Folkstories
Excerpts from stories from the life of musicians, presentation of customs, anecdotes.
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…
The Tune of ’Trinis Defteras’ from Melanes Naxos
Written by Sotiris BekasThe tune of ’Trinis Defteras’ from Melanes Naxos could be another tune of 'Apokria' (Carnival), like many others of this period, where…
Firewalking and Anastenarides
Written by Konstantia DoukaThe custom of firewalking is the culmination of an annual ritual cycle of the Anastenaria. It is primarily performed on May 21st,…
Eva Poulopoulou – The Song of the Dead Brother
By Sotiris Bekas In her first published comic, Eva Poulopoulou (with studies in architecture and digital arts) tackles one of the most intense and dramatic…
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…
Stories
Open your door! – Carols for Christmas, New Year, Fota
Carols are a very old custom and one of the most special types of Greek…
Yorgos Arvanitis – The Journey of Askavlos
Interview by Sotiris BekasA musical instrument emerging from the depths of a very ancient musical…
Fables and Customs of Death
Written by Soula Tosca-KampaThe purest waterof the earth are tearsFor it is the distillation of…
Grigoris Kapsalis – the Echo of Zagori
Grigoris Kapsalis was born in 1929 in Elafotopos Zagori, where he still resides today, as…
Stathis Koukoularis – the fiddler of Naxos and Aegean Sea
Stathis Koukoularis is considered and is one of the greatest violinists in Greek folk music…
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.…
