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Rushnychok

January 01, 1970

Rushnychok (Ukrainian: РУШНИЧОК) was a Ukrainian-Canadian four-person music ensemble from Lachine, Quebec, Canada actively performing from 1969 to 1980[1][2] and later for small audiences.[3] Considered the best Ukrainian diaspora ensemble of the 1970s,[4] the four male performers comprising the band[1][4] were sometimes referred to as the Ukrainian Beatles,[3][5][6] and were descendents of Ukrainian emigrants.[4]

Band Members edit

  • Andrij Harasymowycz[7] -- vocals and guitar
  • Eugene (Ewhen) Osidacz[8] -- accordion
  • George (Yurko) Sztyk[9] -- bass guitar
  • Stepan (Stefan) Andrusiak -- drums[10][5]

Active Years edit

Band Name edit

The term rushnychok in Ukrainian can refer to an embroidered cloth handkerchief wrapped around couples' hands during weddings.[11] It is also the title of an original song composed by Platon Maiboroda with lyrics by Andrij Malyshko, and can refer to an embroidered cloth more generally, in this case an embroidered cloth used as a sign of motherly love.[11][12] This song, Rushnychok, from which the band shares its name, is featured as the first song on their first released recording.[13][12] When the group began performing, they played dance and party music, including performances at weddings, and were sometimes referred to as a zabava band.[4][14][6] They would later perform internationally, including performance at the Ukrainian National Association's estate, Soyuzivka, in the Catskill Mountains of New York.[15]

Style edit

Rushnychok's musical influences included The Beach Boys, The Beatles, and The Rolling Stones as well as Winnipeg's D-Drifter 5 and Montreal's Sheremeta Band.[6] Their music blended traditional styles featuring the accordion with more contemporary styles featuring guitars and percussion.[1] Their decision to perform in full Ukrainian folk costume together with their band's name, was unusual in that most Ukrainian immigrants of the time were reluctant to openly display their national heritage.[6]

In the words of band member Stepan Andrusiak, the group sought to blend "traditional sentiments and contemporary life."[5]. They considered their music to be fun and entertaining.[4] Andrusiak also reflected in 2020 that, "at the core of our repertoire stood songs of valiant fighters for Ukraine’s freedom."[5]

First performance and later collaborations edit

The band's first performance was at a new Montreal restaurant and reception hall called La Steppe, on New Year's Eve 1969.[5] Prior to the band's released recordings, Andrij Harasymowycz's older brother, Youra Harasymowycz, was the original accordion player, but left the band to study dentistry.[5] This opened a space for Eugene Osidacz to join the group, who was recruited by Stefan Andrusiak following a university broom ball game.[5] Friend of Stepan Andrusiak and band member, George (Yurko) Sztyk, along with Andrij Harasymowycz and Eugene (Ewhen) Osidacz contributed to original song compositions, collaborating with playwright and poet, Borys Budny.[5]

Albums and songs edit

During the period they were active, they released five albums in 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, and 1980 entitled Volume One, Volume Two, Volume Three, Volume Four, and Volume Five (Special 10th Anniversary Limited Edition).[1]

Some of their songs including “Земле моя” (My Homeland), “Гей степами” (Song Of The Steppes), “Пісня про Тютюнника” (The Ballad Of Yuri Tjutjunnyk), and “Рушничок я тобі вишиваю” (An Embroidery For You) were considered to be anti-Soviet in nature and therefore illegal in the Soviet Union during the time the group was active. Because of this, their recordings were smuggled into Soviet Ukraine because they were considered illegal.[4][16]

Discography edit

Rushnychok I[13]

1973, Sage Promotions, RCA, LP

  1. Rushnychok
  2. Marichka
  3. Yasyny
  4. When Trumpets Play
  5. Two Colors
  6. Chervona Ruta
  7. Susidko
  8. The Solitary Steed
  9. Rozpriahayty Hloptsi Kony
  10. My Loved One
  11. Carpathian Nights
  12. Lubimsia / Lets Get Together
  13. Learn Well, My Brothers

Rushnychok II[17]

1974, Sage Promotions, RCA, LP

  1. The Whistling Kozaks
  2. Chaban
  3. The Moon In The Sky
  4. Moyi Yasyny
  5. Eyes As Dark As The Soil
  6. The Mosquito And The Fly
  7. Lytsar
  8. I Can See The Village
  9. A Mist In The Valley
  10. The Storm
  11. My Homeland

