Old Believers: Songs of the Nekrasov Cossacks

1995: Smithsonian Folkways SF CD 40462

1. Po seniam, seniamAlong the passageway

   choir from the village of Kumskaia Dolina

2. Shelkovaia v pole travushkaThe Silken Grass in the Field

   Elena gulina and Anastasia Nikulushkina

3. Chto pri vyshnem bylo pri vysokomNear a High Mound

   Evlantii Banderovsky (zapevala), Mefodii Banderovsky, and Vasilii Popov

4. Soloveikia moiMy Nightingale

   Anastasia Nikulushkina

5. Khoromy moi, khoromushkiThe Mansion, My Mansion

   Anna Ramzaeva (zapevala), Seraphima Babaeva, and Ekaterina Sanicheva

6. Oi, tuman, tumanThe Fog

   Elena Gulina, Anastasia Nikulushkina, and Varvara Gorina

7. I krestnushka ty nashaOh, Our Godmother

   Maria Elesiutikova and Anna Ramzaeva

8. I matushka moiaOh, Mother of Mine

   Anastasia Nikulushkina, Elena Gulina, and Varvara Gorina

9. Ne iz saduNot from a Garden

   Ivan Banderovsky

10. Vo Vilone, vilone slavnom gorodeIn the City of Babylon

    women’s group from the village of Novokumskaia, zapevala Anastasia Pushechkina

11. Kak poshel zhe nash tsar Konstantin ko zautreneAs Our Czar Constantine Went to Morning Prayer

    Elena Gulina

12. Potop strashen podymalsiaThe Fearful Flood Was Rising

    Semion Milushkin and Evlantii Banderovsky

13. Kak u kniazia u kniazia nashego VladimiraAt the Duke’s, at Our Vladimir’s

    choir from the village of Kumskaia Dolina, zapevala Maria Chizhikova

14. Ne za rovniushkuNot for an Equal One

    choir from the village of Kumskaia Dolina, zapevala Maria Chizhikova

15. U nashego svataAt Our Svat’s

    Elena Gulina and Anastasia Nikulushkina

16. Khozhu ia khozhu po zelenoi travkeI Am Walking on the Green Grass

    Elena Gulina, Anastasia Nikulushkina, and Varvara Gorina

17. Oi da tam na gorochkeThere, on the Mountain

    Elena Gulina and Anastasia Nikulushkina

18. Potianite vy, vetry sil’nyeYou, Strong Winds, Blow

    choir from the village of Kumskaia Dolina

19. At the Plastering of a New House

    Anna Ramzaeva, Elena Gulina, Seraphima Babaeva, Ekaterina Sanicheva, and Varvara Gorina

20. Ei, ty zimushkaOh You Winter

    Anna Ramzaeva, Maria Elesiutikova, and Maria Chizhikova

21. Zharna-zharna zharnitsaDawn, Dawn

    Elena Gulina

22. Voh voh yarma da mashchalaTurkish Song

    Anna Ramzaeva and Maria Elesiutikova

23. Tuku-tuku makPounding Poppyseeds

    Anna Ramzaeva

24. Zagoralasia kovyl’ travushkaThe Feather-Grass Caught Fire

    Anna Ramzaeva (zapevala), Seraphima Babaeva, and Ekaterina Sanicheva

25. Volkhvy Persidskie TsariThe Magi, the Persian Kings

    Semion Milushkin

26. V chernem moreIn a Black Sea

    Semion Milushkin and Evlantii Banderovsky

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