Kapela Romana Kumłyka "Czeremosz"

Kapela Romana Kumłyka "Czeremosz" (Roman Kumłyk's Group "Czeremosz"). The group was started by Roman Kumłyk in 1991 in Werchowyna, Ukraine. The band published two albums in Poland, and their recordings appeared also on compilations of Hutsul music in many countries. Roman Kumłyk – a brilliant multinstrumentalist who plays in "Czeremosz" mainly violin and wind instruments (dvoyanka, sopilka, telenka and bagpipes) – is accompanied by musicians playing the accordion, violin, dulcimer and drums. Although at concerts they keep to the original tunes, they do not play in the same manner as during weddings, because such music would not suit a big concert hall. On stage Kumłyk creates different musical arrangements, frequently joining motifs from all over the Hutsul region – around Rachow, Kołomyja, Bukowina, Romania, together with melodies played by Mogur – a legendary Hutsul musician. "Czeremosz" is the main, but not the only, band of Roman Kumłyk. He has led a wedding music group for 25 years, he is a music teacher, and a custodian of a regional museum started by him. Roman Kumłyk has cooperated with the Folk Culture Radio Centre of the Polish Radio, the Centre for Theatre Practices "Gardzienice" in Poland, Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra and Lublin Philharmonic Orchestra.