Well done, bravo! And well done again!
What am I supposed to do??? You see, the system wants lots of words!
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A song by Akis Panou with Bithikotsis, which I loved from the first time I heard it, “back in the day”:
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One of Akis Panou’s most breathtaking creations!
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Well, they really took it seriously!..
Probably members of some choir
with an octacord and a western guitar…
And two baglamas as well!
They’re good, but who are they?
Write a couple of words, you uploaders — for the record
“What journey did you set out to take?” 1965
Lyrics: Vangelis Goufas
Music: Stavros Xarhakos
The Koumpouras!
Beautiful and lovely in Papagika’s voice!
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What’s interesting here is the label that says
“Turkish dance”
(Aptaliko Zeibekiko).
The Mytilenians dance it facing each other
and a little history about Vathi
“Vathi” refers to two different areas, each with its own distinct history: Vathi Square in Athens, which was named after the benefactor Michael Soutzos and the enormous poplar tree that once stood there, and the village of Vathi in Kilkis, a purely refugee village established after the Balkan Wars and formerly known as Ragian.
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A group of friends enjoying themselves 
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Let me treat you too to a lovely song from Koulouri, “With Its Trawler” — an island tradition — by Chrysafakis!
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A post-war Tsitsanis with a pre-war feel, featuring Tsaousakis on vocals.
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Lyrically, the second part is from “Derbenderissa”, and the intro must have come to him while he was playing around with the intro to “Derbenderissa”… Anyway, earlier I was playing “Varvara” by Tountas in my head, and at one point I was imagining it as a karsilama, and I realised I’d found myself inside Xarchakos’s head when he was inspired: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zE5INdF4myk
Eftari, have you ever thought about Barbara?
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And one final bit of off-topic trivia from me before returning to the roots, so the whole world can know that: a) Rory’s line-up in the mid-seventies was unbeatable. Incredible chemistry, a true power four. b) This particular live performance of this particular absolute belter is far superior to the studio version, and should be considered the “canonical” one. And c) as a bonus, the best solo ever
Also, I’ve just realised that, for the system to play the songs from here rather than just displaying links, you have to press Enter once before pasting.
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Incredible harmonisation — I’ve never heard anything like it!
The lead vocal is by Gerasimos Papadopoulos, who every now and then gives us another reason to mention him. Papadopoulos sings it in a psaltic style. Don’t let me hear anyone say again that harmonisation requires tempered intervals.
But it’s not a matter of theory or analysis; it’s simply incredibly beautiful!
George Paterakis, of course…
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Continuing the off-topic discussion. Whatever you say about Rory, it’s never enough. He’s one of my all-time favourites. An incredible musician who played guitar brilliantly. I also really liked the way he sang. His songs were wonderful, and he was unique live. Watching him on stage, you could tell how much he loved music. He experimented a lot with different musical styles and sounds. He loved the blues and also played acoustic instruments beautifully — resonator guitar, mandolin and so on. We’re lucky there’s so much material on YouTube for us to enjoy.
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I couldn’t agree more. For the record, “Goin’ to My Hometown” has never been released as a studio recording, only live. My favourite version is from “Wheels within wheels”, a posthumous compilation featuring some live tracks with contributions from others, as well as two previously unreleased studio recordings.
And the title track (I’m including it because it’s fairly obscure and some people may not know it)
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“Cloudy Sunday”
A song and “station ident” in the twenty-minute advertising breaks on YENED back then…
On this 45 rpm record, you can hear the great Stelios Makridakis.
Enjoy the “magnificent instrument” he plays, as well as his playing.
The names are, of course, written alphabetically.
Musicians:
Bouzouki: Lakis Karnezis, Bouzouki: Stelios Makridakis, Bouzouki: Kostas Papadopoulos, Bouzouki: Vassilis Tsitsanis
Recording date:
31/3/1959
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I consider Irish Tour to be a landmark album.
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And this one by Mitsaras, about the same boat as Tsitsanis’s — the lament!
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