I N N A K O V T U N
Ukrainian Indie Folk Music
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I N N A K O V T U N
SATURDAY DECEMBER 6th @ WINTERFEST ( Salem, OR) << More info.
SATURDAY DECEMBER 13th @ WINTERFEST ( Portland, OR ) << More info.
SATURDAY DECEMBER 20th @ Café Des Chutes ( Bend, OR ) << Tickets & More info.
SUNDAY JANUARY 19th @ McMenamins Edgefield Winery ( Troutdale, OR ) 7-9pm
Inna Kovtun ( from Kyiv, Ukraine ) is a leading authority on traditional Ukrainian folk music, a master of music, folklore and ethnography, an ethno-singer, musicologist, songwriter, teacher, collector and researcher of ancient traditions and folklore.
She has been the artistic director and leader of the folk band Rozhanytsia, the deputy general director of the Ukrainian Academic Municipal Brass Orchestra, and the soloist of the ethno-rock band "Astarta".
Inna has collected over one thousand unique, authentic Ukrainian, Moldavian, Bulgarian and Tatar songs from her research expeditions. She has researched the history of the life of the Ukrainian people, traditional rites, dances and fairy tales.
Inna has performed concerts and taught workshops on Ukrainian folklore, folksongs and traditional dances in many European countries, as well as the Baltic countries, in Georgia, Great Britain, Hong Kong, Turkey, Israel, Canada and the United States. Inna was the artistic director of the premier Ukrainian academic folklore and ethnographic ensemble Kalyna.
Shortly after the start of the full-scale war, Inna came to the US where she continues to perform and teach nationwide in cities such as New York, San-Francisco, Minneapolis,Seattle, New Orleans, San Diego and more. She is the Music Director of D.A.W.N.’s Children’s Ensemble “Blue-Yellow”. She is recording new music and performing at festivals and concerts and helping to raise funds for the needs of Ukraine’s military. As a leader in Ukrainian culture Inna has been inducted as an artist on the roster of Oregon Folklife Network. Most recently Inna has been selected as a 2025 Taproot Artist Fellow for the recognition of accomplished traditional artists and culture bearers across the United States and Territories. As an artist and Qualified Mental Health Practitioner that uses music and the arts for mental health, Inna is the Director of Health, Equity and Culture at D.A.W.N. : an Oregon based non-profit organization providing aid to Ukraine.
She has been the artistic director and leader of the folk band Rozhanytsia, the deputy general director of the Ukrainian Academic Municipal Brass Orchestra, and the soloist of the ethno-rock band "Astarta".
Inna has collected over one thousand unique, authentic Ukrainian, Moldavian, Bulgarian and Tatar songs from her research expeditions. She has researched the history of the life of the Ukrainian people, traditional rites, dances and fairy tales.
Inna has performed concerts and taught workshops on Ukrainian folklore, folksongs and traditional dances in many European countries, as well as the Baltic countries, in Georgia, Great Britain, Hong Kong, Turkey, Israel, Canada and the United States. Inna was the artistic director of the premier Ukrainian academic folklore and ethnographic ensemble Kalyna.
Shortly after the start of the full-scale war, Inna came to the US where she continues to perform and teach nationwide in cities such as New York, San-Francisco, Minneapolis,Seattle, New Orleans, San Diego and more. She is the Music Director of D.A.W.N.’s Children’s Ensemble “Blue-Yellow”. She is recording new music and performing at festivals and concerts and helping to raise funds for the needs of Ukraine’s military. As a leader in Ukrainian culture Inna has been inducted as an artist on the roster of Oregon Folklife Network. Most recently Inna has been selected as a 2025 Taproot Artist Fellow for the recognition of accomplished traditional artists and culture bearers across the United States and Territories. As an artist and Qualified Mental Health Practitioner that uses music and the arts for mental health, Inna is the Director of Health, Equity and Culture at D.A.W.N. : an Oregon based non-profit organization providing aid to Ukraine.
Inna Kovtun - Vocals / Folklorist / Percussion
Mike Caruso - Guitar / Multi-Instrumentalist / Vocals
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