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Új Pátria - New Patria Series Vol 5

Szilágynagyfalu - Szilágybagos

'Original village music from Transylvania from the Szilágyság from the collection of "Final Hour" program (1997-1998)'

31 page booklet with this CD, notes in Hungarian and English.

Musicians:
Csorba János 'Lulu' (1932)
- violin,voice
Csengettyus Sándor 'Bunyu' (1927)
- violin,voice
Boda Vilmos 'Dándáló' (1927)
- viola
Varga László 'Raj' (1954)
- 3 stringed viola
Varga Sándor 'Pengo' (1929)
 - double bass
Birtalan József (1955)
 - voice,whistle

Folk music from the villages of Szilágynagyfalu and Szilágybagos in Transylvania.

The Final Hour Program

The Fono Music Hall in Budapest has created the support structure necessary to fund the Utolsó Óra - Final Hour - Program, a comprehensive folk music collection. Professional support for the program has been provided by the Institute of Musicology of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. Starting in September 1997, under the direction of folk music researcher László Kelemen, the traditional Transylvanian bands still in existence were brought to Budapest for recording sessions. Each band was at the disposal of the researchers for five days during which time is was possible to record from many of them, almost complete repertoires serving more than one ethnic group. It has also been possible to collect more than simply the vocabulary of melodies, but also to record and document the music, dance, and information regarding related folk customs, which is then transferred to archival CDs. One or two couples of dancers and one or two singers arrived with each band helping to provide the vocal and functional connections to the instrumental music. To satisfy a wider audience, Fonó Records began to publish a series of CDs in 1998 under the name of Új Pátria.

These are commercial releases of representative selections of material recorded during the Final Hour Program. Our series follows in the footsteps of the original Pátria series of gramophone records from the end of the 1930’s. The original Pátria series was prepared under the direction of Béla Bartók, Zoltán Kodály and Laszló Lajtha by Hungarian Radio in cooperation with the [Hungarian] Ethnographic Museum. 

The value of these CDs, which are released in book format with photographic illustration, is incalculable. The records with accompanying text in both Hungarian and English will be a lasting addition to Hungarian culture in the collections of both Hungarians and foreigners alike."

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Új Pátria - New Patria Series Vol 5

Szilagynagyfalu - Szilagybagos

'Original village music from Transylvania from the Szilágyság from the collection of "Final Hour" program (1997-1998)'

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. Lament, Csardas Es Ugralos (7'37")

2. If Gabor Goes Into The Forest (0'42")

3. Two Christmas Songs (2'39")

4. Dinanintea Railui (0'27")

5. Gypsy Laments (2'56")

6. Couple Dancing; Old Slow Csardas And Fast Csardas (6'57")

7. Two Men Dances (3'37")

8. Shepherds Tune And Couple Dance (2'07")

11. Hungarian Wedding March (0'41")

10. Slovakian Wedding March And Tune Played In Front Of The Church (1'43")

9. Romanian Dance Cycle (11'09")

12. There Is Straw In The Shed (7'36")

13. Old Slow Csardas, Csardas Fast (7'36")

14. Mother Where Is The Sweet Milk (0'38")

15. Tune For Celebrating The Harvest Wreath

16. Belts (3'11")

17. The Ribbon On My Hat (1'00")

18. Gypsy Dance Cycle; Old Slow Csardas, Csardas, Fast Gypsy Dance (12'32")

19. The Gypsies Went Out To Hoe (1'20")

Duration (70'41")