Andriy Bobyr was born in the village of , in the
Poltava Governorate of the
Russian Empire. In 1931 he completed his studies at the
Kyiv Music
Tekhnikum, and in 1947 the conservatory (class of
Hryhory Veriovka). In 1951 he completed post graduate studies. In 1936 he became a member of the Radio Bandurist Capella and later its director. During
World War II he became a fighter pilot. In 1946 he returned to Kyiv to direct the Radio Bandurist Capella. In 1965 the Capella was transformed into the Orchestra of Ukrainian Folk Instruments of the
Ukrainian Television and Radio. Bobyr was teacher of bandura at the
Kyiv Conservatory from 1938 to 1941, and from 1949 to 1979. His repertoire included numerous
dumy (sung epic poems): • Marusia Bohuslavka • The three brothers from Oziv • About the widow and her three sons ==Students==