Discography 
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Tur Saulīte Pērties Gāja |
1. Pirts kurināšana |
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Izlase (Compilation) |
1. Sēju Vēju |
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Īsākās nakts dziesmas (Songs of the Shortest Night) |
1. Visu gadu Jānīts nāca |
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Ej tu dejot (Go Dance) |
1. Diždancis |
Ne uz vienu dienu (Not Just For One Day) |
1. Oši, kļavi, ozoliņi |
Ne uz vienu dienu (Not for Just One Day) is a CD of wedding songs. But this is not an educational collection in the obvious sense; the songs do not form a complete wedding ceremony set. The best-known part of the ceremony — mičošana — is sung about in only one song, Līgodama upe nesa. Instead, Iļģi deals to a much greater extent with the more vague issue of beginning a new stage in one's life. |
Totari |
1. Kaladū |
Music for winter solstice. Totari is album of ritualized Christmas music. |
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Kaza kāpa debesīs (A Goat Climbed Into The Sky) |
1. Nesmejieti jūs ļautiņi |
Stylistically, the most richly diverse Iļģi album, yet it retains as its roots the traditional melodies and themes of Latvian folk music and the dainas. The album includes selections from a 7-song cycle composed for the Fire segment of a 15,000-dancer production at the 2003 Latvian Dance Festival. The album features the voices of Ilga Reizniece, Māris Muktupāvels, Gatis Gaujenieks and Rūta Muktupāvela, Ilga’s mesmerizing violin, Maris on kokle, dūdas (bagpipes), accordion and recorder, Gatis on bass and ġīga, Egons Kronbergs on guitars and Vilnis Strods on drums and percussion. In the first year of its release it reached 17th place in the World Music Charts Europe, and was praised as one of the top twenty world music albums of the year. |
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Spēleju, dancoju (I Played And Danced) |
1. Dieviņš veic, dieviņš veic |
A bold experiment – to explore, alter and interpret the almost canonical lyrics of Latvia's greatest poet, Rainis (Jānis Pliekšāns 1865 – 1929). The result is the group's first folk-rock opera, based almost entirely on new Iļģi musical compositions. It is also the first time Iļģi songs have not included lyrics from the Latvian dainas. Leading characters – and voices – of the production are Gatis Gaujenieks and Rūta Muktupāvela. |
Agrie gadi (The Early Years) |
CD 1 |
A double album released to celebrate the group’s 20th anniversary in 2001. The first disc features songs from the radio broadcasts in the 1980’s and the second, their recordings from their traditional golden period Rāmi Rāmi album, previously only available on cassette. |
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Sēju vēju (I Sow The Wind) |
1. Kas varēja grožus vīt |
The journey beyond traditional folk continues. While the Latvian folk essence remains, the group continues to explore new forms of musical expression, adding the drums of Juris Kroičs, and the guitar of Arnolds Kārklis. Gone, however, is the distinctive voice of Māra Kalniņa, who tragically died before the album was begun. In contrast to Saules meita, this album celebrates the manly virtues in Latvian song tradition. The sound and substance of the album celebrates the life, travails and times of Latvian menfolk. |
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Saules meita (Daughter Of The Sun) |
1. Vissbija |
In concept and content, their most groundbreaking CD. While dedicated to the archetypal Latvian woman who plays a central role in so many Latvian folk dainas, the spirited arrangements add a new dimension to the traditional sounds and rhythms of Latvian music. Ilga Reiznieces’ voice and violin, and Māris Muktupāvels virtuosity on folk instruments is enhanced by the singing of Mara Kalniņa and the bass guitar and sound engineering of Gatis Gaujenieks. |
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Riti, riti (Roll Roll) |
1. Riti, riti, mēnesi |
The band's minimalist album, reflecting a 4 year period when they performed as a trio, featuring the female voices of Ilga Reizniece and Zane Šmite, and the playing of Māris Muktupāvels. Jānis Abens first introduces guitar into their arrangements. |
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Bāreņu dziesmas (Orphan Songs) |
Bāreņu dziesmas |
Recorded in the 1980's in the studios of Latvian Radio, these songs were never released as an album because of Soviet censorship. They were broadcast as part of several radio programs over a period of years and reflect the style of Iļģi music during their first decade. |
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Rāmi, rāmi (Gently, Gently) |
1. Rāmi rāmi |
The first Iļģi recording, produced and distributed by the group itself and until recently, only available only on cassette. The songs reveal the group's first experimentations with traditional folk music. This is also the first time they began to describe themselves as a post-folk band. |
