Ukraine: Traditional Music

Modern-day Ukraine is the largest country entirely within Europe, bordering Russia to the east, Moldova and Romania to the southwest, Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary to the west, Belarus to the north, and the Black Sea to the south. Its varied terrain and interaction with neighbors have defined the specific regional characteristics of Ukraine’s folklore.

Traditional Ukrainian music fits into one of two broad categories: ritual and non-ritual. Ritual folk songs are generally older and include incantations, lamentations, calendar songs, and wedding songs. Non-ritual songs include dumy, or historical and political songs, and lyric songs of love, family life, and lullabies. This collection of 34 folk songs was recorded prior to the breakup of the Soviet Union and the subsequent independence of Ukraine in 1991.

Track Listing

101	Overture: Trembitas with Folk Orchestra Trembita players and folk orchestra of the Ivano Frankivsk region	00:55
102	In the Mountain the Peacocks Parade Folk ensemble of Ivanivka village, Yarmolyntsi district, Khmelnytskyi region	01:30
103	Vesnianka: Spring Song (1) Folk ensemble of Stari Koni village, Zarichnenskyi district, Rivne region	00:41
104	Vesnianka: Spring Song (2) Pelageia Kovtunovych and folk ensemble of Vovchytsi village, Zarichnenskyi district, Rivne region	01:16
105	Vesnianka: Oh, on the Mountain Folk ensemble of Krasylivka village, Zhytomyr region	00:58
106	Vesnianka: The Herdsman Folk ensemble of Stari Koni village, Zarichnenskyi district, Rivne region	01:41
107	Medley of Carpathian Melodies: Vinotchok J. Pavliuk, V. lliuk, M. Maximiuk	01:06
108	We Are Going to Decorate a Shrub Dominika Tchekun	01:25
109	On the River near the Willow Tree Folk ensemble of Ivanivka village, Yarmolyntsi distrcit, Khmelnytskyi region	01:56
110	Today Is the Festival of St. Peter Folk ensemble of Lipniki village, Zhytomyr region	01:24
111	The Reapers Folk ensemble of Kozelets village, Chernihiv region	01:43
112	The Sunset Choral ensemble of Klyntsi village, Ovruch district, Zhytomyr region	01:18
113	The Shepherd Departs Orchestra of folk instruments of the Forest Industry of the Transcarpathian region	06:34
114	For a Garland Folk ensemble of Vovchok village, Kozelets district, Chernihiv region	01:26
115	Why Do You Weep, Why Do You Lament? Folk ensemble of Alexeyevka village, Starosyniavs'kiy District, Khmelnytskyi region	02:19
116	Wedding Melodies for Drymba M. Netchai	01:39
117	Duma about Marussia of Bohuslav F. Jarko	06:55
118	Lullaby: Oh, Liulonki Dominika Tchekun and Nadejhda Tchekun	01:49
119	Ritornello for the Telenka Anton Huzak and folk ensemble of Teresva village, Rahkiv district, Transcarpathian region	02:32
120	The Willow Tree with Many Leaves Folk ensemble of Polissya village, Sosnytsia district, Chernihiv region	01:29
121	I Am Going to the Mountain Ivan Kovalchuk of Ivankivtsi village, Starosyniavk'kiy district, Khmelnytskyi region	01:57
122	The Mountain Behind the Mountain Choral ensemble of Kovalykha village, Smila district, Cherkasy region	01:46
123	The Rogues Instrumental ensemble of Zherdino village, Chemerivtsi district, Khmelnytskyi region	01:12
124	Good Evening, Little Mother Anna Movtchan of Ivan village, Murovani Kurylivtsi district, Vinnystia region	01:43
125	Oh Owl, Do Not Announce Any More Misfortunes Vasil Nechepa	03:37
126	Mama The Dawn Folk ensemble of Bohuslavka village, Kharkiv district	01:34
127	The Seducer Vladimir Trachuk, Victor Panchuk, Vladimir Zherebets, Valentina Tarassova	00:51
128	Oh, Thou with the Curly Locks, Do Not Leave Me Uliana Kot	01:37
129	On the Wide Danube Folk ensemble of Ostriv village, Busk district, Lviv region	01:21
130	Hutsulka Roman, Ivan and Vasily Vatamaniuk	04:23
131	The Red Mountain Ash Rosa Zhuk, Liudmilla Chijhuk, Maria Dorodko	02:00
132	Hopak A. Kozitski, M. Bugrim, I. Chikhar, G. Pekar	01:00
133	Chumak Song Folk ensemble of Kybytsi village, Myrhorod district, Poltava region	03:01
134	Arcan: The Lasso Petr Terpeliuk and folk ensemble of song and dance "Vesselka" of the House of Culture of Dolyna	03:05