Music has always been an essential part of Ukrainian folk culture. Ukrainians have songs for every occasions and may break into song at the slightest opportunity. They say Ukrainians are born from songs and with songs. Ukrainian songs are very beautiful and mostly sad, and Ukrainian music has a well-established classic tradition. Since the 16th century songs and ballads were accompanied by a lute like instrument called a bandura. Bandura players were called the “traveling news” as they described