Neighborhood (1986)

"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.

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Allmusic

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