Zylawy boys releasing first album

The Zylawy Boys didn’t know when their cd would be ready to be released back when they were first interviewed in November. However, production has wrapped up. The boys will release their first cd with a release party and celebration this Sunday, January 30. The event will be held at Superior Mountain Mudd, which is located in the old school building in Superior from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

The boys, Roman, Kenley and Wyatt, fell into playing folk and bluegrass music somewhat by chance. Roman explained that when they were young, their father always played a record by The Seldom Scene.

“He played it so many times that I memorized the words as a kid,” Roman said. “When we moved to our new house it got stacked away and sort of rediscovered a couple years ago. When we played it, I remembered it and I could play it. I knew the lyrics and we could figure out the songs.”

Kenley added that another reason that they play bluegrass is because of the instruments they have chosen to play. He said that it’s also a huge part of who they are.

“Bluegrass was and is part of our family and what we listen to. It’s very fun to play,” he said.

Kenley said that folk music is different in that while the traditional bluegrass’ lyrics are sad the melody is always happy where as country music today seems to constantly be complaining.

“Blue grass songs are solemn, but they’re also thanking god for how their life is good or whatever,” Kenley said. “Bluegrass has history and roots. It’s what people were playing when the first came west and it’s what they heard. What they were playing, there was soul in it. It just wasn’t a song to make a million bucks. And bluegrass is a root of a lot of the music we have today.”

The boys’ CD, which is entitled Hiawatha, will feature some songs they’ve done and they said that the instrumental they wrote of the same name is just based on Montana and the stuff that’s around here.

They hope that you will come out and join them for the release party on Sunday.