Mykola Budnyk | |
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 Mykola Budnyk with lira circa 1995 | |
| Born | 3 February 1953 Skolobiv, near Khoroshiv, Zhytomyr region |
| Died | 16 January 2001 (aged 47) |
| Nationality | Ukrainian |
| Occupation(s) | kobzar, luthier, Head of Kobzarskyi Tsekh |
Mykola Petrovych Budnyk (Ukrainian: Мико́ла Петро́вич Будник) was a luthier and traditional performer in the Kobzar tradition. He was active in authentic construction and recreation of historic folk instruments, and involved in the movement for authentic performаnce practice on Ukrainian folk instruments. Budnyk was also known as a painter and poet. He was born in 1954 in Skolobiv, near Khoroshiv, Zhytomyr region, and died January 16, 2001, in Irpin', Kyiv region.
He was a chairman of the Kyiv Kobzar Guild (Kobzarskyi Tsekh), bandura,[1][2][3] known as a master player of folk musical instruments, and as an artist and poet.
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