Τώρα λάμψαν τα σπίτια μας ⬥ Transcription of the original 78 rpm recording of 1930 by Melpo Merlier, founder of the “Music Folklore Archive”. A round dance wedding song for solemn feasts. Usually it was sung after the wedding ceremony while the bride was led from the church to the [...]
Ιννιάι μαστόροι ⬥ Studio recording, 2001. A Cappadocian variation of the ‘The bridge of Arta’, a ballad about a bridge that ceases to tumble down at night only when the master builder sacrifices his wife.
Κάτω στον Αϊ-Γιάννη ⬥ Transcription of the original 78 rpm recording of 1930 by Melpo Merlier. The Fortress of Maroù (or Oriá in other versions) is encircled by a foreign army. A soldier manages to break through one of the castle doors by deceit. He is followed by his comrades [...]
Σαν τηλ μάνα ⬥ Transcription of the original 78 rpm recording of 1930 by Melpo Merlier. This acritic song, sung at solemn feasts in Potámia, tells of nine brothers of which the youngest on his way to war is torn to pieces by the black birds, or – according to [...]
