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.

Roman Kumlyk, owner of Museum of Musical Instruments and Hutsuls Lifestyle in Verkhovyna, Western Ukraine
Hutsul Museum of Roman Kumlyk

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
  1. www.stelmaszczuk.pl, Marcin Stelmaszczuk -. "The Saint Nicholas Orchestra - discography - huculskie muzyki". www.mikolaje.lublin.pl. Retrieved 2018-02-10.
  2. "Roman Kumlyk Hutsul Musical Instruments Museum | Green Ukraine". green-ukraine.com. Retrieved 2018-02-10.
  3. "Hutsul household, ethnography and musical instruments museum of Roman Kumlyk — Museum Circle of Prykarpattja". en.museum.if.ua. Retrieved 2018-02-10.
  4. Ashley, Hardaway (2011). Ukraine (1st ed.). [United States]: Other Places Publishing. ISBN 1935850040. OCLC 793819244.
A daughter of Roman Kumlyk, Natalia, presenting late father`s violin.
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