Cop

The Cop group was founded in 1978 and from the very beginning of its existence celebrated numerous successes. In 1980, she won the most prestigious award of Porto at the time, and in 1981 she repeated the success. In 1982–1983, most of the band members emigrated to the US and Canada. Only Míša Leicht remained from the whole lineup, who has the main credit for resurrecting the ensemble. Until the breakthrough year of 1989, the group toured bluegrass shows and concerts. Thanks to its popularity, the Cop group has become a regular guest at all important music shows in the country. In 2002, Cop won the Anděl – trophy of the Czech Music Academy (Grammy-like) for the Folk & Country category. The band recently celebrated 30 years of existence in front of the sold-out Lucerna in Prague. This performance resulted in a recording recorded on a double CD called *Cop: XXX *(2009). The most recent studio effort so far is the album Tribute to Greenhorns, which was released in the spring of 2015.