Abstract:

The study of the repertoire of folk music groups that set themselves the task of preserving folk culture makes it possible to evaluate its current state. The article is written on the basis of folklore materials recorded by the author from members of the Cossack song ensemble «Don open spaces» of the village of Melikhovskaya of the Ust-Donets district of the Rostov region in July 2018.

Keywords: Don Cossacks, folk music culture, folklore, repertoire, song.