| 1 Szökõs és sûrû csárdás 14:46
2 Szökõs 10:14
3 Jaj, Istenem de víg voltam ... 1:51
4 Korcsos, ritka magyar és sûrû magyar 7:17
5 Tavaszi szél vizet áraszt ... 2:19
6 Akasztós, ritka csárdás, szökõs, sûrû csárdás és korcsos 17:21
7 Sûrû magyar és sûrû csárdás 6:28
8 Beli buba 0:36
9 Szökõs 3:19
"Two of those they learned from are the Gypsy-fiddler Kodoba brothers Márton and Béla from Magyarpalatka, who lead the band on Esküvő Mezőkeszüben. Accompanied by their usual band of two kontras and double bass, they’re recorded playing the dance forms szökős, csárdás, magyar and korcsos, plus a brief lullaby, at a wedding in Mezőkeszü in October 1984, since when both brothers and both kontra players have passed away. This CD is the first in a FolkEurópa series of collections by musicologist Antal ’Puma’ Fekete. He recorded with a hand-held microphone, sometimes moving it closer to fiddler, viola player or bassist in the band to pick out what each was doing; an unusual approach but interesting oportunity for the listener to work out what’s going on in this music. There are vocal interjections from band and wedding participants, and a couple of songs from local female singers when the band takes a break; these bands would often have to play throughout the several days of a wedding, and if the music stopped there was a risk of a sag in the celebration. It’s not impeccable playing, but this isn’t music for the concert hall; keeping things going was their job, and it’s players such as these who are the inspiration for today’s younger players who perhaps do play in concert halls as well as dance-houses." |
