This piece, representative of tunes that might be played for tourists by a gypsy gâdular (gâdulka player) while his bear dances, is played in an old Thracian style seldom heard today. Ralph learned the tune and the style from Georgi Andreev, of the group Bulgari.
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from Late Harvest,
released January 1, 2004
Ralph Iverson
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