Folkstories
Excerpts from stories from the life of musicians, presentation of customs, anecdotes.
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…
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…
Stories
The Greek folk music
Written by Fivos Anoyanakis The Greek Folk Song -whether diatonic or chromatic, with syllabic or…
