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Tuesday, 30 June 2015

A bouquet from Slovenia

Slovenian Folk Music 
The group Tolovaj Mataj was founded in 1994. Its members - Peter Kus, Jernej Pečak and Roman Ravnič - are musicians with lots of experience in the field of traditional and folk revival music. They perform songs and dance tunes of the entire Slovene cultural territory and are especially attracted by its outer regions. Their various musical line-ups present a number of instruments from traditional music (a fiddle, a bassett, a zither, a bagpipe, a clarinet, a flute, a mouth
organ, an ocarina) and also their vocals.

Tracks:
1.Ta ukava
2.Lučija - Socerbska pompadura - Napitnica
3.Samarjanka - Tkalečka - Šotis
4.Godći godjo
5.Prvi rej - Svatbena polka
6.Mafrina - Kantali smo veselo
7.Tri jetrve
8.Adamčkov France
9.Drügački život - Drmac - Po zelenoj trati
10.Karneval - Komar se je ozenil
11.Eno drevce - Čotić
12.Oj Ive - Črnomaljsko kolo
13.Od kneza Marka
14.Ta ta pod stigla

A small lovely land - with a great variety of musical styles!


Track:

Ensemble VRUJA


Tracks:
1. Vruja spod velega vrha
2. Kdor pije alkohol
3. One dvi narance
4. Quatro giovinoti/Saltin ud Skofi
5. Plovi mi plovi moj brode
6. Vilota de Piran/Q quaia
7. Ena punca ven iz mesta gre
8. Pojmo, pojmo
9. Valcer ud Skofi
10. In mezo al mar
11. Cotic
12. Mantinjada/Tanac


Wednesday, 15 April 2015

Celtic Wedding

with The Chieftains


Celtic Wedding is an album of traditional Breton music performed by the Irish band The Chieftains. The album features guest performances by the Breton artists, Nolwenn Monjarrret, Bernard Pichard, Alain Guerton and Michel Bertae. Nolwen Monjarret later appeared on the Chieftains' album, The Bells of Dublin, performing "A Breton Carol" with the band.

The album's liner notes state that the music was selected from a publication entitled Tonioù Breizh-Izel (Traditional Tunes from Lower Brittany), which contains over 3,000 tunes collected by Polig Monjarret, who collaborated with Paddy Moloney in choosing the tunes for the album. The original album's cover (later changed in more recent reprints) features a painting by the Scottish painter Alexander Goudie. Celtic Wedding was nominated for a Grammy Award


Tracks:

1. Dans Mod Koh a Vaod (Old fashioned Dance) 
2. A Breton Carol 
3. Dans Tro Fisel (Dance from the Fisel Country) 
4. Marches (From the Vannes Country) 
5. Dans Bro-Leon (Dance and Song from the Leon Country) 
6. Heuliadenn Tonioù Breizh-Izel (A Medley in which each member of the Band plays a Tune of his own Choice) 
7. Ev Chistr 'Ta, Laou! (Cider Drinking Song) 
8. Jabadaw (Dance from Breton Cornwall) 
9. Celtic Wedding (A Medley of Song and Dance describing the Famous Ancient Breton Ceremony)

Saturday, 14 February 2015

Vlaamse volksmuziek 1976

Flemish folk music 
with  t'Kliekske



Tracks: 
1. Branle
2. Langs een Groen Heidetje
3. Warme Garnars 'T Windeke
4. 'T Is de Bazinne
5. Kant Klossen
6. Daar Zat een Mooi Maagd
7. Boerinneke van Veurne
8. Gemeenschapsdans
9. Mieke Stout
10. Mars der Minnestrelen
11. Kerstlied
12. Op Ene Nieuwjaarsavond
13. Drie Herderkens
14. Het Duivelsros
15. Daarbuiten Die Poorten
16. Vlaggespel
17. Anne Marie Katrien
18. Kattenpolka 

Friday, 13 February 2015

Seasonal songs of Latvia - Beyond the river



Tracks:
1. Es redzeju Jurina - Auri
2. Mildas dziesma - Ilgi
3. Es Jums Ludzu, Saimenieki - Grodi
4. Puke, Puke, Roze, Roze - Auri
5. Ai Dievini Augustu saule - Rasa
6. Janit's sedej Kalnina - Ilgi
7. Joneits Joja Vysu Godu - Grodi
8. Oki, Leitins Leiti Nemceja - Auri
9. Garais dancis - Rasa
10. Gatavs biju karaviris - Auri
11. Dzied pa Priesku, Bral Masa - Rasa
12. Miega del es Raudaju - Ilgi
13. Sajaja Sveslaud's - Auri
14. No Jurinas izpeldeja - Ilgi
15. Kakitei Berns Normira - Auri
16. Mezins deg - Auri
17. Tolku bolss - Rasa

Thursday, 12 February 2015

t'Kliekske - Flemish instrumental folk music

Flemish folk music  - Belgium


Tracks:
1. Paspie menuet
2. Le carnaval anglais
3. Marche des paysans
4. La turque
5. Onder de lindeboom
6. Le retour de la joije
7. Menuet la solide/Le petit concert
8. La Strasbourgeoise
9. Den paltrok die staet
10. Contredanse la gratieuse
11. La pantoufle
12. La dans les bois
13. Marche des brabançons
14. Marche du grand turq/ Marche
15. L'ordre teresien
16. La housarde
17. Les capucins de meudon
18. Le bois
19. De keizer van Zweden
20. Le balei hollandais
21. La stadhouder
22. La reveillée
23. Menuet

Wednesday, 11 February 2015

Kommandó by night

Szászcsávás Band


Hungarian and Gypsy Folk Music From Transsylvania


Szászcsávás is a small village located in the Kis-Küküllõ River valley of Transylvania, within the current political borders of Romania. The majority of the villages 900 inhabitants are Hungarians, with 20% Gypsies. Szászcsávás holds a unique place in Hungarian music history. Read more...



Tracks: 
1. Találkozás a tábortűznél (At the campfire)
2. Jó estét kívánok (Good evening)
3. Őrkői bufaének ("Bufa" songs from Őrkő)
4. Adj neki (Go for it!)
5. Pisti pergetője (Pisti's whirling, dance)
6. Szedjétek, vágjátok! (Vigorous wild rhytms "Beat it, move it!")
7. Ricsi (Richie)
8. Gyertek fiúk.. (Come on lads)
9. Elindultak a cigányok (Gypsies on the road)
10. Etűd (Étude)
11. Alexandra
12. Csapásolás (Hitting dance)
13. Rapszódia (Rhapsody)
14. Mahala
15. Utolsó (h)óra (The last ho(u)r(a) - "óra" means "hour" and "hora" is a dance wide spread in Romania

Siljansnäs sockenspelmän - Sweden


Swedish folk music


Tracks: 
1. Gånglåt efter Skommar Anders Persson 
2. Polska efter Anders Tull 
3. Ovanlig marsch efter Wilhelm Eriksson
4. Låt efter Skommar Anders Persson 
5. Daniels-farfars låt efter Roligs Per Andersson 
6. Gjeterguttens halling, österdalsk gitar


Siljansnäs