Rushnychok III[18]

1976, Sage Promotions, RCA, LP

  1. Canada's Rushnychok
  2. We Are Young
  3. You
  4. Ah! My Love
  5. Halychanka
  6. The Wedding Song
  7. The Ballad Of Yuri Tjutjunnyk
  8. Your Winter's Love
  9. Listen To My Heart
  10. Evening Song
  11. The Willow
  12. Reflections

Rushnychok IV[19]

1977, Sage Promotions, LP and cassette

  1. The Distant Road
  2. Verkhovyna, My Land
  3. Beloved Girl
  4. Concertina
  5. Flight Of The Eagles
  6. An Evening In May
  7. Song Of The Steppes
  8. An Embroidery For You
  9. Young Love
  10. Enchanted Desna
  11. Coo-Coo
  12. Song Of The Forest
  13. Freedom

Rushnychok V[20]

1980, Sage Promotions, LP

  1. When Clouds Hide The Sun (Як сонце заслонить)
  2. The Moon And The Stars (Місяць і зіроньки)
  3. Hmeliu (Ой хмелю)
  4. By The River Dunaj (Ой у гаю при Дунаю)
  5. Don't Blame Me (Не винуй мене)
  6. Ah! Kalyna (А калина не верба)
  7. Red Poppies (Маки червоні)
  8. When You Find Someone (Як знайдеш ти когось)
  9. Silence All Around (Тиша навкруги)
  10. Nightingale (Соловію)
  11. I Can't Understand (Зрозуміть не вмію досі)
  12. So Long Ago (Як давно)

Later years edit

Andrij Harasymowycz, vocalist and guitar player, died on June 26, 2019, at the age of 72.[4][21][5]

Other references to "Rushnychok" edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d "Rushnychok". Discogs. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
  2. ^ "Reflections on Rushnychok at 50 – The Ukrainian Weekly". 2020-07-24. Retrieved 2023-08-08.
  3. ^ a b Rushnychok- Ukrainian Music and Friends, retrieved 2023-08-07
  4. ^ a b c d e f g "Рушничок | Золотий Фонд української естради" (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2023-08-07.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i Pathway, New (2020-06-25). "Reflections on Rushnychok at 50". New Pathway Ukrainian News | Новий Шлях Українські Вісті. Retrieved 2023-08-08.
  6. ^ a b c d "Rushnychok". citizenfreak.com. Retrieved 2023-08-08.
  7. ^ "Andrij Harasymowycz". Discogs. Retrieved 2023-08-08.
  8. ^ "Eugene Osidacz". Discogs. Retrieved 2023-08-08.
  9. ^ "George Sztyk". Discogs. Retrieved 2023-08-08.
  10. ^ "Stepan Andrusiak". Discogs. Retrieved 2023-08-08.
  11. ^ a b c "Rushnychok". Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
  12. ^ a b "Russya - Рушник (Rushnik) lyrics + English translation". lyricstranslate.com. Retrieved 2023-08-08.
  13. ^ a b Rushnychok - Volume One, 1973, retrieved 2023-08-07
  14. ^ Pathway, New (2020-06-25). "Reflections on Rushnychok at 50". New Pathway Ukrainian News | Новий Шлях Українські Вісті. Retrieved 2023-09-05.
  15. ^ "Reflections On Rushnychok At 50 | UNF Ukrainian National Federation". unfcanada.ca. 2020-07-06. Retrieved 2023-09-03.
  16. ^ "Рушничок - пісні, біографія - Українські пісні". www.pisni.org.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2023-08-07.
  17. ^ Rushnychok - Volume Two, 1974, retrieved 2023-08-07
  18. ^ Rushnychok - Volume Three, 1976, retrieved 2023-08-07
  19. ^ Rushnychok - Volume Four, 1977, retrieved 2023-08-07
  20. ^ Rushnychok - Volume Five (Special 10th Anniversary Limited Edition), 1980, retrieved 2023-08-07
  21. ^ "Remembering the life of Andrij Harasymowycz". montrealgazette.remembering.ca. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
  22. ^ "Honouring Ukrainian Culture Through Dance". Retrieved 2023-08-30.
  23. ^ "Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2023-08-30.
  24. ^ "RUSHNYCHOK, Cherkasy - Restaurant Reviews, Photos & Phone Number". Tripadvisor. Retrieved 2023-08-30.
  25. ^ "Рушники оптом в Україні - Купити в інтернет-магазині RUSHNYCHOK". «RUSHNYCHOK» (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2023-08-30.

