Sotiris Krissilias

A resident of the village of Agios Dimitrios in South Euboea who could play the lyra and sing. Domna Samiou met him in 1976, when he was 87, and he sang for her the songs A nun with child, A fair maid did sing and others.

In the TV program Musical Travelogue with Domna Samiou – Euboea, Karystos (ΕΡΤ – 1977), Sotiris Krissilias sang the song A fair maid did sing.

Songs

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  • SongCentral GreeceEuboea, Agios DimitriosFable Song (Ballad)

A Fair Maid Did Sing

  • Κόρη ξανθή τραγούδησε ⬥ A fair maid did sing upon a rope bridge, but the bridge collapsed, and the river stood still. And the river spirit came to her and asked: – Girl, if you are still a maid, may you never know a man, and if you’ve children and [...]
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  • SongCentral GreeceEuboea, Agios DimitriosAcritic Song

A Nun With Child

(The Song of Porphyris)

  • Καλογριά γκαστρώθηκε ⬥ A nun swelled up with child and bore a manly boy. Within a month he was carrying a sword, within a year a musket and at three or four he set off to war. His mother told him, she advised him thus: – Kostantis, do as the [...]
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Records

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  • AlbumCD, Digital release2017Domna Samiou Greek Folk Music Association

Epic Songs of Warriors and Heroes

The publication includes 30 songs, inspired by the popular tradition of story-telling, relating tales of brave warriors, both high-ranked lords, and lowly soldiers. Centering on heroic Digenis, they originate from all parts of Greece. The publication also contains a detailed booklet analyzing the history surrounding the songs, and their interpretation. […]
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  • AlbumCD, Digital release2008Domna Samiou Greek Folk Music Association

Folk Fables in Song

In fables, fragments of ancient myths are preserved. On this CD, Domna Samiou & her collaborators sing tales of the fabulous and the fantastic combining the real world with the supernatural and narrating stories, often tragic, which might once have occurred – or could do so one day – however […]
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