Folk Songs of Old Russia-A Program of Russian-Ukrainian Songs

St. John's Russian Orthodox Choir COOK01097

Russian Choral Master Lawrence Havriliak and the St. John's Russian Orthodox Choir (Spring Valley, New York) perform Russian and Ukrainian folk songs. The program includes traditional tunes such as "Volga Boatmen" and religious choral classics by Bortniansky and Illyinsky. (See also COOK01095 Russian Christmas and COOK01096 Russian Easter, performed by St. John's Russian Orthodox Choir.)
Country(s) Ukraine; United States; USSR (former)
Keyword(s) Religious
Instrument(s) Vocals

Year of Recording 1961
Record Label Cook Records
Source Archive Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
Credits Recorded by Lawrence Havrilak

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101	Hopak	St. John's Russian Orthodox Choir	1:44
102	A Faraway Land	St. John's Russian Orthodox Choir	3:10
103	The Monotonous Bell	St. John's Russian Orthodox Choir	3:00
104	At the Smithy	St. John's Russian Orthodox Choir	2:03
105	Volga Boatmen	St. John's Russian Orthodox Choir	2:41
106	12 Brigands	St. John's Russian Orthodox Choir	4:42
107	The Cabbage Patch	St. John's Russian Orthodox Choir	2:50
108	The Bending Branch	St. John's Russian Orthodox Choir	3:26
201	We Praise Thee O Lord	St. John's Russian Orthodox Choir	8:05
202	Psalm 134	St. John's Russian Orthodox Choir	5:30
203	Psalm 68	St. John's Russian Orthodox Choir	5:37
204	Confession	St. John's Russian Orthodox Choir	2:43

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