FOLK ARTISTS’ NARRATIVES AS A SCIENTIFIC SOURCE
The article reveals the value of such a testimonies, first of all, the memoirs. Usually folk artists are a bright personalities and we can trust (in the different measure) to their recollections. Under consideration are also problems, arising while the fixation and publication of such texts. As an example the three fragments of narratives are given, written by author after oral stories of Vladimir Meister (Kiev region), Vladimir Guz (Carpathian region) and Nadiya Bilokin (Dnipropetrovsk region). Obviously, there is a need for interpretation, commenting, comparison thus materials for appropriate scientific use.