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All monies raised will be given to the DEC Ukraine Appeal: https://www.dec.org.uk/appeal/ukraine-humanitarian-appeal
We are aiming for £1,500+ and, by Jan 1st, have raised nearly £1,100.
January 27th is our klezmer for Ukraine evening of dance and music.
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In a speech "to the people of Europe" made on 25th February 2022, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, President of Ukraine said:
"Ordinary people in every country of the world can also do their part [to oppose the Russian invasion of Ukraine]. Go out on the squares of your cities and demand peace for Ukraine - demand peace for Europe. It is our right and it is your right".
Six months ago on the way back from a "Folk for Ukraine" festival, Hard Times Kapelye dreamt up our response to Zelenskiy's call - we decided to record this fundraiser track How Lovely are the Viburnums in the Meadows" which melds together a klezmer tune with a Ukrainian song.
As performed by Hard Times Kapelye and friends, we hope that this track will prove popular and raise significant sums for humanitarian needs in Ukraine (DEC Ukraine Appeal).
The track melds together the Ukrainian song "Czervona Kalyna" ("Red VIburnum") - which has become emblematic of Ukrainian defiant response to the invasion of their lands by Russian forces - and the klezmer tune "Ma Yofus" ("How Lovely") ... hence the full title for this track: "How lovely are the viburnums in the meadows".
Given the many historical, cultural, and musical connections (sometimes complicated, but often symbiotic) between klezmer and what is now Ukraine, this melding of the two traditional pieces seems appropriate to us.
lyrics
Ой у лузі червона калина похилилася,
Чогось наша славна Україна зажурилася.
А ми тую червону калину підіймемо,
А ми нашу славну Україну, гей-гей, розвеселимо!
Oi u luzi chervona kalyna pokhylylasia,
Chohos nasha slavna Ukraina zazhurylasia.
A my tuiu chervonu kalynu pidiimemo,
A my nashu slavnu Ukrainu, hei-hei, rozveselymo
Oh, in the meadow a red kalyna has bent down low,
For some reason, our glorious Ukraine is in sorrow.
And we'll take that red kalyna and we will raise it up,
And, hey-hey, we shall cheer up our glorious Ukraine!
credits
released December 1, 2022
Bob Dinn: trumpet, flugelhorn, vocals
Richard Fay: baritone horn
Jacqueline Fay: vocals
Pierre Flasse: trombone
Fabienne Fournelle: percussion
Sam Gee: saxophones
Anastasiia Huz (Анастасія Гуз): vocals
Maria Kolpaktchi: lead vocals
Simon Ingram: fiddle
Kristina Novik (Крістіна Новік): vocals
Sheila Seal: bass/vocals
Bob Shaw: guitar
Colin Watson: clarinet
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