INETA MEDUNECKYTE

The owner and founder of NVO “ETNOPROJECTS” is Ineta Meduneckytė – Lithuanian folk singer, artist, teacher, working with Lithuanian ethnoculture projects, events, festivals.

Biography:

Ineta’s acquaintance with folklore began when she was a child. While studying, she was invited to join the ritual folk group “Kūlgrinda”. The same year, a few members have started the joint project “Žalvarinis” which became a successful start of the band.

Ineta was a member and manager of the band “Žalvarinis” 20010-2018. During these years the band has recorded 6 albums, collaborated with many famous Lithuanian musicians, performers, events and festival organizers.

Ineta has represented Lithuanian culture and ethno music not only in Lithuania, but also abroad. She has performed at the famous foreign festivals such as The Henley Festival in England, Kraina Mryi in Ukraine, Regio Estonia, Baltic Sun and Tele2 Baltic Beach Party in Latvia, Dozens of Europe In Austria, went on tours in China, in 2014 with the support of thousands of Lithuanian choir voices together with „Žalvarinis“ band performed most famous Lithuanian folk songs for the whole Lithuania. Ineta also created close relations with Japanese world music festival, which every year invites Lithuanian musicians.

Ineta participated in various television and musical projects, experimental post-folk bands, folk ritual band “Kūlgrinda”, “Donis with Kūlgrinda” album recordings. She has participated in the soundtrack of the animated movie “The Ring of Fern”, she was invited to participate in the project “Stravinsky’s Dream” organized by well known Lithuanian accordionist Martynas Levickis. She has also performed with Veronika Povilioniene, the most famous Lithuanian folk singer.

At the moment, Ineta is teaching and actively performing with well known Lithuanian musicians Nerijus Bakula and Jan Maksimovič in a world/jazz project “FOLK TRIO”. She also organises a small world music festival “FOLK RATU” and works for the spread of Lithuanian ethno music in Lithuania and abroad.

Discography:

2002 Kūlgrinda “Ugnies apeigos“

2002 Ugnėlakis su Kūlgrinda “Žalvarinis“

2003 Spanxti “Karingo augo“

2003 Kūlgrinda “Perkūno giesmės“

2003 Donis su Kūlgrinda “Sotvaras“

2005 Žalvarinis “Žalio vario“

2008 Žalvarinis “Folk N‘Rock“

2014 Žalvarinis “Gyvas“

2016 Žalvarinis “Teka“

2018 Žalvarinis „Einam tolyn“

2019 Žalvarinis „Geriausios dainos“

2022 FOLK TRIO “Legendos apie mus”

Links to the most memorable events

An acoustic concert with a famous Lithuanian folk rock band “Zalvarinis”:

Memorable shows in Lithuanian traditional Songs day with the choirs from all over Lithuania, “Zalvarinis” band:

Video with the famous Lithuanian folk singer Veronika, “Zalvarinis” band:

Festivals in Lithuania and China, “Zalvarinis” band:

“FOLK TRIO” –  ancient Lithuanian folk songs with improvisations of sax and accordion.

 

“FOLK TRIO” in Lithuanian National TV:

Listen to the album:

https://open.spotify.com/album/7Ey37tGOy7oYRP8dE3dNE2

 

“FOLK RATU” festival: