Planina:
Songs of
Eastern
Europe

Planina is

a group of singers and instrumentalists from the Denver-Boulder area specializing in traditional and contemporary folk music from Eastern Europe. We sing songs from Albania, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Georgia, Hungary, Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Lithuania, Turkey and Ukraine, and Jewish and Rom (Gypsy) traditions from some of those areas. The word Planina means "mountain" in several south Slavic languages.

Events

Dec 13

Dec 13, 2025

Planina Holiday Concert - ARVADA

Dec 13, 2025

Enjoy luminous holiday music from Eastern Europe in a low-key, unplugged setting while supporting humanitarian relief in Ukraine!

Reverse-glass painted art by Natalia and Roman Yusypchuk of Kosiv, Ukraine, used with their permission.

Dec 13, 2025

Jan 10

Jan 10, 2026

Planina Holiday Concert - SOUTH DENVER

Jan 10, 2026

Enjoy luminous holiday music from Eastern Europe in a low-key, unplugged setting while supporting humanitarian relief in Ukraine!

Feels like January’s too late for a holiday concert? In Eastern Europe, Old New Year (New Year’s Day in the Julian calendar) is celebrated on January 14, and up through that day the holidays are still in full swing!

Reverse-glass painted art by Natalia and Roman Yusypchuk of Kosiv, Ukraine, used with their permission.

Jan 10, 2026

News

Newsfeed

May 26, 2023

Planina's 2023 Study Trip to the Country of Georgia

May 26, 2023

Planina is excited to be planning a group trip for July 2023 to study music in the country of Georgia, situated at the crossroads of Eastern Europe and Central Asia.

May 26, 2023