Thanks to WikiSpiv and its founder Danylo (Daniel) Centore, Ukrainian folk songs will live on as long as the internet exists. WikiSpiv is a collaborative living songbook website that documents the history of Ukrainian folk songs. Anyone can add their knowledge to the site, though Danylo has done the bulk of the work, including extensive research to find the origin of songs,

What Else You’ll Hear

- How WikiSpiv tracks the evolution of language

- Fun Ukrainglish phrases from common zabava songs

- Words of wisdom for others working on side projects

- How you can help document Ukrainian folk songs

Resources

- WikiSpiv website and Facebook page

- Danylo’s favourite Ukrainian song: lyrics and music

- Help Danylo figure out who wrote the song “Vohov.” Here are the lyrics!

- Performances by Danylo: fundraiser for Barvinok Ukrainian Dance Ensemble in Seattle and Christmas fundraiser for Help us Help

- Danylo’s Spotify playlists: Hey, Zabava and Best of Barabolya

- ЛГБТ+ Українська Діаспора, a safe space created on Slack.com for LGBTQPIA+ Ukrainians and Allies in North America to connect with each other. This is another project that Danylo helps out with.

Music

- A big thanks to Joryj Kłoc for letting us use “Poltavśkyj Sotnyk” as Vsi’s theme song