January 01, 1970
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Rushnychok Ukrainian RUShNIChOK was a Ukrainian Canadian four person music ensemble from Lachine Quebec Canada actively performing from 1969 to 1980 1 2 and later for small audiences 3 Considered the best Ukrainian diaspora ensemble of the 1970s 4 the four male performers comprising the band 1 4 were sometimes referred to as the Ukrainian Beatles 3 5 6 and were descendents of Ukrainian emigrants 4 Contents 1 Band Members 2 Active Years 2 1 Band Name 2 2 Style 2 3 First performance and later collaborations 2 4 Albums and songs 3 Discography 4 Later years 5 Other references to Rushnychok 6 See also 7 ReferencesBand Members editAndrij Harasymowycz 7 vocals and guitar Eugene Ewhen Osidacz 8 accordion George Yurko Sztyk 9 bass guitar Stepan Stefan Andrusiak drums 10 5 Active Years editBand Name edit The term rushnychok in Ukrainian can refer to an embroidered cloth handkerchief wrapped around couples hands during weddings 11 It is also the title of an original song composed by Platon Maiboroda with lyrics by Andrij Malyshko and can refer to an embroidered cloth more generally in this case an embroidered cloth used as a sign of motherly love 11 12 This song Rushnychok from which the band shares its name is featured as the first song on their first released recording 13 12 When the group began performing they played dance and party music including performances at weddings and were sometimes referred to as a zabava band 4 14 6 They would later perform internationally including performance at the Ukrainian National Association s estate Soyuzivka in the Catskill Mountains of New York 15 Style edit Rushnychok s musical influences included The Beach Boys The Beatles and The Rolling Stones as well as Winnipeg s D Drifter 5 and Montreal s Sheremeta Band 6 Their music blended traditional styles featuring the accordion with more contemporary styles featuring guitars and percussion 1 Their decision to perform in full Ukrainian folk costume together with their band s name was unusual in that most Ukrainian immigrants of the time were reluctant to openly display their national heritage 6 In the words of band member Stepan Andrusiak the group sought to blend traditional sentiments and contemporary life 5 They considered their music to be fun and entertaining 4 Andrusiak also reflected in 2020 that at the core of our repertoire stood songs of valiant fighters for Ukraine s freedom 5 First performance and later collaborations edit The band s first performance was at a new Montreal restaurant and reception hall called La Steppe on New Year s Eve 1969 5 Prior to the band s released recordings Andrij Harasymowycz s older brother Youra Harasymowycz was the original accordion player but left the band to study dentistry 5 This opened a space for Eugene Osidacz to join the group who was recruited by Stefan Andrusiak following a university broom ball game 5 Friend of Stepan Andrusiak and band member George Yurko Sztyk along with Andrij Harasymowycz and Eugene Ewhen Osidacz contributed to original song compositions collaborating with playwright and poet Borys Budny 5 Albums and songs edit During the period they were active they released five albums in 1973 1974 1976 1977 and 1980 entitled Volume One Volume Two Volume Three Volume Four and Volume Five Special 10th Anniversary Limited Edition 1 Some of their songs including Zemle moya My Homeland Gej stepami Song Of The Steppes Pisnya pro Tyutyunnika The Ballad Of Yuri Tjutjunnyk and Rushnichok ya tobi vishivayu An Embroidery For You were considered to be anti Soviet in nature and therefore illegal in the Soviet Union during the time the group was active Because of this their recordings were smuggled into Soviet Ukraine because they were considered illegal 4 16 Discography editRushnychok I 13 1973 Sage Promotions RCA LP Rushnychok Marichka Yasyny When Trumpets Play Two Colors