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Formats and Editions
1. A Cossack Was Leaving For War
2. The Black Cloud
3. O, Betrothed Maiden
4. Oh My Mother Told Me
5. For Your Cherry Lips
6. Ukranian Folk Dances: Highlander's Kolomeyka/Carpathian Dance/Choomak/Doodochka
7. Bayda
8. O, Green Oak Tree
9. Our Ukraine
10. Blow, Wind, Unto Ukraine
11. There Stands A Mountain
12. A Bundle Of Jocund Folk Songs: If I But The Magic Knew/Be Gone, Death!/John Was Sowing Millet
More Info:
Recorded in 1961, this album features 12 Ukrainian folk songs and epics played on the kobza (a member of the lute family) and sung by Paul Konoplenko-Zaporozetz. Konoplenko, who focused on the violin and guitar during his early musical studies, switched to the kobza when the renowned player Danylo Potapenko presented him with a 150-year-old instrument. Konoplenko modernized the kobza, adding frets, and forged a successful career as a soloist. He also wrote several books on the instrument. The liner notes feature a brief history of the kobza and it's importance in Ukrainian culture. The notes also include background on each tune as well as song lyrics in Ukrainian and English.
