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? When do you sing - what occasions?
all time - home, work, village - everyone sings daily
other songs - calendrical - according to seasons.
wedding? alter Easter. local traditions  - part of daily life and celebrations
national - represents those trad. to other countries
Hats? Costumes? [Stuart Detmer translating now]
made by hand - by mothers - generational passed on & restored. master craftswoman made hats 150 yrs ago weaving, embroidery handwork
role of Church? orthodox church in village - sing in holidays
How groups selected? by whom? - by Soviet & Am. Ethnomusicologists
Soviet Jews - not part of select on pool.
PERFORMANCE - happy dance tune
"A Youth Rode by on a Horse"