Barvinok Band

Barvinok dance band has been delighting people with toe-tapping hip-swaying head-turning zabava and listening music since 1994. Their special style combines contemporary Ukrainian music together with performing your Ukrainian and other dance favourites.
 
With two members living in Calgary and three based in the Edmonton area - someone is always travelling on the road to perform at festivals, dances and weddings across Western Canada with a mix of  Ukrainian and English tunes special to the particular event.
 
The group consists of internationally acclaimed professional musicians from Ukraine : Fedir Gotsaliouk  (accordion/vocals), Victor Ruduke (guitar/vocals), and Mychailo Musienko (keyboard/vocals). These three have performed with such legendary groups as Svityaz, Smerichka and Halychany, along with various artists and ensembles from  both countries. 
 
Rounding out Barvinok are the two Orests:  Orest Pohoreski (sax/keyboard/vocals) originally with Bukovina Brass out of Toronto/Hamilton before moving west and helped form the zabava band Charka with Victor prior to Barvinok. Orest Warchola (sax/vocals) is delighted to be playing with Barvinok,  with over 30 years of playing in Ukrainian dance bands such as Dumka and Trembita, including various big band, country and jazz ensembles.  
 
Unique to zabava bands, all five contribute strong vocals and harmonies to the dynamic sound tapestry that is … “Barvinok” !

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