UVV has performed at public and private events for a wide range of audiences in and around the NYC area, as well as in New York State, Canada, and Ukraine. Venues have ranged from folk music and seasonal festivals, to museums, theaters, libraries, private clubs, community centers, wedding venues, church halls, and sidewalk, park, radio and webcast concerts. UVV is honored to have been featured at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival, Brooklyn Folk Festival, Zlatne Uste Golden Festival, Lincoln Center, the Harvard Club of NYC, AMP Awards for Music & Sound, St. Patrick’s Cathedral, New Jersey Folk Festival, Saint George Ukrainian Festival, Bryant Park, Ivan Honchar Museum in Kyiv, and many more (view our performance list below). Please contact us directly with gig requests and collaboration ideas!
Upcoming shows
We’re working on some summer performances… stay tuned!
other PERFORMANCES
July 13: Wedding
July 27: Wedding
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Artist: Joan Chiverton
past Performances
2024
May 11: Zlatne Uste Golden Festival. Astoria, Queens, NY.
April 26: Live! Folklife Concerts. The Folklife Center at the Crandall Public Library, Glens Falls, NY.
April 25: Live! Folklife Concerts. Historic Salem Courthouse, Salem, NY.
March 30: An Evening of Roots Music with Jalopy Records. Kupferberg Center for the Arts, Queens, NY.
February 24: Fundraiser for Veteranka, supporting Ukrainian women on the front line, by Daria Kolomiec. Black Hearts Club, Brooklyn, NY.
2023
December 22: Ukrainian Village Christmas. St. Mark’s Church Square, East Village NYC.
December 16: UVV Koliada. East Village, NYC.
December 10: Koliada. All Saints Ukrainian Orthodox Church St. Nicholas Event, East Village, NYC.
December 9: Koliada (caroling). CYM Ukrainian School St. Nicholas Event, East Village, NYC.
July 6–9: Shows & workshops at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival (Creative Encounters: Living Religions in the U.S.). National Mall, Washington, D.C. The festival is produced by the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage.
July 1 & 2: Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors: An Immersive Musical Homage to the Spirit of Ukraine. The Adams Theater, Adams, MA.
June 23: Swedish Midsummer Festival. Rockefeller Park, NYC.
June 10: Brooklyn International Music Fest. Jalopy Theatre, Brooklyn, NY.
May 20: St. George Ukrainian Festival. East Village, NYC. Video
May 11: Open Arts LES open street concert by FABnyc for Lower East Side History Month, Lower East Side, NYC.
April 27: Exhibition Opening Jam with DJ Daria Kolomiec. Ukrainian Museum, East Village NYC.
April 1: CYM Pysanky Workshop Fundraiser. Ukrainian National Home, East Village, NYC.
March 21: Pysanky of Hope NFT Launch. Ukrainian Institute of America, Upper East Side, NYC.
January 21: Koliada. St. George School, East Village, NYC.
January 14: Koliada (Caroling). East Village, NYC.
2022
December 10, 16, 18: Lincoln Center Presents: Your Voices, a kinetic sculpture by Es Devlin commissioned by Moët & Chandon. Lincoln Center Plaza, Lincoln Square, NYC.
October 30: Spooka: Spilka Costume Party Fundraiser. Farm To Table, Brooklyn NY
October 26: Stronger Together Refugee Housing Fundraiser. Veselka Restaurant, East Village, NYC.
October 21: Brooklyn Folk Festival. St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church, Brooklyn, NY. (PIX 11, Brooklyn Heights Blog)
October 15: Hudson West Folk Festival. Nimbus Arts Center, Jersey City, NJ.
October 14: Wedding reception. Weylin, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY.
September 16: Picnic Performances: Accordions Around the World Festival with Balaklava Blues. Bryant Park, Midtown, NYC. Livestream.
September 9: UVV Show & Fundraiser. Harvard Club, Midtown, NYC.
July 30: Open Arts LES by FABnyc. Workshop and show. Avenue B, Lower East Side, NYC.
