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 Frankivske region	00:55
102	In the Mountain the Peacocks Parade	Folk ensemble of Ivanivka village in the Yarmolyntsi district of the Khmelnitski region	01:30
103	Vesnianka: Spring Song (1)	Folk ensemble of Stariy Koni village in the Zaretnianski district of the Rivne region	00:41
104	Vesnianka: Spring Song (2)	Folk ensemble of Vovtitsi village in the Zaretnianski district of the Rivne region, featuring Pelageia Kovtunovitch	01:16
105	Vesnianka: Oh, on the Mountain	Folk ensemble of Krasylivka village, Zhytomyr region	00:58
106	Vesnianka: The Herdsman	Folk ensemble of Stariy Koni village in the Zaretnianski district of the 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 in the Yarmolyntsi district of the Khmelnitski region	01:56
110	Today is the Festival of St. Peter	Folk ensemble of Lipniki village in the Kugini district of the Zhytomyr region	01:24
111	The Reapers	Folk ensemble of Kozelets village, Chernihiv region	01:43
112	The Sunset	Choral ensemble of Klyntsi village in the Ovruch district of the Zhytomyr region	01:18
113	The Sheperd Departs	Orchestra of folk instruments of the Forest Industry of the Transcarpathian region	06:34
114	For a Garland	Folk ensemble of Vovchik village in the Kozelets district of the Chernihiv region	01:26
115	Why Do You Weep, Why Do You Lament?	Folk ensemble of Alexeevka village in the Starosiniaski district of the Khmelnitski 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	Folk ensemble of Teresva village in the Rakhiv district of the Transcarpathian region, featuring Anton Huzak	02:32
120	The Willow Tree with Many Leaves	Folk ensemble of Polessa village in the Sosnitsa district of the Chernihiv region	01:29
121	I Am Going to the Mountain	Ivankivtsi village in the Starosiniavski district of the Khmelnitski region, featuring Ivan Kovalchuk	01:57
122	The Mountain Behind the Mountain	Choral ensemble of Kovalikha village in the Smila district of the Cherkassy region	01:46
123	The Rogues	Instrumental ensemble of Zherdino village in the Chemerdytsi district of the Khmelnitski region	01:12
124	Good Evening, Little Mother	Ivan village in the Mour Kourilivski district of the Vinnitsia region, featuring Anna Movtchan	01:43
125	Oh Owl, Do Not Announce Any More Misfortunes	Vasil Nechepa	03:37
126	Mama The Dawn	Folk ensemble of Bonuslavka village in the 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 in the Boug district of the Lyiy 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 from Kybytsi village of the Myrhorod district of the Poltava region	03:01
134	Arcan: The Lasso	Folk ensemble of song and dance "Vesselka" of the House of Culture of Dolina, Ivano Frankivske region	03:05