You know that chorus even if you've never been to a folk concert. Zafúkané has been sung at so many Moravian weddings and village dances that it has almost merged with traditional folk songs, and hardly anyone thinks about who actually wrote it. And here's a fact that'll stick with you: the band isn't named after anything Wallachian. Fleret is actually a sporting thrusting weapon, a light fencing foil. So when you type Fleret Ludkovice into a search engine, you're not looking for fencing, but for a folk-rock crew from Vizovice that has been carrying a piece of Wallachia onto stages for over forty years - slivovitz, smoked meat and songs about ordinary life.

Why Ludkovice? The village near Luhačovice lies a few kilometres from the band's home town of Vizovice, and its Pod Přehradou venue comes alive with festival programmes over the summer. A Wallachian band and a Wallachian spot by the water - a combination that suggests things could click. We'll go through how it really is step by step: what's happening at the reservoir, where Fleret is confirmed to play, and why this crew is still a sold-out event after four decades.

Fleret Ludkovice: what's behind that search

When you search for Fleret Ludkovice, you probably sense that something is going on by the reservoir and want to know when and how much it costs. To be straight with you: there is currently no separately announced Fleret concert in Ludkovice itself in our calendar, but festivals revolve around here and the band plays confirmed dates within easy reach.

Ludkovice belongs to the Zlín Region, a short distance from the spa town of Luhačovice. The local Pod Přehradou venue is an open-air space that transforms into a setting for open-air events during the warmer months, from concerts to family celebrations. It's precisely this combination that leads people to connect Fleret and Ludkovice and wait for a poster that hasn't appeared yet. No matter. Below you'll find exactly where to go to see the band, as well as what programme is running at the Ludkovice waterside. Anyone who wants everything neatly in one place should keep an eye on the continuously updated events calendar.

Who is Fleret: from Vizovice to Masters of Rock

Fleret is a folk-rock band from Vizovice that started out as an acoustic duo and gradually hardened its sound all the way to rock stages. One image sums them up best: a metal festival, a crowd dressed in black, and everyone singing Wallachian songs.

Their roots go back to the early 1980s, when guitarists Zdeněk Hrachový and Petr Chrastina started playing together. The band as such was formed in 1983 in Vizovice. The rock approach didn't come straight away, though. Initially they played acoustic folk and only shifted towards a rock sound through changes in their instrumental line-up, a sound often spiced with world music influences. In the 1990s Vlasta Redl also played with the band. The debut album Sbohem galánečko was released in 1990.

That the nickname "house band of the Wallachian Kingdom" is no exaggeration is shown by one unexpected scene. Fleret repeatedly opens the Vizovice Masters of Rock, one of the biggest rock and metal festivals in the country. And it works: the space in front of the stage filled up in no time and metalheads in black sang along with the band on well-known hits such as Šak máte nalété, Vizovice and Zafúkané. A folk act with fiddles in front of a crowd of seven thousand in leather jackets says more about Fleret than any long biography. And yet they have no trouble firing up a crowd of several thousand at a big festival and play with the same enthusiasm in the smallest hall in an acoustic setting.

Over more than forty years a considerable body of music has accumulated. Over the course of their existence Fleret has released seventeen studio albums, two DVDs, four LPs, two books and three songbooks. The core of the line-up has remained Wallachian throughout. Current members include Zdeněk Hrachový, Stanislav Bartošík, Vít Rokyta, Radek Postava and Rosťa Koplík. You can find a detailed profile and further dates on the artist page Fleret.

Zafúkané and the Šulák family

The key to Fleret is one album and one name: the record Zafúkané and singer Jarmila Šuláková. It was their combination that transformed a regional act into a professional band known across the whole country.

At the beginning of July 1995 Fleret's third album, titled Zafúkané, was released. It was a turning point in the true sense of the word. This third album brought the title track, which became a mega-hit and remains the band's most-played song to this day, and opened the door for the musicians to a professional music career. That the song hasn't lost its breath even years later was shown by the celebration of its anniversary. The Vizovice band celebrated thirty years since the release of the legendary album in January 2025 with a special concert at the Congress Centre Zlín, which was sold out weeks in advance.

The other half of the story is the Šulák family. It was with the album Zafúkané that Jarmila Šuláková, nicknamed the queen of folk song, joined the band and remained its face for many years. She performed with the band for seventeen years, until she was eighty-two. But it didn't end there. Her daughter took over the reins. Zuzana Šuláková, daughter of Jarmila Šuláková and violinist Ludvík Schmidt, was born on 6 March 1959 in Vsetín, where she attended grammar school and subsequently a teacher-training college. She had always been close to music. She plays violin, piano and viola and for many years sang in the Wallachian ensembles Vsacan and Malá Jasénka. Since 2016 she has been a guest performer with Fleret. Today it is Zuzana Šuláková who tours and sings with the band, and the family line continues. It is precisely in this line-up that the concert Fleret a Zuzana Šuláková is being prepared, which we'll talk about below.

