Folkstories
Excerpts from stories from the life of musicians, presentation of customs, anecdotes.
Grigoris Kapsalis – the Echo of Zagori
Grigoris Kapsalis was born in 1929 in Elafotopos Zagori, where he still resides today, as an active musician. His grandfather, father, and uncle were all…
Fables and Customs of Death
Written by Soula Tosca-KampaThe purest waterof the earth are tearsFor it is the distillation of the soulat the edge of the eyes.A special place in…
Open your door! – Carols for Christmas, New Year, Fota
Carols are a very old custom and one of the most special types of Greek folk songs, very closely linked to important festivals of the…
Yorgos Arvanitis – The Journey of Askavlos
Interview by Sotiris BekasA musical instrument emerging from the depths of a very ancient musical tradition. A journey that seemed to have been forgotten. Its…
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 religious cycle of the 'Anastenaria'. It mainly takes place on…
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…
