SIMPLY ENGLISH

Founded in 1995 or thereabouts, Simply English is Hungary's only group to specifically choose English (i.e. not "Celtic") folk and other popular music (mostly song) forms. Its repertoire stretches from the late medieval period to the early twentieth century, with some twenty-first century tunes composed by Andy and arranged by the group... Group history. In 1989 Szélkiáltó, another group based in the city of Pécs (Cultural Capital of Europe 2010), was commissioned to arrange and record 22 British songs for the very young. Andy was to be the vocalist. The material was originally destined for the English language classroom, but this was the time of political change in Hungary. One big change was an end to the compulsory teaching of Russian as a foreign language. Suddenly there was a massive demand for English teachers, qualified or otherwise. This Is The Way rode on the crest of the English language wave and for several years Szélkiáltó and Andy were asked to perform around the country..