Πασχαλινό ♦ Transcription of the original 78 rpm recording of 1930 by Melpo Merlier, founder of the “Music Folklore Archive”. Easter dances in Fárassa went on for a week and continued, to a lesser extent, until Ascension Day. All the villagers participated, dancing in house-yards, terraces, squares, etc. The introductory [...]
Λατρευτικό τραγούδι των Φώτων ⬥ Transcription of the original 78 rpm recording of 1930 by Melpo Merlier. This song was devotional. The pilgrims used to sing it on Epiphany while walking to the chapel of St. John the Chrysostom a one hour’s walk from Fárassa. They sang it again on [...]
Χορευτικό πομπικό τραγούδι ⬥ Transcription of the original 78 rpm recording of 1930 by Melpo Merlier. This song from Fárassa is related to the local celebration of St. Basil and was sung and danced on New Year’s Eve, while the pilgrims walked on the path leading to the so-called caves [...]
