Roman Kumlyk
Roman Kumlyk - (b. 4th Dec 1948 in Jasienow Gorny, desc. 22nd Jan 2014 in Verkhovyna, Ukraine) - the Ukrainian folk and filharmonic musician, a folk instruments constructor, a founder of the folk band called "Cheremosh" [ukr. Черемош, pol. Czeremosz].[1] He was also a founder of the Museum of Musical Instruments and Hutsuls Lifestyle in Verkhovyna (2000).[2] The exhibits such as traditional clothes, Hutsul ceramics, households items and instruments (e.g. trembita, violins, cimbalom, hurdy-gurdy, bagpipes, accordions, different kind of pipes) have been collected for over 30 years.[3] After his death, the museum and musical shows were continued successfully by his family.
He became a teacher for many young folk musicians and he himself played over 30 different instruments and gave a great number of concerts in his country and abroad.[4]
References
- www.stelmaszczuk.pl, Marcin Stelmaszczuk -. "The Saint Nicholas Orchestra - discography - huculskie muzyki". www.mikolaje.lublin.pl. Retrieved 2018-02-10.
- "Roman Kumlyk Hutsul Musical Instruments Museum | Green Ukraine". green-ukraine.com. Retrieved 2018-02-10.
- "Hutsul household, ethnography and musical instruments museum of Roman Kumlyk — Museum Circle of Prykarpattja". en.museum.if.ua. Retrieved 2018-02-10.
- Ashley, Hardaway (2011). Ukraine (1st ed.). [United States]: Other Places Publishing. ISBN 978-1935850045. OCLC 793819244.