Maria Honcharyk — Seven Columbia 78 rpm Records

A Lemko voice in America

Maria Honcharyk (also recorded as Marja Honcharyk and Maria Geriak Honcharik) was a Lemko singer from Hanczowa whose voice was preserved on Columbia records made in New York. The seven recordings in this collection range from lyrical songs to staged dialogue and scenes of everyday life. These seven discs are presented here as one curated collection, with direct listening links to the digitizations on LemkoHUB.

The records also preserve the names of other contributors, including M. W. Duzey, Leonija Malinovskaya, and the ensemble associated with Pavlo Vasilets. Historical label credits and modern spellings are kept distinct.

Our archival principle: LEMKO.org provides the documentation; LemkoHUB provides the music. The original historical spelling and commercial classifications are preserved as evidence of their time, with modern context provided separately.

Family and community, Yonkers

Historical Honcharyk family gathering in Yonkers, reproduced in the 2008 Horbal–Maksimovich book — **Honcharyk family gathering, Yonkers, September 15, 1946.** Clearer family-sourced photograph, reproduced in Horbal–Maksimovich (2008). Maria Honcharyk is identified in the 2008 publication as seated third from the left. The gathering honored returning WWII servicemen and family name days.

Yellowed printed 1947 calendar page documenting the 1946 Yonkers family gathering — **Contemporary published source.** The 1947 Lemko-Soyuz / Carpatho-Russian Calendar, p. 132, documents the gathering and its participants. The event occurred in 1946, not 1947.

The clearer photograph was obtained through Maria Honcharyk's descendants in 2007. Preserve the original group image and full historical identifications; do not crop the other participants away.

Seven Columbia records — listen

Each link opens one complete double-sided record on LemkoHUB. Entries are arranged by LemkoHUB archival serial number rather than by recording session date.

HVP-050Columbia 20273-F · c. 1931

КЮЛАЙ / ПАС Я ВОЛИ, ПАС Я КОНІ

Kjulaj / Pas Ia Woly, Pas Ia Koni

Matrices: W112986 · W112988
Credits: Maria Honcharyk and M. W. Duzey; Lemko Orchestra (supplied credits)

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HVP-051Columbia 20220-F · c. 1930

РАДІО СЪ КАРПАТЪ

Radio s Karpat — Parts 1 & 2

Matrices: W111934 · W111935
Credits: M. W. Duzey, Maria Honcharyk, Leonija Malinovskaya; music of Pavlo Vasilets (historical label uses an inflected form)

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HVP-052Columbia 20221-F · c. 1930

ГАЗДЬВСТВО / ВЪ ПОЛЮ

Hazdivstvo / V Polu

Matrices: W111932 · W111933
Credits: M. W. Duzey, Maria Honcharyk, Leonija Malinovskaya; music of Pavlo Vasilets (historical label uses an inflected form)

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HVP-053Columbia 20291-F · c. 1931

СВИТАЙ БОЖЕ, СВИТАЙ / УЖЪ ЕМЪ ПООРАВЪ

Switaj Boze, Switaj / Uz Jem Pooraw

Matrices: W113229 · W113230
Credits: Maria Honcharyk, soprano; orchestra (supplied credits)

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HVP-054Columbia 20245-F · 1930 (reported)

РУЖА ТРОЯКА / ЗЕЛЕНИЙ ГАЙ

Ruža Trojaka / Zelenyj Hai

Matrices: W112364 · W112365
Credits: Maria Honcharyk, soprano; violin and piano; direction attributed to M. W. Duzey

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HVP-055Columbia 20247-F · 1930 (reported)

ЯКИМОНЬКО / ПОТРЯСАНА

Yakimonko / Potriasana

Matrices: W112363 · W112366
Credits: Maria Honcharyk, soprano; violin and piano; direction attributed to M. W. Duzey

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HVP-056Columbia 20267-F · c. 1931

НА ПИКНИКУ / ДО ОКОЛА

Na Pikniku / Dookola (Dance)

Matrices: W112985 · W112987
Credits: Maria Honcharyk and M. W. Duzey; Lemko Orchestra (supplied credits)

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Sources and editorial notes

Principal references: N. Tsislak, “Лемківскы Співанкы,” Lemko-Soyuz Calendar (1947), pp. 122–125; Bohdan Horbal and Vladek Maksimovich, Lemko Folk Music on Wax Cylinders (1901–1913) and American Records (1928–1930) (2008); original Columbia discs, labels, and the seven LemkoHUB digitizations.

Editorial status: Preview for historical review. Dates marked circa/reported and any remaining performer or A/B-side details should be checked against Spottswood and the physical labels before uploading to the public website. Descriptive claims about musical instrumentation or song narratives are intentionally limited to what the current evidence supports.

Published page from Horbal–Maksimovich 2008 featuring Pavlo Vasilets and Stefan Shkimba — Horbal–Maksimovich (2008), p. 164: published portraits including Pavlo Vasilets, whose ensemble is associated with Columbia 20220-F. Full page retained as a historical source.