Ferry Souvan 100 (1919-1972)

In this museum evening is the lecture by Marko Kumer about Ferry Souvan (1919-1972), a Slovene text writer, composer, accordionist and entrepreneur, whose 100 years anniversary of birth is remembered this year.

The Slovenian consciousness indelibly impressed the texts of Ferry Souvan for the first Avsenik hits, mentioning Tam, kjer murke cveto, Večer na Robleku, Na mostu and many others. His share in the golden age of Slovenian pop songs is unpredictable. Already in the 1950s, he witted some of the world’s best hits: we are still singing My Black Horse – Moj črni konj today, convincingly interpreted by Rafko Irgolič. Even for the early festivals of Slovene pop songs, he contributed compositions like, Z Mojco plesal bi cha-cha-cha or Ko bi enkrat še. He worshiped Kamnik with a Swing instrumental song called Deklica iz Kamnika and a text for the hit of the Ansambel Boris Franko – Katrca iz Kamnika.

In June, in the Intermunicipal Museum Kamnik and in the Arboretum Volčji Potok, we will open a casual exhibition at his anniversary and at his somewhat overlooked contribution to the Slovenian national identity. Marko Kumer will also prepare a preview of the life and work of Ferry Souvan.

Marko Kumer (1961) is a museum documentary and music editor. In the Intermunicipal Museum Kamnik he prepared exhibitions like, Where all the factories went, On the gunpowder, Tone Knaflič – the story of a fair capitalist and Industry – nostalgia (together with Saša Bučan). On the Radio Slovenia he prepares a regular weekly jazz show and writes articles on the history of jazz and popular music in Slovenia.