LTSR Valst. Radijo Ir Televizijos K-to Kaimo Kapela

Released in 1966 under the state-run Melodiya label, this record features the Lithuanian Radio and Television Folk Ensemble, or Kaimo Kapela. During the mid-20th century, the Soviet cultural apparatus heavily promoted folk music groups as symbols of national identity within a controlled socialist framework, and this ensemble was among the most prominent representatives of Lithuanian traditional music on the national stage.

The recording captures the ensemble's characteristic sound, which blended traditional Lithuanian village instrumentation—such as the kanklės and various woodwinds—with arrangements influenced by the era's light classical broadcasting standards. These recordings were part of a broader archival mission by Melodiya to document and distribute regional folk music across the Soviet Union, serving both as cultural preservation and as a vehicle for the state's official aesthetic policies.