FTX 633 - TRADITIONAL MUSIC & CUSTOMS OF ROMANIA - 3 of 3

DOINAS (free-form improvised songs or instrumentals somewhat akin to "the blues"):-

1. DE SARACU MINDRUTU (My Poor Darling) "horea" by Maria Pop (30) from Negresti (Oas-Maramures) rec 1940 - 1'29"

2. FERICE, CODRE, DE TINE (Forest, you are fortunate) "cintec lung" (long song") by Cristinei Pavel (23) Gavanesti (Trg-Jiu-Oltenia) rec 1940 - 1'45"

3. MINDRA FLOARE-I NOROCU (Luck is a beautiful flower) "de jale" (of woe) doina from N.Moldavia by Maria Surupat (29) from Sadova (Cimpulung-Suceava) rec 1936 - 1'47"

4. S-A DUD CUCUL (The Cuckoo is gone) "but her chicks are adopterd by a mother wren" - sung by Ileana Constantinescu (23) from Comani (Draganesti Olt-Arges) rec 1954 - 2'26"

5. NICI O BOALA NU E GREA (No illness is so unbearable) - "dragoste" (humorous song) by Alexandru Cercel (voice & fid - 74) accomp. by Ion Cercel (cimbalon - 37) from Cimpulung (Muscel-Arges) rec 1957 - 1'59"

6. CIND ERA LA SAIZESITREI (It was in the year of '63) "liberation ballad" by Gh. Motoi (37) accomp by Florea Basaru (fid - 37) & Petre Manole (portable cimbalon or tambal - 29) from Clejani (Videle-Bucuresti) rec 1952 - 3'59"

7. A-NFLORIT DEALUL SI CIMPUL (The hills and the meadows have blossomed) a collective farming ballad by Eugenia Birsan (32) from Carbunesti (Gilort-Oltenia) accomp by the Gorj Folk Band led by Niculae Novac - 1'15"

PASTORAL (or SHEPHERD'S MUSIC):-

8. A OILOR (Of the sheep) mustering tune played on "bucium" (alphorn) by Vasii Balta (25) from Trip (Oas-Maramures) - 0'39"

9. CHEMNAREA OILOR (Calling the sheep) played on "tulnic" (alphorn of Muntii Apuseni mountains of W.Transylavania) by Maria Toader (18) from Vidra de mijloc (Cimpeni-Cluj) rec 1955 - 0'38"

10. A GAINILOR (Of the hens) "tulnic" played by Anita Drogoi (25) from Ponorei (Cimpeni-Cluj) - 0'32"

11. A PORCILOR (Of the pigs) - as previous - 0'17"

12. LA FACUTUL CASULUI (When making the sheep-cheese) played on Moldavian flute by Ion Nerghes (65) Fundu Moldovei (Cimpulung-Suceava) - 0'41"

13. PORMEALA OILOR (The starting of the sheep) doina instrumental played on "caval" pipe by Ivan C.Enciu (37) from Plataresti (Oltenita-Bucaresti) - 1'28"

14. POVESTEA LUI TINJALA (The story of Tinjala) story & flute tune by Ion I. Gheorghita-Rosu (49) from Plesu-Jitia (Rimnicu Sarat-Ploiesti) of a ploughman who stole a ploughshaft to make a flute and is acquitted by the skill of his playing - 2'30"

15. CIND A PERDUT CIOBANUL OILE (When the shepherd lost his sheep) (large goat bagpipe without large drone with story & shepherd's flute narrated & played by Ion Papuc (52) from Beciu (Buzai-Galati) - 5'14"

16. A OILOR (Of the sheep) played on flute by Stefan Sicora (38) from Putna (Bozovici-Banat) & on torogoata by Iosif Milu (43) from Mehadica (Orsova-Banat) with a group of Banat musicians (fiddles, cello, cimbalom & double bass) - 3'09"

EPIC BALLADS:-

17. TAXIM - instrumental of ballad sung by Florea C. Puca (75) from Birca Ceraztu (Segarcea-Oltenia) played on fiddle by Dumitru Candoi-Mic (46) accomp on guitar by Alexandru Stinga (55) from Corabia (Oltenia) - 1'01"

18. INCHINARE (Dedication) sung by Marin Capatina-Caleata (49) with musicians as previous - 1'25"

19. SOARELE SI LUNA (The sun and the moon) sung by Mitica Burcea (65) from Merenii de Sus (Videle-Bucuresti) accomp. on cobza by Ion Paturica (31) from Teis (Tirgoviste-Ploiesti) - 3'12"

20. MESTERUL MANOLE (Manole, the master mason) sung by Ion Firca Paun (62) from Renasterea (Oltenita-Bucuresti) accomp. by his own Folk Band - 1'49"

21. RADU CALOMFIRESCU an Anti-Ottoman ballad inspired by a fight with Tartars in 16th Century sung & played on fiddle by Stan St. Serban (67) Hotarele (Oltenita-Bucuresti) - 2'05"

22. MIHU HAIDUCUL (Mihu, the outlaw) Classic ballad sung by Ene Manolide (68) from Ileana (Oltenita-Bucuresti) with Folk Band of Alecu Bucur Ionescu - 4'29"

23. MIHU HAIDUCIL Conclusion & dedication of previous item - 1'42"

24. VOICA Celeiu (Carabia-Oltenia) also known as the "Lenore" ballad on theme of ghost betrothal - as previous - 2'43"

25. MIORITA (The little lamb) who warns a shepherd he will be murdered by his companions - sung and played on fiddle by Alexandru Cercel (74) from Cimpulung accomp. on cobza by Ion Nitoi (54) from Bughea de Sus (Muscel-Arges) - 6'12"

26. ION AL MARE (Big John) sung & played on fiddle by Mihai Constantin-Lache Gazaru (39) from Desa (Calafat-Oltenita) accomp. on guitar by Stan Gruia from the neighbouring village of Poiana Mare - 2'27"

27. CINTECUL REVOLTEI Song of the 1907 Peasant Rebellion by Mitica Burcea (65) accomp by his sons Florea (30) on cimbalom & Ion (23) on double bass from Merenii de Sus (Videle-Bucuresti) - 6'14"

28. MANTU DE LA CAVARAN - Ballad composed between the wars about the murder of an outlaw, a friend of the oppressed, sung by Magdalena Biriescu (27) from Criciova (Lugoj-Banat) accomp by the Band directed by Ion Luca Banateanu - 3'18"

Recorded in collaboration with the folklorist, Tiberiu Alexandru, of The Romanian Folklore Institute 1956-9 and presented to Dr Maud Karpeles at the IFMC Conference in Bucharest Aug 1962. Edited by Peter Kennedy & first published on Folktrax Cassettes 1975