Wedding Songs - τραγούδια του γάμου

[niaven]

Very interesting Niaven! I never thought that you can have all these dances in one spot. I have been also a dance instructor for the past 8 years And the only place where you have all these together is in a performance!!!

Do people actually know how to dance all these ? In Peloponnesus the last years everything is kalamatoano tsamiko. Syrto has also been kalamatianized!

Tseligas- To really understand the variety of dances of Western Macedonia- you
have to be familiar with its history.

I personally can dance seven of those dances.
Here is one dance which I did not include in the list. Every boy and girl learns to dance this at an early age. It is a favourite.

Μακεδονία ξακουστή

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwTrHvZ3zVM

At the same panayiri - you will see this pustseno

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7aMp-wiCeM

Again - at the same function - Berance or Berati

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQ7ALE7H_Ko

Of course - kalamatiano - Macedonian style - heavy on the trumpet

Ο χορός των κουμπάρων.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmXtli6VPcI

Μήλο μου κόκκινο - notice the ages of the dancers - remember it is a panayiri

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFR4LPEk0Zo

[niaven]

Tseligas- a favourite of mine sung by Γλυκερία - an epitrapezion/miroloi often heard at weddings in
Macedonia.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCrZh3YChRg

This version is the one I remember as a child. Clarinet by Vasilopoulos

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkI8OL_AB7Q

Finally, the real thing just like my yiaya used to sing it - everyone cried!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3f8rwlwVlk

[tseligas]

Great collection here....the last one gave me the chills from the first note!

And that walk by Goritsas is a great document. Any idea why his clarinet sounds so loud? I 'd think a big tip opening.

[chitowngreek]

could be a do that is the one that carrys with no amplification , i will study it .