July 29: A Fundraiser in Support of Ukraine War Relief featuring Senator Cory Booker & other government representatives. NJPAC, Newark, NJ.
July 6: “Woman at War” exhibit opening. Fridman Gallery, Bowery, NYC.
June 25: Creekers Jamboree. Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club Boathouse, Brooklyn, NY.
June 9: Open Arts LES by FABnyc. Workshop and show. East 4th Street, Lower East Side, NYC.
June 5: Everybody LES – Culture Mash Music Fest. DROM, Lower East Side, NYC.
May 24: AMP Awards for Music & Sound. Sony Hall, Times Square, NYC.
May 21: St. George Ukrainian Festival. East Village, NYC.
April 30: New Jersey Folk Festival. Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ.
April 28: Interludes: Ukrainian Village Voices - Songs for Ukraine. Irish Hunger Memorial Plaza, Battery Park City, NYC.
April 12: Moms for a Cause: An Evening for Ukraine. Ukrainian Institute of America, Upper East Side, NYC.
April 4: Medshare International’s Share the Good Gala. The University Club of New York, Midtown, NYC.
April 1: Для України | Concert for Ukraine featuring UVV, Eva Salina, Tamar Korn, The Zekari Georgian Men’s Choir of the Dancing Crane Georgian Cultural Center, Brian Dolphin & Elizabeth LaPrelle. Jalopy Theatre, Brooklyn, NY. Proceeds supported Grupa Granica (Border Group) and Stowarzyszenia Folkowisko (Folk-life Association), organizations that are providing on-the-ground, humanitarian assistance to refugees at the Polish-Ukrainian border.
March 26: Stand with Ukraine Art Exhibition & Live Music Charity Event by Ukrainian Jersey City. Lincoln Square, NYC.
March 20: Musicians for the Greater Good Ukrainian Humanitarian Aid Concert. Virtual show.
March 15: St. Patrick's Day Concert. The Players, Gramercy, NYC.
March 10: Irish Heritage Concert. St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Midtown, NYC. Livestream video.
March 5: Metaphor Projects Fundraiser for Ukraine. Brooklyn, NY.
March 5: Stand With Ukraine Community Concert by Razom for Ukraine. Ukrainian National Home, East Village, NYC.
January 8: Koliada (Caroling). East Village, NYC. Voice of America coverage.
2021
November 12: Brooklyn Folk Festival. St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church, Brooklyn, NY. Livestream video.
July 10: Brooklyn International Music Fest. Jalopy Theatre, Brooklyn, NY. Livestream video.
April 24: Ukrainian Spring Rituals: Songs and Conversation. The Ukrainian Museum (NYC). Virtual show.
January 9: Koliada (Caroling). East Village, NYC. Voice of America coverage.
2020
January 2: Koliadky Reimagined: Ukrainian Carols in the 21st Century (a Razom for Ukraine event). Immersive 360° virtual show. Saint John's in the Village, Greenwich Village, NYC. Voice of America coverage.
December 19: Virtual Christmas Concert “Koliada.” The Ukrainian Museum (NYC). Virtual show.
October 16: Stay the Folk Home! Jalopy Theater’s Livestream. East Village, NYC.
July 7: Single Release: Kupala Songs! Livestream video here.
January 18: Zlatne Uste Golden Festival. The Grand Prospect Hall, Brooklyn, NY.
January 10 & 11: Koliada (Caroling). East Village, NYC.
2019
December 21: “Winter Songs on Mars”. Yara Arts Group at LaMama Experimental Theatre Club, Ellen Stewart Theater, East Village, NYC.
December 21: Carols Performance at the CYM NY Ukrainian School Christmas Concert. The Ukrainian National Home, East Village, NYC.
December 12: Roots n’ Ruckus Fest. Jalopy Theatre, Brooklyn, NY.
December 7: “Koliada and the Music from the Carpathians” with the Koliadnyky of Kryvorivnia and Julian Kytasty. The Ukrainian Museum. East Village, NYC.
October 25: Vyshyvanka Couture – Oksana Karavanska Fashion Show Fundraiser. Tribeca, NYC.
