The Dove: Holubivna

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