Hudaki Village Band are nine musicians from the village of Nyzhnje Selyshche in Ukrainian Transcarpathia, founded in 2001. Their name comes from the local dialect word for a village musician - a hudak - and their repertoire draws on an oral tradition shaped by centuries of Ukrainian, Jewish, Romanian and Roma coexistence. The band has performed at major festivals across more than 12 European countries and recorded a concert for the Library of Congress in Washington D.C. in 2023.
The band performs at Folkowisko Festival in Gorajec, Poland, on July 10, 2026.
Hudaki Village Band is booked for Pohoda Festival in Trenčín, Slovakia, July 9-11, 2026.
The band plays at Sommersonnwendfest in Winterthur, Switzerland, on June 20, 2026.
Hudaki Village Band held a concert at Peterskapelle in Lucerne, Switzerland, on December 19, 2025.
The band performed and was recorded for the Library of Congress' American Folklife Center in Washington D.C. in August 2023.
