Play, Bandura (Грай, Бандуро)

This record contains selected compositions from recordings in concert halls, 1979. Release date based on UBC Discography published to Facebook (2010/2011). Distributor, Ukrainian Bandurist Chorus - P.O. Box 12129, Hamtramck Br., Detroit, Michigan 48212, U.S.A. Ukrainian Bandurist Chorus - No. 19 Additional Track Notes: Track A1 (subtext underneath the track name): An exiled bandurist calls on his bandura to conjure up memories of his homeland. Track A2 (subtext underneath the track name): 16th century ballad about the capture of Prince Bayda Vyshnevetsky by the Tirkish sultan. This epic poem is a dialogue between a defiant Bayda and, the Sultan. Bayda manages to trick and kill the Sultan before dying under torture. Track B1 (subtext underneath the English track name): Cossacks ride into battle singing songs that glorify the beauty of the land they are defending. Track B4 (subtext underneath the English track name): [I Don't Regret The Years] ...but I do regret that I am not with you in my own native land.