In this exclusive essay for Newsweek, musician Daniel Hayes writes about Ukraine and his experience with President Zelensky.
into the miserable brown snow, a few days old and shoved up onto the curb. The temperature is well below freezing, but a pair of mittens keep my hands warm. I'm holding my guitar case.
I'm an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. Nate, also an American, is a wicked good drummer. Our first jam went well, and soon after we added our bassist David, a third member from the U.S., as well as Oleksii Leonov a Ukrainian guitarist originally from Donetsk. The four of us instantly had chemistry, and I remember those early days in the basement as a magical time of discovery.
Daniel Hayes' band Goshawk was formed in Ukraine and features three Americans and one Ukrainian. lead guitarist Oleksii Leonov, drummer Nate Ostiller, lead singer/guitarist Daniel Hayes and bassist David Abramovich.About six months after forming we played our first show at Checkpoint. Around 50 people showed up, and we turned the evening into a wild party. The memorable night can be seen on YouTube in our music video"Buzz Riff", an original song we created about Kyiv.
As we walked off the stage, my friend Ira ran up to me with a shocked look on her face."Guys, look! It's Zelensky!""No way, can't be." And sure enough, Presidentwas there, along with Kyiv's boxer-turned-mayor Vitali Klitschko, there to watch a football match between the Ukrainian national team and Bosnia and Herzegovina. They were all at ease, cheerful and laughing. Ukraine won.
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