Thalia Spanou

(1925–1993) | Singer of island songs, born in Fourni, Ikaria. She married the instrumentalist Antonis Spanos (tsambouna and flute), and together they formed a musical ensemble, performing at festivals in Fourni, Ikaria, and Samos.

In the 1950s, she studied under Simon Karas, participated in the Association for the Dissemination of National Music, and took part in Karas’ radio programmes, where she met Domna Samiou.

Later, Thalia and Antonis Spanos accompanied Domna Samiou in concerts in Greece and abroad. With her, they recorded songs released on 45 rpm records and later on CD, as well as songs broadcast on her radio programme «Από παντού της ελληνικής γης» (“From every corner of the Greek land”).

In the 1980s, Domna Samiou recorded Thalia performing children’s songs from Fourni.

 

Thalia Spanou
Thalia Spanou
Fourni of Ikaria, 1983

© Αρχείο Δόμνας Σαμίου

Thalia Spanou
Thalia Spanou
Fourni of Ikaria, 1983

© Αρχείο Δόμνας Σαμίου

 

Songs

New Year Carol (Asia Minor)
  • SongEastern AegeanIkaria, FourniChristmas Carol, Ritual SongCarol

Christmas Carol (Ikaria)

  • Καλώς τα τα Χριστούγεννα (Ικαρίας) ⬥ Christmas carol from Fourni, Ikaria, with Thalia Spanou. From the archive of Yiorgos Ε. Papadakis.
The Rose Leaves
  • SongCycladesMykonosLove SongCouplets

My Beau Has Come

  • Ήρθε ο καλός μου ⬥ Love song from Mykonos with Thalia Spanou and Domna Samiou. Recorded in 1963.
The Great North Wind and Other Traditional Songs for Children
  • SongEastern AegeanIkaria, FourniChildren's Song, Lampoon

So Many Lies

  • Είπαμε πολλά ψέματα ⬥ Children’s satirical song from Fourni, Ikaria, with little Christos Kekridis. Recorded in 2005.
The Evening Star Has Set
  • SongEastern AegeanIkaria, FourniChildren's SongRecitation

The Evening Star Has Set

  • Η Πούλια εβασίλεψε ⬥ Children’s rhymes from Fourni, Ikaria, narrated by Lambrini Skoura. Recorded in 2005.
Easter Songs
  • SongAsia Minor (Western Coast)Smyrna, BaindiriHoly Week’s Ritual Song, Ritual Song

The Lament of the Virgin (Baidiri, Asia Minor)

(Holy Week Lament)

  • Το μοιρολόι της Παναγιάς (Μπαϊντίρι Μικράς Ασίας) ⬥ Holy Week Lament. Recorded in 1978.
Easter Songs
  • SongEastern AegeanIkaria, FourniHoly Week’s Ritual Song, Ritual Song

The Lament of the Virgin (Fourni)

(Holy Week Lament)

  • Το μοιρολόι της Παναγιάς (Φούρνοι Ικαρίας) ⬥ Holy Week Lament from Fourni, Ikaria. Recorded in 1978.
Easter Songs
  • SongPropontis (Sea of Marmara)MarmaraHoly Week’s Ritual Song, Ritual Song

The Lament of the Virgin (Marmaras, Asia Minor)

(Holy Week Lament)

  • Το μοιρολόι της Παναγιάς (Μαρμαράς) ⬥ Holy Week Lament. Recorded in 1978.
Easter Songs
  • SongEastern AegeanLesvos, SkoutaroHoly Week’s Ritual Song, Ritual Song

The Lament of the Virgin (Mytilene)

(Holy Week Lament)

  • Το μοιρολόι της Παναγιάς (Μυτιλήνη) ⬥ Holy Week Lament. Recorded in 1978.
Easter Songs
  • SongPontusHoly Week’s Ritual Song, Ritual Song

The Lament of the Virgin (Pontus)

(Holy Week Lament)

  • Το μοιρολόι της Παναγιάς (Πόντος) ⬥ Holy Week Lament. Recorded in 1978.
Easter Songs
  • SongThraceHoly Week’s Ritual Song, Ritual Song

The Lament of the Virgin (Thrace)

(Holy Week Lament)

  • Το μοιρολόι της Παναγιάς (Θράκη) ⬥ Holy Week Lament. Recorded in 1978.
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Records

New Year Carol (Asia Minor)
  • AlbumCD2011Domna Samiou Greek Folk Music Association

Christmas, New Year and Epiphany Carols

Carols, wishes and praises for Christmas, New Year and Epiphany. Some less and some more well-known, coming from various regions of Greece (2011).
Easter Songs
  • AlbumCD, Digital release1998Domna Samiou Greek Folk Music Association

Easter Songs

This edition aims to convey the spirit of Easter, the Christian feast celebrated amidst the glory and promise of springtime, through the selected rituals of that period of the year and their related sacred songs and tunes.
Palavo Tune
  • AlbumCD2008Universal

Mousiko Odiporiko 1959-1969

A collection of 127 traditional songs and tunes from all over Greece that were first released on 45 rpm records between 1959 and 1969 under the direction and musical supervision of Domna Samiou. The collection was compiled and edited by Yiorgos Tsampras.
Recordings in 45 RPM
  • Album45 RPM1959

Recordings on 45 RPM

Releases on 45 rpm records, during the period 1959-1969, under the direction and musical supervision of Domna Samiou.
The Great North Wind and Other Traditional Songs for Children
  • AlbumCD, Digital release2007Domna Samiou Greek Folk Music Association

The Great North Wind and Other Traditional Songs for Children

This CD is a good companion to those who want to offer their children a hint of a different magical world.
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Concerts

Concerts at the English Bach Festival
  • Συναυλία
  • 1971-1980

Concerts at the English Bach Festival

Invited by Lina Lalandi, founder of the English Bach Festival and clavichordist, Domna Samiou made five appearances in the festival, presenting, in what could be the first time, the authentic traditional music of Greece to the English audience.
The First Concerts
  • Συναυλία
  • 1971-1973

The First Concerts

In 1971, in the midst of the military Junta period in Greece, Dionysis Savvopoulos convinced Domna to sing at the club “Rodeo”. In the following years, she performed at “Kyttaro” and “Rizes”.
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