Stepan Pasicznyk ( uk, Степан Пасічник, ; born 1963) is a musician, songwriter and translator of Ukrainian and Irish descent from

Luton, Bedfordshire Luton () is a town and unitary authority with borough status, in Bedfordshire, England. At the 2011 census, the Luton built-up area subdivision had a population of 211,228 and its built-up area, including the adjacent towns of Dunstable an ...

. He was accordionist and co-songwriter for the albums ''Vorony'' and ''Kultura'' and accordionist and co-translator for the "Pisni iz The Smiths" cover, all by the original early-1990s lineup of British band

The Ukrainians The Ukrainians are a British band, which plays traditional Ukrainian music, heavily influenced by western post-punk. Career The Ukrainians were formed in 1990 by Wedding Present guitarist Peter Solowka, with singer/violinist Len Liggins and ...

. Stepan Pasicznyk performs traditional

Ukrainian music Ukrainian music covers diverse and multiple component elements of the music that is found in the Western and Eastern musical civilization. It also has a very strong indigenous Slavic and Christian uniqueness whose elements were used among the a ...

, English translations,

Irish traditional music Irish traditional music (also known as Irish trad, Irish folk music, and other variants) is a genre of folk music that developed in Ireland. In ''A History of Irish Music'' (1905), W. H. Grattan Flood wrote that, in Gaelic Ireland, there we ...

, and originals. Session musician work includes Rev Hammer's "Bishop of Buffalo", produced by

Justin Sullivan Justin Edward Sullivan (born 8 April 1956) is an English singer, songwriter and musician. He is also the lead vocalist, guitarist and principal songwriter of English rock band New Model Army, which he formed in 1980 together with drummer Robert ...

New Model Army The New Model Army was a standing army formed in 1645 by the Parliamentarians during the First English Civil War, then disbanded after the Stuart Restoration in 1660. It differed from other armies employed in the 1639 to 1653 Wars of the Thr ...

, "Paris" on release "Cage" by the Bridewells produced by

Phil Manzanera Phillip Geoffrey Targett-Adams (born 31 January 1951), known professionally as Phil Manzanera, is an English guitarist, songwriter and record producer. He is the lead guitarist with Roxy Music, and was the lead guitarist with 801, and Quiet Su ...

, of

Roxy Music Roxy Music are an English rock band formed in 1970 by Bryan Ferry—who became the band's lead vocalist and principal songwriter—and bassist Graham Simpson. The other longtime members are Phil Manzanera (guitar), Andy Mackay (saxophone and ...

, "Swill" Odgers of

The Men They Couldn't Hang The Men They Couldn't Hang (TMTCH) are a British folk punk group. The original group consisted of Stefan Cush (vocals, guitar), Paul Simmonds (guitar, bouzouki, mandolin, keyboards), Philip "Swill" Odgers (vocals, guitar, tin whistle, melodic ...

's release "Elvis Lives Here" with his "Swagger Band" and "Believe" by Ukrainian American duet Darka and Slavko. Translation of songs from

Ukrainian Ukrainian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Ukraine * Something relating to Ukrainians, an East Slavic people from Eastern Europe * Something relating to demographics of Ukraine in terms of demography and population of Ukraine * Som ...

into English for Lessia Horova,. . 2007 - 2014 accordion for British folk rock band Here Be Dragons . 2015 adaptation from Ukrainian to English of the original meaning of Shchedryk the tune of which was used for the lyrically non related "

Carol of the Bells "Carol of the Bells" is a popular Christmas carol, with music by Ukrainian composer Mykola Leontovych in 1914 and lyrics by Peter J. Wilhousky. The song is based on the Ukrainian folk chant " Shchedryk". The music is in the public domain; Wi ...

". 2020 placement of recording of " Song about the Towel". in Canadian film "They who surround us".

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Stepan Pasicznyk
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pasicznyk, Stepan 1963 births Living people British male singer-songwriters British accordionists Ukrainian-language singers British people of Ukrainian descent British people of Irish descent People from Luton 21st-century accordionists 21st-century British male singers