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'Eg Felettunk, Eg Alattunk-
The Sky Above, The Fire Below'
(Hungarian Bagpipe Music)

Various Artists

(ABT007)

CD size hardback book format with 52 pages (in Hungarian and English)

Musicians:
Istvan Pal - Bagpipe
Pal Dsupin - Bagpipe
Balazs Istvanfi - Bagpipe
Zoltan Juhasz - Bagpipe

Kalman Saringer - Wooden Shepherd's Flute
Gergely Koncz - Violin
Eva Fabian, Kata Horvati, Katalin Juhasz, Agnes Kristaly -  Vocals

'Bagpipe Music can be played in other ways too: it can be sung, played on flute, and on the violin...'

'What do you want?-- the fiery Black Bull asked the shepherd when they met at the crossroads at mid-night on Christmas.
I want to be a good bagpipe player - answered the Shepherd boldly.
You will be, but your soul is ours!
said the Devil (because that is who the fiery Bull was), and then he left....'


'If you want to play the pipes you have to go to Hell to learn how to play them.'
Hungarian saying

GBP 10.79

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'Eg Felettunk, Eg Alattunk-
The Sky Above, The Fire Below'
(Hungarian Bagpipe Music)

Various Artists

(ABT007)

This symbol  indicates an mp3 sound clip for that track. Click on the symbol and wait for the clip to start. For more information click here. Tracks

1. Winter Solstice Ritual Song From Dozmat (2'50")

2. a. Bagpipe Music From Nograd County b. Istvan Pal's Tunes (Nograd County) (9'17")

3. Carnival Revellers Tunes (Heves County) (5'52)

4. Prisoner's Song, Verbunk and Korde (Heves County) (3'40")

5. Janos Vekony's Tunes (Borsod County) (4'10")

6. 'I Drink Good Wine…' (Nograd, Gomor Counties) (3'52")

7. Csallokoz & Szigetkoz Bagpipe Music (Komarom, Moson Counties) (3'16")

8. Bagpipe Tunes From Szigetkoz (Gyor County) (3'06")

9. St. John's Day Song (Nyitra, Bars Counties) (9'17")

10. Prisoner's Song (Nograd, Hont Counties) (2'02")

11. Bagpipe Music From the Ipoly River Area (Hont County) (3'39")

12. Cattleherder's Tune, Swineherder's Tune (Nograd County) (2'52")

13. a. Bagpipers Contest (Villages of Tereske, Kishartyan, Nogradmegyer, Naszvad) b. In The Desert Of Bethlehem (16'55")

Our mp3 samples are approximately 30 seconds long and of low(ish) quality for a fast download (file size app 300KB)

'Eg Felettunk, Eg Alattunk-
The Sky Above, The Fire Below'
(Hungarian Bagpipe Music)

Submitted by Michael Smith

The Carpathian bagpipes sound like nothing I've heard before. The disc opens with a chorus of four of them (almost the only ones left these days), plus percussion and an impressive, solemn chant. According to the 50-page booklet, this used to be a pagan solstice ritual, and the meaning of the words in the chorus has been lost. But you can tell how ancient the music is just by listening. The disc continues with some earthy carnival songs ('the landowner is angry that we had a party here; take the house away, we're staying'), shepherds' flutes, love spells for the fire ritual, Christmas carols and a song about a judge drowning in a pail of whey. It's compelling music, perfectly recorded, and the fascinating song lyrics are also given in English.

Michael Smith

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