The Dove

The Nebraska-based ensemble of 10 vocalists and instrumentalists, led by Julian Klaczynsky, takes its name from the Ukrainian traveling minstrels who played the kobza (bandura) as they recounted Cossack epic ballads. In this 1978 recording the group reproduces the longstanding Ukrainian tradition of vocal polyphony by adapting popular Ukrainian and Cossack folk songs, to the accompaniment of mandolin, acoustic and electric guitar, and violin. The collection includes the humorous “Byla Mene Maty” (“My Mother Spanked Me”), a song based on the poetry of Taras Shevchenko, and a song about Nebraska. Liner notes include a short history of the group and brief descriptions of each song.

Track Listing

101	Holubivna (The Dove)	Kobzari	03:54
102	Stezhechka Moya (My Little Path)	Kobzari	02:33
103	Banduriste, Orle Syzyi (You're a Bandurist, Dove-Colored Eagle)	Kobzari	05:37
104	Ishla Divchyna Berizhkom (A Girl Walked By the Riverbank)	Kobzari	03:27
105	Oy U Vishnevomu Sadochku (Oh, in the Cherry Orchard) / Choho Voda Kalamutna (Why Is the Water So Stirred?) (medley)	Kobzari	05:14
201	Rozpryahaite Khloptsi Koni (Unharness Your Horses, Boys)	Kobzari	03:06
202	Oy Ty Nichenko (Oh, the Nightfall)	Kobzari	04:53
203	Byla Mene Maty (My Mother Spanked Me)	Kobzari	02:49
204	Tsvite Teren (The Flower of the Thornbush)	Kobzari	04:48
205	Nebraska	Kobzari	04:37