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Tunes From a Strange Land by Melissa Kacalanos
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fave it Traditional Folk | World Traditions
19 tracks | 62 minutes
Released Dec 2006
on Melissa Kacalanos
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:25 Canadian Set lyrics BUY MP3 03:25 Canadian Set lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:25 Canadian Set
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:33 Tourdion lyrics BUY MP3 03:33 Tourdion lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:33 Tourdion
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:04 Burning of the Temple lyrics BUY MP3 03:04 Burning of the Temple lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:04 Burning of the Temple
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:59 Hungarian Set lyrics BUY MP3 03:59 Hungarian Set lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:59 Hungarian Set
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:32 Lucifer Goes to the Circus lyrics BUY MP3 04:32 Lucifer Goes to the Circus lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:32 Lucifer Goes to the Circus
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 00:35 The Circus' Fire Extinguisher lyrics BUY MP3 00:35 The Circus' Fire Extinguisher lyrics "GIFT MP3" 00:35 The Circus' Fire Extinguisher
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:26 Tomorrow the Fox lyrics BUY MP3 03:26 Tomorrow the Fox lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:26 Tomorrow the Fox
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 05:39 Heart's Ease/Jenny Pluck Pears lyrics BUY MP3 05:39 Heart's Ease/Jenny Pluck Pears lyrics "GIFT MP3" 05:39 Heart's Ease/Jenny Pluck Pears
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 05:34 Willie's Lady lyrics BUY MP3 05:34 Willie's Lady lyrics "GIFT MP3" 05:34 Willie's Lady
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:08 Sukacko Kolo lyrics BUY MP3 02:08 Sukacko Kolo lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:08 Sukacko Kolo
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:32 Bourree de Brand/Bourree d'Aurore Sand lyrics BUY MP3 03:32 Bourree de Brand/Bourree d'Aurore Sand lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:32 Bourree de Brand/Bourree d'Aurore Sand
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:18 Hole in the Wall lyrics BUY MP3 02:18 Hole in the Wall lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:18 Hole in the Wall
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:52 Black Nag lyrics BUY MP3 02:52 Black Nag lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:52 Black Nag
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:37 Branle de Chevaux lyrics BUY MP3 03:37 Branle de Chevaux lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:37 Branle de Chevaux
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:13 Cantiga de Santa Maria 166 lyrics BUY MP3 03:13 Cantiga de Santa Maria 166 lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:13 Cantiga de Santa Maria 166
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 01:49 Saltarello Regina lyrics BUY MP3 01:49 Saltarello Regina lyrics "GIFT MP3" 01:49 Saltarello Regina
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:36 Charlotte Branle/Scottish Branle lyrics BUY MP3 03:36 Charlotte Branle/Scottish Branle lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:36 Charlotte Branle/Scottish Branle
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:17 Rumelai lyrics BUY MP3 03:17 Rumelai lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:17 Rumelai
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:36 Raca lyrics BUY MP3 02:36 Raca lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:36 Raca
Medieval, renaissance, traditional, and original music on hurdy-gurdy, Middle Eastern and Balkan percussion, vocals, mandola, and cumbus.
Bio / Background
Q: What is that?
A: This is a hurdy gurdy, a string instrument that works like a mechanical fiddle. Mine has four strings, which are bowed by a wheel, which I turn with a crank. The strings are stopped with keys, which serve the function of a fiddler's left hand on the fingerboard of a fiddle, to get different notes.
Q: No, I meant what's that?
A: That's my electronic tuner.
Q: Where's it from?
A: Korg Electronics. Oh, the hurdy gurdy was very popular all over medieval and renaissance Europe. In most countries, it died out in recent centuries, when drone accompaniment went out of fashion and chords came in. In France in the 1700's, the nobility adopted it, took it out of the wild, put lots of inlay and carved froufrou on it, and used it for genteel indoor music. In Hungary, however, it remained an instrument of the common country folk until the present day. Mine was made in Hungary by Balazs Nagy. If you get one from him, tell him I sent you.
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