Καλότυχα είναι τα βουνά ⬥ Studio recording (1983), in Paris, France. Polyphonic a capella song. A short but profound meditation on the inexorability of death. We notice the exclamations which punctuate each phrase sung by the ‘embroiderer’; do they not perhaps play the same role as the cries of distress [...]
Αφήνω γεια στις έμορφες ⬥ Studio recording (1968). Released in 1968, on the LP Songs of Central Greece and Peloponnese (Fidelity 4012 PY, 1968), supervised by Domna Samiou. In 2008, Yiorgos Tsambras included the track in the CD collection Mousiko Odiporiko 1959-1969 (Universal Music, 2008).
Τα πήρανε τα πρόβατα ♦ One of the countless melodies for vertical flute (floghera) in free rhythm, often heard in the Greek countryside, played by shepherds as they watch over their grazing flocks. The piece concludes with a short epilogue in 4/4 meter.
Ποιμενικός σκοπός ⬥ A pastoral tune of free rhythm and improvisational character, also known as “skaros”. Recorded in 1961. On the flute, Dimitris Psigas.
Σκάρος ⬥ One of many improvised melodies played by the shepherds, throughout the continental Greece, while watching their herd, with the classic pastoral instrument, the flute.
Η κόρ’ εξέβεν σο παρχάρ ⬥ The maid climbed up to the summer pasture, my little bird, to become a shepherdess, come, come I say! to become a shepherdess, come, come my joy! And for her I’ll become a hunter in the forests. My lamb, the earth you tread I [...]
