Musical Folklore Archives Melpo Merlie

The priest's orchard (Greek songs from Asia Minor / The Melpo Merlier Folk Music Archives)

Sample
Song Information
Kind:Demotic
Category:Carnival songs
Area: Aivali (Asia Minor), Propontis (Asia Minor), Ionian (Asia Minor), Asia Minor
Nationality:Greek
Language:Greek
Dance:Dhipatos Apokriatikos 2/4
Scale:-
Collector:Dragoumis Markos
Recording Place:Chionato, Kastoria
Recording Date:27/08/1965
Recording Responsible:Dragoumis Markos
Duration:1:11
Other characteristics:Performed by natives, A capella
Register Information
Register date:25/01/1995
Register:Moraitis Thanassis
Comment:Carnival dance. According to Ted Petridis, the song refers to the story of the Garden of Eden and of Paradise, the entrance to which was fard to find.
Storage media:Greek songs from Asia Minor / The Melpo Merlier Folk Music Archives (LP 64)
Artists/Instruments
Karaliotis Dhimosthenis:Singer

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