Stary Olsa

{{Short description|Belarusian medieval folk band}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Stary Olsa

| image = Stary Olsa, Lviv 2008.JPG

| caption =

| image_size = 250

| landscape = yes

| background = group_or_band

| origin = Belarus

| genre = Rock, folk rock, medieval rock

| years_active = 1999–present

| label =

| associated_acts =

| website = {{URL|staryolsa.com}}

| current_members = Źmicier Sasnoŭski
Maryja Šaryj
Aleś Čumakoŭ
Illia Kublicki
Siarhiej Tapčeŭski
Aliaksiej Vojciech

| past_members = Andrej Apanovič
Aksana Kaścian
Kaciaryna Radziviłava
Kaciaryna Pinčuk

}}

Stary Olsa ({{langx|be|Стары Ольса}}) is a Belarusian medieval folk rock band, that plays medieval Ruthenian music of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. The band has also released classical rock cover works in their Medieval Classic Rock where classical rock songs performed by bagpipes.

Stary Olsa is one of the few Belarusian bands enjoying popularity outside Belarus.{{Cite web |url=http://www.ng.by/ru/issues?art_id=40303 |title=О чем поет «Старый Ольса»? / Союзное вече / Приложения / Народная газета |access-date=2011-05-17 |archive-date=2011-10-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002144120/http://www.ng.by/ru/issues?art_id=40303 |url-status=dead }} The band has received numerous positive critical reviews.{{Cite web|url=http://experty.by/taxonomy/term/369|title = Стары Ольса | Experty.by – белорусская музыка}} They are also known for covering modern rock tracks using their medieval instruments, and released a cover album, via a Kickstarter campaign, in 2016.{{cite web|last1=Olsa|first1=Stary|title=Stary Olsa Album: Medieval Classic Rock!|url=https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/staryolsa/stary-olsa-album-medieval-classic-rock|website=Kickstarter|publisher=kickstarter.com|access-date=2 October 2016}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.belmarket.by/artisty-za-rubezhom-sovety-byvalyh|title=Артисты за рубежом: советы бывалых|last=Яковенко|first=Алена|date=2018-04-27|website=|publisher=Belorusy i rynok|language=ru|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200410062537/http://www.belmarket.by/artisty-za-rubezhom-sovety-byvalyh|archive-date=2020-04-10|access-date=2020-04-09|url-status=live}}

The band was founded in 1999 by Źmicier Sasnoŭski.[http://staryolsa.com/by/gurt/historyja.html "About the band"] The name Stary Olsa means "Old Olsa", where Olsa is a left tributary of Berezina in Mogilev Oblast, Belarus.[http://wmbel.by/index.php/22-reki/275-reka-olsa "Река Ольса"]