Authentic Hutsul Music from the Ukrainian Carpathians.
MUSIC
Below is a list of tracks as they appear on the Hutsul Magic CD.
To listen to audio samples click on the notes symbol next to the track name.
1 Verkhovyna medley.♫♫
Yura Danyshchuk fiddle, Mykola Danyshchuk tsymbaly,
Mykhailo Danyshchuk percussion. There is also a
video of this performance.
2 Hutsulka from Shepit. ♫♫
Yura Danyshchuk fiddle, Mykola Danyshchuk tsymbaly, Mykhailo Danyshchuk percussion.
Every Hutsul region (often every village) has its own musical style and even melodies.
The Hutsulka dance as it is played in Shepit differs from the same dance in the region around Verkhovyna
(last track on this record).
3 Mogurs Tune. ♫♫
Yura Danyshchuk fiddle. Mogur (nickname, real name Vasyl Hrymaliuk, 1920 1997) was a legendary fiddler and is still remembered with respect by most traditional musician.
4 Wedding Medley. ♫♫
Yura Danyshchuk fiddle, Mykola Danyshchuk tsymbaly, Mykhailo Danyshchuk percussion. This medley consists of 5 tunes: the first three (0:00-2:26) are marches that are played at the start of a wedding or to greet wedding guest when they arrive; the forth is a tune played when the bride is led out of the parents house; the last tune (4:30 4:56) is played when the bride and the groom walk to church.
5 Wedding Melodies. ♫♫
Yura Danyshchuk fiddle, Mykola Danyshchuk tsymbaly, Mykhailo Danyshchuk percussion. Such tunes are played by musicians to kill time and to entertain wedding guests while everyone is waiting for the wedding feast to start.
6 Wedding Present Tunes. ♫♫
This tune is played at the end of the wedding feast when close and distant relatives line up to give presents to the young couple. While the line is moving along and relatives speak their wishes and give presents, musicians play the slow melodies; when gifts change hands and relatives raise a glass to toast the young couple, musicians switch to fanfare (the last part).
7 Slow Fiddle Tune. ♫♫
Yura Danyshchuk fiddle.
8 Table singing. ♫♫
Yura Danyshchuk fiddle, Mykola Danyshchuk tsymbaly, Mykhailo Danyshchuk percussion and singing. Hutsul parties often end by everyone taking turns to sing. When musicians are present to help, such singing sessions sometimes last up to an hour.
9 Singing Melodies. ♫♫
Yura Danyshchuk fiddle, Mykola Danyshchuk tsymbaly. Some more tunes that normally accompany singers at parties.
10 Slow Melodies from Verkhovyna. ♫♫
Yura Danyshchuk fiddle, Mykola Danyshchuk tsymbaly, Ivan Isaychuk fiyarka.
11 Medley of Old Dances. ♫♫
Yura Danyshchuk fiddle, Mykola Danyshchuk tsymbaly, Ivan Isaychuk fiyarka, Ivan Danyshchuk percussion. These dances have curious names: Koromyslo a carved piece of wood used for carrying two buckets of water; Tsvytchok a small nail; Resheto the sieve. The young people no longer know these dances, they survive only in memories of older musicians.
12 Tsymbaly Melodies. ♫♫
Mykola Danyshchuk tsymbaly.
13 Love Song. ♫♫
Yura Danyshchuk fiddle, Maria Danyshchuk singing. This type of song kolomyika is typical for the Hutsul region while the ancient style of singing is typical for Shepit. The content in two words: Instead of looking for troublke, guys, find yourselves some girls and get married; the girl on the hill can embroider a shirt, the girl in the valley likes to go out; the one on the hill has oxen and pigs, the one in the valley has nice black eyes
14 - Flowers Waltz. ♫♫
Yura Danyshchuk fiddle, Mykola Danyshchuk tsymbaly, Mykhailo Danyshchuk percussion. This, as well as the Moldavian and Jewish dances, are not of Hutsul origin, but they became popular in the second half of the 20th century and are performed in a typical Hutsul manner.
15 Moldavian Polka. ♫♫
Yura Danyshchuk fiddle, Mykola Danyshchuk tsymbaly, Ivan Isaychuk fiyarka, Ivan Petrytsiyuk bayan, Ivan Danyshchuk percussion.
16 Jewish Dance. ♫♫
Yura Danyshchuk fiddle, Mykola Danyshchuk tsymbaly, Ivan Isaychuk fiyarka, Ivan Petrytsiyuk bayan, Ivan Danyshchuk percussion.
17 Moldavian Waltz. ♫♫
Yura Danyshchuk fiddle, Mykola Danyshchuk tsymbaly, Ivan Isaychuk fiyarka, Ivan Petrytsiyuk bayan, Ivan Danyshchuk percussion.
18 Shepherds Melodies. ♫♫
Mykola Slovak trembita, Mykola Danyshchuk fiyarka, Yura Danyshchuk fiyarka and clarinet. The first tune, on trembita, used to be played at alpine pastures to signal the time of day, such as time for milking the sheep, etc. The second and third melodies are typical tunes played by shepherds while tending cattle or sheep; the use of clarinet is atypical for shepherds music but a good illustration of the curious Hutsul nature they will to try out and master every interesting instrument.
19 Christmas signal and carols. ♫♫
Mykola Slovak trembita, fidlle; Yura Danyshchuk fiddle; Vasyl Haborak horn and singing; group of male carolers horns & singing. Traditionally, Christmas caroling was done by adult (married) males, who would visit every house of the village and sing extremely long carols accompanied by a fiddler; often there would be a party afterwards, thats why caroling could last up to three weeks. Carolers announce their arrival with a signal on trembita and horns.
20 Hutsulka from Verkhovyna. ♫♫
Yura Danyshchuk fiddle, Mykola Danyshchuk tsymbaly, Mykhailo Danyshchuk percussion.
Photos: top - Yura Danyshchuk at home in Shepit, Summer 2008;
in the middle - Yura (fiddle), Mykola (tsymbaly) and Mykhailo (drum) Danyshchuk, Shepit, Summer 2007;
bottom, from right to left - Ivan Petrytsiuk, Ivan Isaychuk, Mykola Danyshchuk,
Yura Danyshchuk, at a wedding in Shepit, Summer 2008.
