Perčuk, Wasyl
ca. 1875-?piper (&c.) mentioned by name
In Mierczyński his name is spelt in Polish (Wasyl Perczuk); A Hucul*, who lived in Bystrec’ (Бистрець [Polish: Bystrzec]), a village SSW of Dzembronja (Дземброня), in the Verhovyna (Верховина [Polish: Żabie]) district [SSW of Kolomyja (Коломия)], southern Ukraine; He not only played bagpipe, but also sang, and played the violin; Mierczyński presents 9 melodies he played on Dudy [sic] (and 1 melody he sang and played on the violin), stating his age (l. [i.e. lat [years]; ws] 60) at the time of recording; The estimated year of Perczuk’s birth is based on the period during which Mierczyński collected the tunes (i.e. the summers of 1934-1938); *NB: ➺ my remark regarding the Huculs in Dutka.
Instrument: Duda
Mierczyński, Stanisław: Muzyka Huculszczyzny [(Music of the Hucuły region)]. Przygotował do druku z rękopisu, skomentował i wstępem opatrzył [Manuscript prepared for publication, with revisional notes and introduction, by] Jan Stęszewski. Kraków, 1965, passim (➺ Stęszewski, p.192).