Thursday, July 30, 2009
Sunday, August 27, 2006
Chicago band rocks Ukrainian Sunflower Festival...
but sadly not many people were in the crowd at the time when Ephyra played. I guess it's hard for a rock band to follow traditional Ukrainian dance ensemble Hromovytsia (also from Chicago) at a festival where attendees are hungry for high kicks, fast spins, and holubtsi rather than loud guitars and heavy hitting drums, even when the lyrics are sung in Ukrainian. Sorry for the lame crowd, guys. The lack of audience sure did confuse me because there seemed to be lots of teens, 20- and 30-somethings in the crowd when Hromovytsia danced. Not sure where they all went while you were setting up! (Maybe the cheesy vocal-twins that warmed up for you scared them off??) I loved your driving bass lines, but would have preferred a little more emotion on stage. Please come back to Detroit sometime and play a club or hall show.
Tuesday, August 01, 2006
Pysanky at the Ukrainian Sunflower Festival in Warren, MI
FTPysanky at the Ukrainian Sunflower Festival, Warren, MI
(visnyk.blogspot.com) more info on pysanky symbols: [...]
(I'm trying out some image annotation software called FotoTagger. I think it only functions with Internet Explorer. You should be able to hide or show the tags. Let's see...)
Monday, July 31, 2006
Wednesday, July 26, 2006
Ukrainian Sunflower Festival of Detroit, Aug. 25 - 27, 2006
Looking for a fun Ukrainian-American festival this summer? Consider the 20th annual Sunflower Festival to be held Aug 25 - 27, 2006 on the St Josaphat Church grounds on Ryan road in Warren, Michigan.
My relatives always enjoys the activites of the festival including live music, dancing, traditional craft demonstrations, and lots and lots of fresh Ukrainian food - varenyky, holubsti, kovbasa, tortes, etc. all made and served by women of the community. There are also rides and games for kids, bingo for the older folks, and Ukie kitsch for all.
I hope to hear the local Detroit band the Polish Muslims play their brand of funky ethno-folk-rock. I have not seen them in years. I'm also interested in hearing Ephyra, a Ukrainian-American rock band from Chicago. According to the band's web site, their "sound is one that consists of modern, progressive rock with a flavor of traditional Ukrainian influence." Could be good!
For a full festival schedule and entertainment line-up, check out the official Sunflower Festival web site.
My relatives always enjoys the activites of the festival including live music, dancing, traditional craft demonstrations, and lots and lots of fresh Ukrainian food - varenyky, holubsti, kovbasa, tortes, etc. all made and served by women of the community. There are also rides and games for kids, bingo for the older folks, and Ukie kitsch for all.
I hope to hear the local Detroit band the Polish Muslims play their brand of funky ethno-folk-rock. I have not seen them in years. I'm also interested in hearing Ephyra, a Ukrainian-American rock band from Chicago. According to the band's web site, their "sound is one that consists of modern, progressive rock with a flavor of traditional Ukrainian influence." Could be good!
For a full festival schedule and entertainment line-up, check out the official Sunflower Festival web site.
Thursday, July 13, 2006
Wonderful Photos of Ukraine #1
Stefan, who writes the blog Dykun, has some wonderful photos posted of a modern Hutsul wedding. (I think the photo of the trio is stunning.) Take a peek. Check farther down in his blog and in the archives for some authentic video of traditional village work.
Monday, June 26, 2006
Marriage Records Found: Family History 2
I started doing family research a number of years before the big Internet boom when every organization starting putting up web sites and "dot-com" was not commonly seen on the sides of trucks or on billboards. Looking back over these years, it amazes me at how much the Internet has impacted the work of genealogists. I have a few personal stories. Here is the latest:
2 pairs of my great-grandparents were immigrants from Ukraine (then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire). They got married in the New World near the beginning of the 20th Century. I've known the cities where they were married for quite some time, but for some reason, never contacted those municipalities about getting copies of their marriage records, which never had. It turns out that both areas have searchable indexes of older marriages online (Rochester, NY : Manitoba, Canada). Quite easily I was able to find references for both marriages. I printed out the online forms, wrote checks, and sent away for copies of both records. Just the other day I was delighted to receive a marriage record in the mail from Rochester, NY! What a nice feeling to add a few missing pieces to the family history puzzle.
Here's the document that I received:
2 pairs of my great-grandparents were immigrants from Ukraine (then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire). They got married in the New World near the beginning of the 20th Century. I've known the cities where they were married for quite some time, but for some reason, never contacted those municipalities about getting copies of their marriage records, which never had. It turns out that both areas have searchable indexes of older marriages online (Rochester, NY : Manitoba, Canada). Quite easily I was able to find references for both marriages. I printed out the online forms, wrote checks, and sent away for copies of both records. Just the other day I was delighted to receive a marriage record in the mail from Rochester, NY! What a nice feeling to add a few missing pieces to the family history puzzle.
Here's the document that I received:
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