Greece has long been attractive to travellers. Some are entranced by its picturesque islands, others prefer the sparse villages of the mountains. Many have experienced the famous hospitality of Greek peasants and shepherds, but only a few have heard their traditional music ‘in the raw’. This album presents examples of this music from various regions of Greece. The recordings were made during three field trips by Wolf Dietrich during 1966, ’67 and ’69.
Continental Greece:
Pelopennesos
1 Tsamikos – dance song
2 Syrotos – song melody
3 Tsamikos – dance song
4 Arvanitikos – dance melody
Roumeli
5 Syrtos – dance melody
6 Tou Gamou – wedding song
Thessaly, Macedonia and Epirus
7 Beratis – dance melody
8 Trigonia – dance melody
9 Vlachiko – Aromunian wedding song
10 Kalamatianos – dance melody
The Greek Islands:
11 Sousta – dance melody
12 Sousta – dance melody
13 Zimbechikos – dance melody
14 Mantinadha – dance melody
15 Phonus Sixigou – ballad
16 Tou Gamou – wedding dance melody
17 Ballos – dance melody
18 Khasapikos – dance melody
19 Mantinadha – dance song
