Folkstories
Excerpts from stories from the life of musicians, presentation of customs, anecdotes.
The Greek folk music
Written by Fivos Anoyanakis The Greek Folk Song -whether diatonic or chromatic, with syllabic or melismatic melodies when sung- is modal and monophonic in its…
The Epirotic Wedding of Savvas Siatras
By Sotiris Bekas Savvas Siatras is one of the most important figures in Greek folk music, with a significant contribution, especially to the Epirotic song,…
Chronis Aidonidis – the Grandmaster of Greek folk music (video interview)
Chronis Aidonidis is considered one of the greatest personalities of Greek folk music in general. His work is priceless. He has gone down in history…
Takoutsia, Musiciens De Zagori – Gréce – Épire
Written by Sotiris BekasIn the mid-1980s, with over four decades of activity behind them, the French Laboratory for Languages and Cultures in Oral Traditions at…
Stathis Koukoularis – the fiddler of Naxos and Aegean Sea
Stathis Koukoularis is considered and is one of the greatest violinists in Greek folk music and especially in the Aegean Sea. Born in 1945 in…
Stories
Takoutsia, Musiciens De Zagori – Gréce – Épire
Written by Sotiris BekasIn the mid-1980s, with over four decades of activity behind them, the…
The Epirotic Wedding of Savvas Siatras
By Sotiris Bekas Savvas Siatras is one of the most important figures in Greek folk…
Eva Poulopoulou – The Song of the Dead Brother
By Sotiris Bekas In her first published comic, Eva Poulopoulou (with studies in architecture and…
Firewalking and Anastenarides
Written by Konstantia DoukaThe custom of firewalking is the culmination of an annual ritual cycle…
The Tune of ’Trinis Defteras’ from Melanes Naxos
Written by Sotiris BekasThe tune of ’Trinis Defteras’ from Melanes Naxos could be another tune…
Lefteris Pavlou – The Ritual and the Music of Anastenaria
Interview by Konstantia DoukaThe custom of 'Pyrovasia' (barefoot fire-walking) is the culmination of the annual…
