Freckles from the Ukrainian radio fund

Freckles from the Ukrainian radio fund

2025, 25 min

The audio is a selection of spring songs from the Ukrainian Radio collection:

1. “Oh, the forest, the forest”. Performed by the group “Drevo”. It was recorded in the village of Zelenia, Dubrovytsia district, Rivne region, in 1993.
2. “The trees have grown up.” A recording from the radio contest “Golden Keys”. Performed by the ensemble of the village of Novyi Dorohyn, Narodychi district, Zhytomyr region.
3. Ukrainian freckle song. Performed by Nina Matvienko accompanied by an ensemble of ancient music, conducted by Kostiantyn Chechenia.
4. Ukrainian folk song “Vesnianka”. Performed by the folklore ensemble of the state farm “Temp” of Kozelets district, Chernihiv region. Recorded in 1986.
5. “There are two oaks in the garden”. Performed by the folklore ensemble of the village of Kamianohirka, Kalynivka district, Vinnytsia region. Recorded in 1988.
6. “Oh Saditesa Molodychky”. Performed by Dominika Chekun from the village of Stari Koni, Zarichne district, Rivne region. Recorded in 1987.
7. Spring game “Vorotarchyk”, from Mykola Lysenko's recordings. Performed by the women's choir of the folklore theater-studio of Ukrainian song “Berehynya”. The artistic director is Mykola Burakovsky.
8. “Kalyna zh malyno” (Kalina is a raspberry). Recording from the radio contest “Golden Keys”. Performed by a vocal trio: Nadiia Kovtun, Hanna Petrosian, and Mariia Khomych. The village of Pryvitivka, Zarichne district, Rivne region.
9. Freckled Echoes. The folk song ensemble “Luchanski Barvy” of the village of Luki, Lokhvytsia district, Poltava region, 1992.
10. “Don't cuckoo, cuckoo”. Folklore ensemble of Bilousivka village, Drabiv district, Cherkasy region. Recorded in 1992.
11. “I will put the masonry”. Folklore ensemble of the village of Ovlochyn, Turia district, Volyn region, 1992.
12. “A goat jumped on a cart”. Performed by the folklore ensemble of the town of Izium, Kharkiv region. Recorded in 1992.
13. “Vesnyanochka-panianochka”. Vesnianka from the village of Zbranky, Ovruch district, Zhytomyr region. Performed by the folklore ensemble “Kralytsia” of the Kyiv National University of Culture and Arts. The director is Ivan Sinelnikov.
14. “Vesnyanochka-panyanochka”. Performed by the folklore group “Hiltse” of the Kharkiv State Academy of Culture. The director is Vira Osadcha.

The selection was prepared by Zakhar Davydenko, host of Radio Kultura.