Are there fewer songs about the father than about the mother? (UnZip, Episode #12)

A selection of songs for the twelfth episode of the UnZip podcast on the topic “Are there fewer songs about the father than about the mother?”

Listen to the podcast here: here

The playlist contains the following songs:

1. Dmytro Mukharsky and the Mriya Ensemble, directed by Ihor Poklad. The song “We must go to the fall”, recorded in 1967.
2. Dmytro Mukharsky and the Mriya Ensemble. The song “Merry Musicians”. Written by Kostyantyn Myaskov and Oleksandr Lukianov, recorded in 1970.
3. Yaroslav Hnatiuk accompanied by the Honored Symphony Orchestra of Ukrainian Television and Radio. The song “Father's Ballad”. Music by Volodymyr Ivasyuk, lyrics by Rostyslav Bratun, recorded in 1982.
4. Written and performed by Petro Hudz. The song “About Our Father Lenin”. The year of recording is unknown.
5. Vasyl Bokoch accompanied by the variety and symphony orchestra of Ukrainian television and radio. The song “Father”. Written by Kostyantyn Myaskov and Vasyl Moruga, recorded in 1985.
6. Sung by Viktor Shportko, played by the Variety Symphony Orchestra of Ukrainian Television and Radio. Song “Father's palms”. Written by Blian Isarov and Leonid Tatarenko, recorded in 1988.
7. Vyacheslav Khursenko. Song “Dad”, recorded in 1991.
8. Cherkasy State Ukrainian Folk Choir. The song “My father had a steam engine,” recorded in 1970.

UNZIP is a podcast immersion in the archives of Ukrainian music. You will hear how the host Albert Tsukrenko and the guests of the UnZip podcast are looking for answers to the questions of our musical identity. And most importantly, they will surprise you with songs found in the archives of Ukrainian Radio.