4:00pm | Иван Милев с оркесър "Младост" “Концертна ръченица” from Иван Милев с оркесър "Младост" (Payner www.payner.bg 1994)Buy it! |
4:07pm | Boris Karlov “Obedjansko Horo” from Boris Karlov: Legend Of The Bulgarian Accordion (BMA Productions 2003) —Boris Karlov is sometimes referred to as "the father of Balgarian accordion playeing", and lived from 1924-1964. This is a very early recording.Buy it! |
4:10pm | Boris Karlov “Sofijsko Šopsko Horo” from Boris Karlov: Legend Of The Bulgarian Accordion (BMA Productions 2003)Buy it! |
4:13pm | Misho Gyurov “Shumakijsko II” from Misho Gurov the master of the Accordion Playing his Bulgarian Folk Music ((private) 1995) —this is are-issue of recordings from Bulgarian radio in the 1950s. Gyrov played at Boris Karlov's funeral.Buy it! |
4:22pm | Traïcho Sinapov with Kosta Kolev orch. “Na Trapeza i Sitno Shopsko” from Traïcho Sinapov (Balkanton (LP)) —an older recording from the early 60s.Buy it! |
4:26pm | Traïcho Sinapov & Dimiter Paskov “Dragopolsko horo” from Horos and Rachenitsas (Balkanton (LP)) —a classic recording - this duo seet a standard for duet playing that has never been surpassedBuy it! |
4:30pm | At. Stoev (accordion) & M. Giorgiev (alto sax) “Iskrensko Horo” from Български Народни Хора и Ръченици (Balkanton (LP))Buy it! |
4:37pm | Ibro Lolov, acc. & ork. K. Kolev “Shopsko Horo” from Bulgarski Narodni pesni hora i Ruchenitsi (Balkanton (LP))Buy it! |
4:39pm | Ibro Lolov “Radomirsko horo” from Virtuozo-Folk Dances of Bulgaria CD (Vitality Music, Ltd. 2007)Buy it! |
4:42pm | Ibro Lolov “Shopska rachenica” from Virtuozo-Folk Dances of Bulgaria CD (Vitality Music, Ltd. 2007)Buy it! |
4:51pm | Kosta Kolev “Petrouna's Ring Dance” from Kosta Kolev BHA 1323- Bulgaria (Balkanton (LP)) —Kosta Kolev's greatest contribution to the Bulgarian recording industry was his many arrangements for singers and instrumentalists and his direction of instrumental ensembles. He was not a folklorist and was not as interested in any sort of "village sounBuy it! |
4:54pm | Kosta Kolev “Shake Off Gaiters Ring Dance (Изтърси Калци)” from Kosta Kolev BHA 1323- Bulgaria (Balkanton (LP)) —this is a compound rhythm of 7+7+11Buy it! |
5:03pm | Ivan Kirev “Панагюрско хоро” from Фолклорни Бисери (Balkanton (cassette)) —one of the classic older playersBuy it! |
5:06pm | Petko Radev - Clarinet and Petko Dachev - Accordion “Slow Melody and StrandJanska Rachenitsa” from Bulgarian Folk Songs And Dances (Gega New 2000)Buy it! |
5:10pm | Yanko Zhelyazkov, Accordion “Horo "Milkovchanka"” from Folk Dances From North Bulgaria (Gega New 2001) —a straight 2/4 trite pâti style dance rhythm from the North east of BulgariaBuy it! |
5:13pm | Yanko Zhelyazkov, Accordion “Ribenska Rachenitsa” from Folk Dances From North Bulgaria (Gega New 2001)Buy it! |
5:22pm | Petur Ralchev “Концертно Хоро” from Петър Ралчев - акордеон (Balkanton (cassette)) —one of the first of the "modern" players, with lots of chromaticisms and almost undanceable tempiBuy it! |
5:25pm | Misho Bajev (Мишо Бъжев) “Tukanata Horo” from Severniashki I Staroplaninski Hora I Rachenitsi (Sunrise Marinov www.sunrisebg.com 2004) —another piece in even 2/4, with a lot of "Romanian"-sounding phrases, as befits the the northerly area from which the piece comesBuy it! |
5:28pm | Misho Bajev (Мишо Бъжев) “Lyuliakova Rachenitsa” from Severniashki I Staroplaninski Hora I Rachenitsi (Sunrise Marinov www.sunrisebg.com 2004)Buy it! |
5:35pm | Didi Kushleva “Borelska Rachenitsa” from 7/8 ... and something more (Zen Electronics 2005) —a rare female player, she lists Misho Gyrov, Ivan Kirev, and Traicho Sinapov among her early influencesBuy it! |
12:00am | Didi Kushleva “7/8 Horo” from 7/8 ... and something more (Zen Electronics 2005) —in this and the preceding track the accompaniment is all synthesizer, with arrangements by KoushlevaBuy it! |
5:42pm | Stefan Georgiev “Virtuozna Pletenitsa” from Folklorna Pletenitsa (Folk Tangle) (Sunrise Marinov www.sunrisebg.com 2002) —again, a "listening" piece to show off the payerBuy it! |
5:47pm | Sasko Velkov “Юнашко хоро” from Избрани хора (ARA www.ara-bg.com 2002) —this is a "Gaïda" = bagpipe imitaion piece, although there are several dances done to these pieces in various parts of the BalkansBuy it! |
5:52pm | Neshko Neshev “Вятър (wind)” from Shareno Horo (Gega New 2006) —Neshev is a member of the band with Ivo papazov and Yuri Yunkov. He visited St. Louis with that band a few years ago.Buy it! |
5:56pm | Neshko Neshev “Копаница” from Shareno Horo (Gega New 2006)Buy it! |
Like everything else, times are approximate.
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