The Ukrainians were formed in 1990 by Wedding Present guitarist Peter Solowka, with singer/violinist Len Liggins and mandolin player Roman Remeynes, after all three had played on the Wedding Present's Ukrainian John Peel Sessions recordings (Ukrainski Vistupi v Johna Peela, released 1989).
Following the success of that release, the trio began composing and recording in Ukrainian as a separate band.
[1] In the same year, Solowka left the Wedding Present, later claiming that he had been kicked out, the success of the Ukrainian project making him the scapegoat for the band's lack of mainstream success.
They celebrated 20 years of the band in 2011 with a tour of British Ukrainian clubs.
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