September 27: Jalopy Records Showcase. Jalopy Theatre, Brooklyn, NY.
August 17: Wedding. Rural Retreat, VA.
August 2: Mermaid Lagoon Ocean Benefit: Variety Show + Gala. House of Yes, Brooklyn, NY.
July 28: Brooklyn Roots Festival (Tracking Traditions Along the B/Q train). Prospect Park, Brooklyn, NY.
July 13: Dance, Dance, Ritual. Rubulad, Brooklyn, NY
June 22: Ivana Kupala: A night of songs, rituals and solstice magic! Bethlehem, PA.
June 16: Yonkers Ukrainian Heritage Festival. Yonkers, NY.
June 15: Lower EATS Side Festival. PS 110 Florence Nightingale School, Lower East Side, NYC.
June 14: Brooklyn International Music Fest. Jalopy Theatre, Brooklyn, NY.
May 17: Saint George Ukrainian Festival. East Village, NYC.
April 5: Brooklyn Folk Festival. St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church, Brooklyn, NY.
April 1: Concert. Balkan Mondays at Sisters. Brooklyn, NY.
March 16: House Concert. Shawangunk Ridge Farm, New Paltz, NY.
February 8: Private Salon — Concert & Workshop. NYC.
January 20: St. George Ukrainian Catholic Church Luncheon, East Village, NYC.
January 19: Zlatne Uste Golden Festival. The Grand Prospect Hall, Brooklyn, NY.
January 11 & 12: Koliada (Caroling). East Village, NYC.
2018
December 15: Ukrainian Engineer’s Society “Yalynka” Community Christmas Party. Ukrainian Institute of America, Upper East Side, NYC.
December 15: Carols Performance at the CYM NY Ukrainian School Christmas Concert. The Ukrainian National Home, East Village, NYC.
December 8: 3rd Hungarian Heritage Festival – Advent in New York. Hungarian House of New York, Upper East Side, NYC.
December 7: Roots n Ruckus Fest. Jalopy Theatre, Brooklyn, NY.
November 16: Voices of Ukraine’s Villages: from East to West. The Ukrainian Museum, East Village, NYC.
October 3-8: The Mile-Long Opera. The High Line, NYC.
September 12: Accordions Around the World. Bryant Park, NYC. PHOTO.
July 17: UVV Concert. Ivan Honchar Museum, Kyiv, Ukraine. PHOTO.
June 16: Festival of Felt. Ukrainian Museum, East Village, NYC. PHOTO.
June 4: Balkan Mondays. Sisters, Brooklyn, NY.
June 3: UVV Album Release Concert with Supruli Georgian Choir and Cheres Carpathian Band. St. George Academy hall, East Village, NYC. [Flyer] PHOTOS.
May 18: Festival concert. St. George Ukrainian Festival, East Village, NYC. PHOTOS. VIDEO.
May 5: WFMU Transpacific Sound Paradise Radio Show. Jersey City, NJ. SOUND.
April 18: Roots n' Ruckus. Jalopy Theater, Brooklyn, NY.
January 21: St. George Ukrainian Catholic Church Luncheon, East Village, NYC.
January 20: Koliada. St. George School, East Village, NYC.
January 13: Zlatne Uste Golden Festival. The Grand Prospect Hall, Brooklyn, NY.
January 12-13: Koliada (caroling). East Village, NYC. PHOTO
2017
December 9: Roots n' Ruckus Fest. Jalopy Theatre, Brooklyn, NY.
November 5: Parish Concert, Holy Trinity Ukrainian Catholic Church. Kerhonkson, NY.
July 8: Concert at a Wedding. Arkville, NY. PHOTO.
June 21: The Great Accordion Rendezvous. Bryant Park, NYC.
June 20: Ivana Kupala - Midsummer's Eve. Far Rockaway, NY. PHOTOS.
May 19: 41st Annual Saint George Ukrainian Festival. East Village, NYC. PHOTOS.
April 29: Ukrainian Spring Traditions Concert. Pelham Art Center, Pelham, NY. PHOTOS.
April 28: Brooklyn Folk Festival. Main Stage, St. Ann's Church, Brooklyn, NY. PHOTOS. VIDEO.