What's happening at the Pod Přehradou venue in Ludkovice

The Ludkovice Pod Přehradou venue is more about festivals and family celebrations than solo concerts by a single band. That's exactly why searches for Fleret gravitate here, even when the band isn't on the poster.

In our database there are three events at this venue and they're worth knowing about. The nearest is ZOBEJ ŽIVOT FEST with Ventolin, the duo Hey Yendo & Rainer and other names, taking place on 22 August 2026 right at the Pod Přehradou venue. Genre-wise it's a completely different world from Fleret - more of a contemporary club and electronic scene, so don't expect fiddles and bagpipes. Tickets are sold through the official smsticket network, where advance purchase is usually cheaper than buying on the door.

In autumn, specifically on 17 October 2026, the same venue hosts Slavnost stromů a lesa (Festival of Trees and the Forest), an event with a family and nature theme. And then there's the big summer event: Festival Pod Přehradou 2027, planned for 16 July 2027 again at the Ludkovice venue, also with advance tickets through smsticket. The festival format is exactly the environment in which Fleret feels at home, so if you'd ever like to see the Wallachian band right by the reservoir, it makes sense to keep an eye on the line-ups of similar open-air events. For now, though, the band is not on the programme and there's no point promising something that isn't in the plans.

Where you can actually catch Fleret: confirmed dates

Now that you're on the trail, here are the certainties. Fleret has several specific appearances in the calendar, and even though none of them is in Ludkovice, some are not far from Wallachia.

The concert that best matches the Ludkovice spirit is Fleret a Zuzana Šuláková planned for 3 September 2026 at the Castle Courtyard on Masarykovo náměstí in Zábřeh. It's the proper line-up with Jarmila Šuláková's daughter - exactly the combination of rock and folklore that people come to Fleret for. Those who prefer a more intimate setting can head to Fleret akusticky on 22 October 2026 in Praha 12. The acoustic version shows the band from a different angle, without the big festival noise, and the songs about food, drink and everyday life really shine through.

Third in the calendar is Fleret on 29 January 2027 at Restaurace Miláček in Žďárná, with tickets again through smsticket. A pub concert is actually the most natural environment for this band. Always check the current overview of where and when they're playing on the concerts page, where new dates appear on an ongoing basis.

What to expect from a concert and how to get tickets

Live Fleret is built on atmosphere and on songs the audience knows by heart. Whether you turn up at a festival, a hall or a pub, expect to be singing along with the band.

The repertoire is held together by hits that have become folk classics over four decades. Besides the title track Zafúkané, you'll almost certainly hear Vizovice, Čistá jak Vizovice and Šak máte nalité - songs that people sing along to even if they don't normally listen to folk. The line-up has changed over time, but the core around bandleader Zdeněk Hrachový can switch from gentle folk to a rock assault within a single song, and it's precisely that flexibility that makes Fleret a band enjoyed by metalheads and grandmothers at village dances alike.

The practical advice is simple and applies mainly to tickets. For the events we have in our database, purchase goes through the official smsticket network: this applies to the August ZOBEJ ŽIVOT FEST and to Festival Pod Přehradou 2027 at the Ludkovice venue, as well as to the January Fleret concert in Žďárná. Always buy through the channel listed for the given event to avoid touts and overpriced tickets. And if you're interested in the broader offering, take a look at the artists overview, where you'll also find names playing in a similar spirit.

Frequently asked questions

Does Fleret play in Ludkovice?

There is currently no separately announced Fleret concert in Ludkovice itself in our calendar. However, festivals and family celebrations do take place at the Pod Přehradou venue, so it's worth keeping an eye on the line-ups of similar events in case the band appears there one day.

Where is Fleret playing nearest to Ludkovice?

Confirmed is the concert Fleret a Zuzana Šuláková on 3 September 2026 in Zábřeh, followed by Fleret akusticky on 22 October 2026 in Praha 12 and Fleret on 29 January 2027 at Restaurace Miláček in Žďárná. Dates and links to tickets can be found on the individual event pages.

What does the name Fleret mean?

A fleret is a light thrusting weapon used in sport fencing - a foil. At first glance the name has nothing to do with Wallachian folklore, which tends to be a pleasant surprise for fans.

Who sings folk songs in Fleret today after Jarmila Šuláková?

Her daughter Zuzana Šuláková took over the role of the Wallachian singer and has been a guest performer with the band since 2016. It is thanks to her that the combination of rock and folklore remains alive in the repertoire.

What is Fleret's most famous hit?

Without question the song Zafúkané from the album of the same name. It became a mega-hit, remains the band's most-played song to this day, and it was with it that the transition to a professional career came.

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