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'Noah once said: Hungarian songs in Celebration of Wine'

Various Artists

Musicians:
Fiastyúk Énekegyüttes
Csalóka
Katalin Juhász
Gajdos Zenekar
Técsői Banda
Téka Ensemble
and others

Label - Etnofon, Hungary
Released 2007

'...Wine people are like Muses for whom drinking is a spiritual act; a ritual. Hungarians are also a Muse-like people. For Hungarians and the other peoples that live amongst them, wine holds a place of honor...'

Great compilation of wine, and wine drinking, songs. What better accompaniment to a fine bottle of red?

Instrumentation is voice, violin, hurdy gurdy, clarinet, cimbalom etc.

From record label:
'From a spiritual, cultural and philosophical point of view, wine has special significance in human history. We can list artists and philosophers from ancient times to the present who have been inspired by it and embarked upon its praise.

In his work entitled The Philosophy of Wine the Hungarian writer Béla Hamvas declares that wine is a spiritual essence, which embodies order and harmony. Its consumption raises a man to a state of consciousness above and beyond the everyday. According to him, wine people are different from people that drink pálinka (a strong fruit brandy) - in their thoughts, emotions, their whole life style and even in their movements. Wine people are like Muses for whom drinking is a spiritual act; a ritual. Hungarians are also a Muse-like people. For Hungarians and the other peoples that live amongst them, wine holds a place of honor.

Last year the Hungarian Grape and Wine Culture Kht., Szentendre Village Museum and Etnofon Folk Music Publishers announced a wine song competition. The idea was to give more exposure to the traditional music and song culture connected to the celebration of viniculture and wine hopefully reviving treasures forgotten or unknown and making them once again part of the celebration of wine. The songs heard on this recording are performed by the winners of the competition and some specially invited guests.'

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'Noah once said: Hungarian songs in Celebration of Wine'

Various Artists

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1. Fiastyúk Énekegyüttes - Bordalok Somogyból, Zalából, Wine Songs From Somogy And Zala Counties

2. Csalóka - Lakodalmi borosnóták Gombosról és Doroszlóról, Wine Songs For Wedding From Gombos And Doroszló 446446+

3. Juhász Katalin – Szabó Zoltán - Balatonfelvidéki asszonyfarsang, Women’s Carnival – Upper Balaton Region 447447+

4. Musica Hisorica - Diák bordalok és tusok a sárospataki és a debreceni kollégiumból, 1770-1820, Wine Songs And Marches From Students Of The Sárospatak and Debrecen Dormitories, 1770-1820

5. Guzsalyas Énekcsoport - Lakodalmas borivó nóták Zoborvidékről és Szlavóniából, Tunes For Drinking Wine At The Wedding – From Zobor Region And Slavonia

6. Gajdos Zenekar - Három hordó borom van..., I Have Three Barrels Of Wine

7. Ökrös Kamara - Noé mondja..., Noah Says

8. Técsői Banda - Asztalozó, kolomejka és máramarosi román tánc, Table Song, Kolomejka, Romanian Dance From Máramaros

9. Téka Együttes - Vasárnap bort inni, Sunday Wine Drinking

10. Turai Énekmondók - Somogyi mulatódalok, Songs For Celebrating From Somogy County

11. Ultra Mari Társaság - Csíki nóták. Lassú és zsuka, Tunes From Csík Region (Transylvania). Slow, Zsuka

12. Tabulatúra régizene-együttes - Tinódi Lantos Sebestyén - Sokféle részögösről, Tinódi Lantos Sebestyén - About All Kinds Of Drunks (Krónika, XV.)

13. Etnofon Zenei Társulás - Ady verbunkja, Ady’s Verbunk

Duration (78'18")

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