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The folklore group "Volynyany" was founded as far back as in 1994 in Rivne, and since then it has repeatedly become the laureate of all-Ukraine and international festivals of traditional culture. In fact, you could already hear this group before on the disc "Song of Pogorynnya", but "Volynyany" were present only sporadically there. Now, having listened to the complete album, you will, quite possibly, get surprised – why are "Volynyany" less known than such of their countrymen as, for example, "Vesnyanka"? I have no answer to this question, but I know for sure: it is very good that such groups live regardless of to what extent they are famous. Because you listen to this singing – and understand how little you understand. At that, you understand that so expressly that you do not even consider it as a failure. In the end, this means that you still have a lot of things to find out, understand, accept, and this is – joy. Simple, but real – because these are your roots, your childhood, childhood of your great-grandparents, childhood of your land. You could postpone it for later – but why not dive right now? Nobody guarantees that you have at least some tomorrow. But due to such singing, to such groups your living yesterday does not go beyond today – and it gives you the opportunity not to hurry, because time loses its value...
Anton Jozhik Leyba (Hedgehog)
