Exciting Changes Coming Soon! 🎶
We're redesigning our website to better serve our community, thanks to the generous support of the North Carolina Arts Council. Stay tuned for the launch of our new site by July 2025!

NC Folk

Helping communities across the state connect their heritage arts and traditions to local development, education, and active citizenship

Iryna Voloshyna

Chapel Hill, Orange County, NC
voloshyna.iryna@gmail.com
Skills: Interviews, Organization, Research, Teaching

Professional Statement / Description of Work

Iryna Voloshyna is highly involved in promoting and performing Ukrainian folklore: a singer in a folk ensemble “Ladovytsi” and a tutor in Ukrainian folk singing; formerly the head and co-founder of the NGO “Podillya traditions revival”; member of an international folklore festival organization committee in Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine; participant of a number of regional, national and international festivals and other cultural events at home and abroad (Spain, France, Lithuania, Georgia).

Education / Experience

Iryna Voloshyna is currently a visiting scholar from Ukraine by Fulbright Faculty Development Program. She received her BA with honors in Philology (2010) and a specialist diploma in Translation (2011) at Khmelnytskyi National University (Ukraine) and currently is a PhD candidate in Education there. Iryna is investigating the methodology of teaching and principles of curriculum making for folklore students, and UNC-Chapel Hill (Program in Folklore) happened to be the best venue for this research.

Awards / Shows / Fairs / Collections

I Prise in all-Ukrainian singing competition "Chervona Ruta-2011" in the trend of authentic music as a member of an ensamble "Ladovytsi" II Prise in all-Ukrainian singing competition "Chervona Ruta-2013" in the trend of authentic music as a solo singer Fulbright Scholarship for an internship as a visiting scholar at UNC-Chapel Hill, Program in Folklore (2016-2017)

Gallery by Iryna Voloshyna