Artist: Various Artists

Title: Music of the Ukraine / Various

Condition:

Format: CD

Release Date: 2012

Label: Folkways Records

UPC: 093070444324

Genre: International

Album Tracks

1. Gutsul Kolomyika (Dance-Song)
2. Kozachok (Dance-Song)
3. Huculka (Dance)
4. Country Dances
5. Wedding Melodies
6. Hutsulka and Kozachok (Dances)
7. Folk Song - the Wind from the Field
8. Folk Songs - One Half of the Garden Blossoms

Music of the Ukraine includes traditional Ukrainian instruments such as the duda (bagpipe) and dances such as the Huculka-a rapid dance played on mandolin-like instruments (balalaikas) and a home-made fiddle (Henry Cowell). Often tracks demonstrate a confluence between Western and Eastern modalities, as on Country Dances. Liner notes include an overview of Ukraine and track notes that include musical analysis.