The aim of this project is tape-recording the unique examples of the heroic epics of Shors, which are perfomed by the last practicing epic singer, Vladimir Tannagashev (born in 1932). It was story-tellers who for a long time managed to preserve all nuances of the spoken Shors language. Only three are now alive, and Tannagashev is the only one still practicing. He still remembers more than 60 epic songs, each of which can last an entire night. Unfortunately, with the rapid reduction in the audience, he does not perform that often. Funk is trying to take this last opportunity to record as many of the songs as possible, so that future generations can appreciate some of what they have missed.