Chervona Ruta Susidko The Solitary Steed Rozpriahayty Hloptsi Kony My Loved One Carpathian Nights Lubimsia Lets Get Together Learn Well My Brothers Rushnychok II 17 1974 Sage Promotions RCA LP The Whistling Kozaks Chaban The Moon In The Sky Moyi Yasyny Eyes As Dark As The Soil The Mosquito And The Fly Lytsar I Can See The Village A Mist In The Valley The Storm My Homeland Rushnychok III 18 1976 Sage Promotions RCA LP Canada s Rushnychok We Are Young You Ah My Love Halychanka The Wedding Song The Ballad Of Yuri Tjutjunnyk Your Winter s Love Listen To My Heart Evening Song The Willow Reflections Rushnychok IV 19 1977 Sage Promotions LP and cassette The Distant Road Verkhovyna My Land Beloved Girl Concertina Flight Of The Eagles An Evening In May Song Of The Steppes An Embroidery For You Young Love Enchanted Desna Coo Coo Song Of The Forest Freedom Rushnychok V 20 1980 Sage Promotions LP When Clouds Hide The Sun Yak sonce zaslonit The Moon And The Stars Misyac i zironki Hmeliu Oj hmelyu By The River Dunaj Oj u gayu pri Dunayu Don t Blame Me Ne vinuj mene Ah Kalyna A kalina ne verba Red Poppies Maki chervoni When You Find Someone Yak znajdesh ti kogos Silence All Around Tisha navkrugi Nightingale Soloviyu I Can t Understand Zrozumit ne vmiyu dosi So Long Ago Yak davno Later years editAndrij Harasymowycz vocalist and guitar player died on June 26 2019 at the age of 72 4 21 5 Other references to Rushnychok editRushnychok is the name of an original song composed by Platon Maiboroda with lyrics by Andrij Malyshko 11 Rushnychok Ukrainian Folk Dance Association is a Ukrainian Canadian dance group 22 23 Rushnychok is the name of a restaurant in Cherkasy Ukraine 24 Rushnychok is the name of a retail website 25 See also edit nbsp Ukraine portal nbsp Canada portal nbsp Music portal Ukrainian folk music Ukrainian CanadiansReferences edit a b c d Rushnychok Discogs Retrieved 2023 08 07 Reflections on Rushnychok at 50 The Ukrainian Weekly 2020 07 24 Retrieved 2023 08 08 a b Rushnychok Ukrainian Music and Friends retrieved 2023 08 07 a b c d e f g Rushnichok Zolotij Fond ukrayinskoyi estradi in Ukrainian Retrieved 2023 08 07 a b c d e f g h i Pathway New 2020 06 25 Reflections on Rushnychok at 50 New Pathway Ukrainian News Novij Shlyah Ukrayinski Visti Retrieved 2023 08 08 a b c d Rushnychok citizenfreak com Retrieved 2023 08 08 Andrij Harasymowycz Discogs Retrieved 2023 08 08 Eugene Osidacz Discogs Retrieved 2023 08 08 George Sztyk Discogs Retrieved 2023 08 08 Stepan Andrusiak Discogs Retrieved 2023 08 08 a b c Rushnychok Smithsonian Folkways Recordings Retrieved 2023 08 07 a b Russya Rushnik Rushnik lyrics English translation lyricstranslate com Retrieved 2023 08 08 a b Rushnychok Volume One 1973 retrieved 2023 08 07 Pathway New 2020 06 25 Reflections on Rushnychok at 50 New Pathway Ukrainian News Novij Shlyah Ukrayinski Visti Retrieved 2023 09 05 Reflections On Rushnychok At 50 UNF Ukrainian National Federation unfcanada ca 2020 07 06 Retrieved 2023 09 03 Rushnichok pisni biografiya Ukrayinski pisni www pisni org ua in Ukrainian Retrieved 2023 08 07 Rushnychok Volume Two 1974 retrieved 2023 08 07 Rushnychok Volume Three 1976 retrieved 2023 08 07 Rushnychok Volume Four 1977 retrieved 2023 08 07 Rushnychok Volume Five Special 10th Anniversary Limited Edition 1980 retrieved 2023 08 07 Remembering the life of Andrij Harasymowycz montrealgazette remembering ca Retrieved 2023 08 07 Honouring Ukrainian Culture Through Dance Retrieved 2023 08 30 Facebook www facebook com Retrieved 2023 08 30 RUSHNYCHOK Cherkasy Restaurant Reviews Photos amp Phone Number Tripadvisor Retrieved 2023 08 30 Rushniki optom v Ukrayini Kupiti v internet magazini RUSHNYCHOK RUSHNYCHOK in Ukrainian Retrieved 2023 08 30 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rushnychok amp oldid 1174574942, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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