Lilly of the West, the country band, to put out a new album for Christmas

In the hot summer days, the musicians of Lilly of the West are recoding their eighth studio album, which is a Christmas collection. It is called Christmas with Lilly of the West, and it features golden standards, such as Joy to the World, White Christmas, Winter Wonderland, Silver Bells, Jingle Bells, Rockin’ around the Christmas Tree and more. The band is creating new arrangements by weaving its country flavor into them and so breathing new life into the old familiar works.

In addition to English, Lilly Drumeva (founder and lead singer) sings in German and French in featured classics, such as Minuit, chretiens by Adolfe Adam and Stille Nacht by Franz Xaver Gruber. Lilly of the West’s Christmas album, recorded by Stanislav Donev (Retro Studio) and Stamen Yanev (mixing and mastering), also contains the famous gospel Go Tell it on the Mountain, as well as Hallelujah, the emblematic song by Canadian composer Leonard Cohen. The album features foreign guest musicians as well.

The collection Christmas with Lilly of the West is expected to release in November 2023 and will be presented at a celebratory concert.

Lilly of the West is the most successful Bulgarian country band, created in 1996 in the city of Sofia. After releasing their debut album, the musicians took part in prestigious festivals across Europe and North America. In 1998 they were elected “best country and bluegrass group in Europe”. They have also won awards by the World Country and Bluegrass Association in Nashville. Lilly of the West perform a rich repertoire of country, bluegrass, swing, jazz, Irish and Bulgarian folk and more; they have issued nine albums that were highly appraised by international music magazines. Lilly Drumeva-O’Reilly is founder and front musician, she is also a famous journalist, producer, impresario and songwriter, as well as author of a book – Mood with Lilly – Music in 50 Themes – and organizer of the international Sofia Singer Songwriter Fest.

Lilly of the West:

Lilly Drumeva-O’Reilly – vocalist, guitar
Mihail Shishkov – slide guitar, piano
Yasen Vasilev – guitar
Svoboda Bozduganova – double bass

For more information visit http://lillydrumeva.net/