Eduard Drach

Eduard Drach (ukr."Едуард Драч"(born 1965 in Cherkasy, Ukraine) is an influential composer, singer-songwriter, kobzar and bandurist. He is an active member in the Kyiv Kobzar Guild. The author of numerous songs in a variety of styles, Drach is noted in particular for his original psalms in Ukrainian historical folk style.

Drach was educated as a physician (psychiatrist) but gave this profession up in favor of music. His first instrument was the violin. He went on to become a prize-winner at many festivals, in particular"Червонa Рутa - 89".

He plays kobza, gusli and bandura.

Several of his songs were adapted for lute or torban by Roman Turovsky.

References

*http://www.torban.org/pisni/drach.html
*http://users.i.com.ua/~drachedw
*http://ceh.org.ua/dra4.htm

ee also

Musical historicism