Bulgarian Folklore WEDDING Songs CD
Issued: 2001
Style: Folklore music
Company: Balkanton ADD 060224
19 traditional folklore songs for wedding ceremonies, performed by the best Bulgarian singers and groups as Dafo Trendafilov, Atanas Valchev, Nikola Atanasov, Kostadin Varimezov, "Philip Koutev" National Ensemble for Folklore Songs and Dances, "Kanarite" orchestra, "Konushenskata grupa", etc.
This compact disc aims at featuring a summary of a typical Bulgarian folk rite such as the wedding is. Bulgarian wedding is a long and complex folk rite, brimming over with theatrical integral parts, accompanied by vocal and instrumental music.
Contents:
1. Slow song for Betrothal - 3'11''
2. Matchmakers came in the country - 2'34''
3. Match-making melodies - 4'53''
4. Wedding preparations - 5'17''
5. In maiden's yard - 3'43''
6. Father-in-law and mother-in-law games
7. Bend down, young bride, bow down - 2'57''
8. Bringing out of the bride and rachenitsa - 3'38''
9. A fri-tree is swaying and bending - 1'14''
10. Bringing out of the bride and erkechko horo - 2'57''
11. Wedding rachenitsa - 4'53''
12. Quickstep women's horo - 3'00''
13. Men's rachenitsa - 2'55''
14. Sister-in-law rachenitsa - 3'33''
15. Wedding song at the table - 3'34''
16. Bridal horo - 2'57''
17. Son-in-law horo - 3'40''
18. Best men melody and rachenitsa - 4'18''
19. Bridesmen presents-giving - 5'40''