Domna was always fascinated by the heroic mythology and geography of the songs from the Greek homelands of the East. She was as taken with this brave, manly universe as she was with the tender, unfairly treated world of women, which was imbued with its own sort of bravery. This double album includes 30 songs, inspired by the popular tradition of story-telling, relating tales of brave warriors, both high-ranked lords, and lowly soldiers. Centering on heroic Digenis, they originate from all parts of Greece. The publication also contains a detailed book analyzing the history surrounding the songs, and their interpretation.
Tracks:
CD1
1. Kostantis the Only Son - Thrace
2. Young Kostantinos - Eastern Thrace & Roumelia
3. Young Kostantakis - Sporades
4. Kalomoiris and the Saracen - Dodecanese
5. A Widow Bore a Child - Cappadocia / Konya
6. A Nun With Child - Central Greece
7. By Command of the King - Eastern Aegean
8. Tune from Farasa - Cappadocia / Konya
9. Now the Birds - Panhellenic
10. A Young Lad - Thrace
11. Marandon - Pontus
12. The Abduction of Levandis? Daughter by Digenis - Cyprus
13. I Grapped the Apple - Cyprus
14. As Akritas Was Ploughing - Pontus
15. Mavrianos' Threshing Floor - Macedonia
CD2
1. Tsamandas - Propontis
2. Kostantis and the Crab - Dodecanese
3. Andronikos and the Princess - Dodecanese
4. Feasting Lords Eating and Drinking - Dodecanese
5. When Kostantis Was Begging - Crete
6. The Castle of the Beauty - Eastern Aegean
7. An Eagle Soared - Pontus
8. The Young Vlach?s Song - Epirus
9. Kostantis and Kostantas - Epirus
10. Charon and the Brave Men - Crete
11. Last Night I Crossed Rivers - Crete
12. Akritas Goes Hunting - Pontus
13. Charon Wore Black - Cyprus
14. Zeimbekikos - Cyprus
15. Digenis Is Dying - Thrace
