Juraj Bindzár

influenced by the poetry of minor theatre (especially the Semafor in Prague) and the songs of Bob Dylan, he began writing his own poetry and songs

Nostalgický nonstop for a student theatre in Prague, and a play including songs, entitled Explozivní putna

started composing songs in his local Pezinok dialect

wrote the film score for Pesnyčky o vojákoch, dzifčencoch a o smrci (directed by Jozef Pálka, vocals by Michal Dočolomanský); partial lyrics were published in the student publication ECHO under the pseudonym of Jakub Juó; his first public appearance during the August occupation

Ján Fajnor made a documentary about Bindzár, entitled Ze strnyska vetr píska (which was first broadcast in 1998)

appeared in the film Víťaz with the song Po štreke lásky večne musím mašírovat dál

performed at the Divadle u Rolanda theatre (the only theatre dedicated to song in Slovakia at that time); a regular guest performer of the Slnovrat folk ensemble

musical collaboration on the documentary film by Ján Fajnor, Vlasto, about the cyclist, Vlastimil Ružička

cooperated on the children's work Ako Winetú Jánošíka ratoval, which was captured on film in a television documentary entitled Divadlo bez tmy

appeared at the Folkforum in Martin, where he met with great acclaim; he went on to appear at the following scenes: the Bratislava Folk Winter, the Folk Christmas in Trenčín, at events in Valašske Meziříčí, and at clubs throughout Moravia and Slovakia; he also made the full-length film Okresné blues, featuring the songwriter Ján Duban in a starring role

helped organise the Pezinské obstrléze festival

made the film ballads Vínečko krvavé, fijalkový koreň

performed for the television series Pesničkári slovenskí

directed a documentary entitled Spevavé stvorenia for the same channel

revitalised the Spievanky project