Tramping music ( cz, trampská hudba) and tramping song ( cz, trampská píseň, trampská písnička) are the styles of music and songs associated with

Czech tramping Tramping (in Czech and Slovak language) is a movement in the Czech Republic and Slovakia that incorporates woodcraft, hiking/backpacking/camping and scouting, styled on the culture of the United States, especially the Wild West. Tramping is also ...

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al activity. Their sound is essentially American

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transplanted into Czech language and culture, blended with Czech folk songs. In particular,

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music is a significant component of the tramping style. The style originated in the early 1900s, right after

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, together with the tramping movement. While originally intended for singing on trail and by

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, concerts of tramp songs are popular both in various music venues and in private gatherings "off nature". The CD series ''Nejhezčí české trampské písničky'' ("The Best Czech Tramping Songs") provides a selection of classic and popular songs in this style. The unofficial "tramping anthem" of the old times is the song ''Vlajka'' ("The Flag", full title: ''Vlajka vzhůru letí'', "The Flag Flies High") by . The modern "tramping anthem" is ''Rosa na kolejích'' ("Dew on the Tracks") by ."13. komnata Wabiho Daňka"
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