April 2: RPB School of Ukrainian Dance Spring Concert. East Village, NYC. PHOTOS.
January 14: Zlatne Uste Golden Festival. Grand Prospect Hall, Brooklyn, NY. PHOTOS. VIDEO.
January 13-14: Koliada - Caroling. East Village, NYC. PHOTOS.
January 6: Christmas Eve Parish Celebration. St. Demetrius Church, Carteret, NJ. PHOTOS. VIDEO.
2016
December 17: St. Nicholas Visit. Ukrainian American Youth Association, East Village, NYC. PHOTOS.
December 10: WFMU Transpacific Sound Paradise Radio Show. Barbès, Park Slope, Brooklyn, NY. SOUND.
December 10: Empire Quilters' Guild Meeting (with Zhenya Lopatnik). Chelsea, NYC. PHOTOS.
December 7: Roots n' Ruckus Fest. Jalopy Theatre, Brooklyn, NY. PHOTOS.
November 2: Roots n' Ruckus (with Ihor Perevertniuk, Inna Kovtun and Alina Knyazikevych). Jalopy Theater, Brooklyn, NY. PHOTOS. VIDEO.
September 24: Lower Manhattan Cultural Council Grantee Breakfast. Governors Island, NYC. PHOTOS.
June 9: Help Us Help The Children Fundraiser (with Lemon Bucket Orkestra's Mark and Marichka Marczyk). Ukrainian Institute of America, Upper East Side, NYC. PHOTOS.
June 5: Oda House Georgian Celebration. East Village, NYC. PHOTOS.
May 21: Saint George Ukrainian Festival. East Village, NYC. PHOTOS.
April 22: Echoes of Chornobyl: 30 Years Later. Toronto, ON. PHOTOS.
April 17: Adilei Georgian Ensemble Fundraiser. East Village, NYC. PHOTOS.
January 15-16: Koliada - Caroling. East Village, NYC. PHOTOS.
2015
December 19: St. Nicholas Visit. Ukrainian American Youth Association, East Village, NYC. PHOTOS.
December 6: Eastern European Folk Song (with Eva Salina). Union Arts Center, New Paltz, NY. PHOTOS.
December 4: Roots n' Ruckus Fest. Jalopy Theatre, Brooklyn, NY. PHOTOS.
May 21: Benefit Concert of Eastern European Polyphony (with Supruli Georgian Choir). West Park Presbyterian Church, Upper West Side, NYC. PHOTOS. SOUND.
May 15: Saint George Ukrainian Festival. East Village, NYC. PHOTOS.
April 25: Chornobyl Songs Project: Album Release Concert Spectacular. The Ukrainian Museum, East Village, NYC. PHOTOS. VIDEO.
January 24: Kosa Kolektiv’s Melanka. Toronto, ON. PHOTOS.
January 16-17: Koliada - Caroling. East Village, NYC. PHOTOS. VIDEO.
2014
December 20: Christmas Party. Ukrainian American Youth Association, East Village, NYC. PHOTOS.
December 12: Bread and Puppet Show. Theater for the New City, East Village, NYC.
August 30: Webcast Concert (with Kosa Kolektiv and Bandura Camp). Grafton, ON.
May 7: Folksongs from Around the World. Queens Library, Flushing, NY.
May 4: Spring Concert (with Kosa Kolektiv). All Saints Ukrainian Church, East Village, NYC. PHOTOS.
May 3: Spring Concert (with Kosa Kolektiv). Shawangunk Ridge Farm, New Paltz, NY. PHOTOS. VIDEO.
March 15: Final Fiddle Lecture by Peter Schumann. Queens Museum, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, NY. PHOTOS.
January 18: Zlatne Uste Golden Festival. Grand Prospect Hall, Brooklyn, NY. SOUND.
January 24: Koliada - Caroling. East Village, NYC. PHOTOS.
2013
October 19: Karpatska Zabava: Carpathian Mountain Dance Party and Concert. Ukrainian East Village Restaurant, East Village, NYC. PHOTOS.