Editing Orthodox Celts (section)

===1990s===
During the mid-1980s, Dušan Živanović, [[Drum kit|drummer]] of the [[Pub rock (United Kingdom)|pub rock]] band [[Roze Poze]] (''Pink Poses''), wanted to form a band which would perform cover versions of Irish folk songs. Even though he had partially managed to fulfill this idea through some of the songs recorded by Roze Poze, in 1992 he took up playing the [[accordion]] and, with Ana Đokić ([[violin]]) and Dejan Lalić ([[mandolin]], [[banjo]], [[tin whistle]]s), formed Orthodox Celts, which initially gathered occasionally for club performances.<ref name="janjatović372">{{cite book|last=Janjatović|first=Petar|title=Ex YU rock enciklopedija 1960–2023|year=2024|publisher=self-released / Makart|location=Belgrade|page=372}}</ref> The band had their first official public appearance on [[Saint Patrick]]'s day in 1992, at the [[Great Britain|British]] Council in Belgrade.<ref name="janjatović372"/> At the end of the following year, vocalist Aleksandar Petrović joined the band and their performances became more frequent. The band had their first performance with Petrović on 9 November 1993 in [[Belgrade Youth Center]].<ref name="janjatović372"/><ref name="glas javnosti">[http://arhiva.glas-javnosti.rs/arhiva/2003/02/21/srpski/R03022001.shtml "Irska muzika među Srbima", Glas javnosti]</ref> Soon the band completed the lineup with the arrival of guitarist Vladan Jovković and bassit Dejan Jevtović, with Živanović swtching back to drums, also playing [[bodhrán]] on the band's performances.<ref name="janjatović372"/>

The band released their debut [[Orthodox Celts (album)|self-titled album]] in 1994, featuring cover versions of twelve Irish folk songs. Among the covers appeared the songs "[[The Wild Rover]]", "[[The Irish Rover]]", "[[Weela Weela Walya]]", "[[All For Me Grog]]", "[[Poor Old Dicey Riley]]", [[football chant]] "[[The Celtic Song|A Grand Old Team]]", and others.<ref name="janjatović372"/> The album featured guest appearances by Viktorija Jevtić on vocals, Sava Đustibek on guitar, Predrag Guculj on bass guitar and Lusila Gluščević on flute. The band presented the album on a series of concerts, mainly in [[Belgrade]]'s Club of Technical Sciences Students, but also performed acoustic sets in smaller venues.<ref name="janjatović372"/> At the same time, the band started writing their own songs, keeping up with the existing musical style.<ref name="janjatović372"/> On 15 September 1995, at Synagogue in [[Novi Sad]], they held a performance with the band Pachamama, which performed [[Andean music]]. The recording of the concert was released on the split live album ''[[Muzičke paralele]]'' (''Musical Parallels'') in 1996.<ref name="janjatović372"/>

For the next album, ''[[The Celts Strike Again]]'', the band, beside the cover versions of traditional songs, included two of their own songs, "Drinking Song" and "Blue".<ref name="janjatović372"/> As guests on the album appeared actress [[Ana Sofrenović]], who recorded vocals for the track "Loch Lomond", vocalist of the band [[Vampiri]] Aleksandar Eraković, who recorded backing vocals, member of the band Stočari Branko Vitas, who played banjo, Pachamama member Miljan Mihaljčić, who played [[khene]] and thin whistle, and Renesansa member Žorž Grujić, who played [[Zurla (instrument)|zurla]] and [[Gajde|Serbian bagpipes]].<ref name="janjatović372"/> Three promotional videos were recorded for the album, for "Drinking Song", "[[Star Of The County Down]]" and the title track. In 1997, the band, with [[jazz]] and [[world music]] singer [[Madame Piano]], recorded the song "Galija" ("Galley"), which was released on her album ''Predeli'' (''Landscapes'').<ref name="janjatović372"/> At the time, the band presented their new member, Dejan Popin (tin whistles), and started working on their new release.<ref name="janjatović372"/> In September 1998, the band represented [[FR Yugoslavia]] on the GEA ethnic music festival in [[Salonica]].<ref name="glas javnosti"/>

''[[Green Roses]]'', released in 1999, featured sixteen songs, half of which were covers of traditional songs, and the other half their original songs.<ref name="janjatović372"/> The album was produced by Aleksandar Radosavljević, and as guests appeared Dragoljub Marković (keyboards), Aleksandar Eraković (keyboards) and Goran Stojković (backing vocals).<ref name="janjatović372"/> Promotional videos were recorded for the tracks "[[Rocky Road to Dublin]] / Down The River", "Merry Sisters", "Far Away", and the title track.<ref name="glas javnosti"/>