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Listen Back: Cavan based director of National Ukrainian Choir celebrates documentary release

Oct 18, 2024 16:03 By News Northern Sound
Listen Back: Cavan based director of National Ukrainian Choir celebrates documentary release
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A new documentary highlighting the journey of the National Ukrainian Choir has been released.

The choir, under the direction of Julia Boyko, who's been living in Cavan for over 20 years, released a single with Phil Coulter last year.

The well known song, Steal Away, was translated into Ukrainian and launched last year,

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Steal Away was originally written by Coulter and tells the story of a couple escaping the Troubles, and offers many parallels with the situation of Ukrainians today.

Now the choir's journey from first rehearsal to single release has been documented and Julia spoke to Jack Cunnane earlier about the choir and her experiences.

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