Kobzarski mandry Vasyl Nechepa

Ukrainian Studio of Television Films, 1991.

A film-reflection about the Chernihiv kobzar-lyr player Vasyl Nechepa and Ukrainian culture in Ukraine and abroad.

Folk songs, landscapes of Ukraine, fragments of Vasyl Nechepa's performances from a charity tour to different countries of the world are heard.

Reference: Vasyl Nechepa is a Ukrainian kobzar, lyr player, folk singer, People's Artist of Ukraine, laureate of the Shevchenko Prize. A unique representative of the Chernihiv kobzar school, heir to the traditions of Terenty Parkhomenko. As a performer and researcher, he combines deep knowledge of ancient folklore with technically advanced instruments - the kobza and the lyre of his own design. His work encompasses both archaic songs and modern stage interpretations of kobzarism.