Folk songs
The traditional songs of Ukraine's villages and regions — harvest, love and home — passed down through generations and sung in rich harmony.
A Ukrainian folk choir · Brighton & Hove
Ukrainian Voices
Українські голоси
Carrying the songs of Ukraine — sung a cappella, with full hearts, by voices far from home.
Who we are
Songs that keep a homeland close
Ukrainian Voices is a community choir, born in Brighton & Hove in 2022. Many of us came to England after the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Singing together is how we hold on to home — and how we share its beauty with the city that took us in.
We sing a cappella: just voices, woven into the close harmonies that Ukrainian folk singing is loved for. From village ritual songs to tender ballads, every piece carries a piece of Ukraine with it.
Musical director Liudmyla Kulakova · often joined by our friends Nebo I Zemlya of Lewes.
Our music
What we sing
Ritual & folklore
Seasonal and ceremonial songs, such as the midsummer Rusalii — ancient music of water, nature and the feminine, brought back to life on stage.
Ballads & modern
Heartfelt ballads and contemporary Ukrainian pieces — the songs that speak to today, alongside the ones that remember.
In performance
Gallery
Concerts & events
Performances
Upcoming dates and recent concerts across Brighton, Hove & Sussex.
Winter programme
Experience the magic of Ukrainian Christmas. Celebrate the festive season at one of our musical events — an evening of Ukrainian Christmas songs (kolyadki) and performances of Vertep, a traditional Ukrainian nativity.
Nebo I Zemlya & Ukrainian Voices · musical director Liudmyla Kulakova
Nativity · Traditional carols
Feel the magic of Ukrainian Christmas
- Doors open
- 6.00pm
- Performance starts
- 6.30pm
- Venue
- St Bartholomew's Church
Ann Street, Brighton BN1 4GP
- £15Early birduntil 30 November
- £20On the doorand online from 1 December
- FreeUnder 16s
Cakes & mulled wine available at the bar
Next up
Ukrainian Christmas: Vertep and carols
Horsham Folk Club, The Normandy Centre, Denne Road, Horsham · RH12 1JF 8pm, doors 7.45pm
A Ukrainian Christmas nativity, complete with the Devil — then joyful Ukrainian songs to set us up for Christmas.
Admission £10 · members £7 · under-21s free
More on the club's site
Next up
Lewes for Ukrainian Hearts
Lewes time TBC
Next up
Feel the magic of Ukrainian Christmas
St Bartholomew's Church, Ann Street, Brighton · BN1 4GP 6.30pm
Tickets £15–£20 · under-16s free
Book tickets
Next up
Phoenix Big Band Christmas Concert
St Nicholas Church, London Road, Arundel · BN18 9AT 7.30pm, doors 7pm
Classic big band Christmas jazz, with Nebo I Zemlya and Ukrainian Voices as special guests singing Ukrainian folk songs — raising money for the families of Ukraine.
Tickets £15
Book tickets
Next up
Ukrainian Christmas songs
Hurstpierpoint time TBC
Recent performances
Next up
Ukraine's Independence Day
Brighton & Hove Salvation Army, Brighton · BN2 3HD
Singers from Ukrainian Voices and Nebo I Zemlya come together for Ukraine's Independence Day — choir songs, duets and solos.
Next up
Ukrainian folk choir concert
Horsham Museum & Art Gallery
Next up
Rusalii — Celebrating Ukrainian Folklore
With Nebo I Zemlya · St Andrew's Church, West Tarring, Worthing
Next up
Ukrainian choir concert
Trinity Church, Lewes
Next up
Wassail! — seasonal music with the BREMF Community Choir
St Paul's Church, West Street, Brighton
Next up
Ukrainian New Year
All Saints Church, Lindfield
…and many more across Brighton, Hove & Sussex since we began in 2022.
Invite the choir
Bring Ukrainian Voices to your event
Festivals, community gatherings, concerts, commemorations — we'd love to sing for you. Tell us about your event and we'll be in touch.