Roots and Wings

by Stavros

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1.	Homecoming 05:30	lyrics
Home Listen everyone, listen all Today we leave the village But do not worry yourselves One day we will return Come along lets go home Prepare the village, prepare yourselves Gather the young and the old Slaughter a pig for a feast and fetch a band for a dance We are coming home Every heart and every soul Everyone of us searching seeking to understand Where we have come from where we were born where we are going and when we might arrive
2.	Celebration 04:12		buy track
3.	Wings 05:32
4.	Ethnicity 02:50	lyrics
Ethnicity This is my language and these are my stories who are you to tell me that I should not speak This is my village and this is my country who are you to tell me that I do not belong These are my people and this is my family and who are you to tell me that God does not love us.
5.	Lullaby 05:05
6.	Roots 06:52	lyrics
Roots Tell father, tell me was it hard for You. And teach father teach me how to be a man like yourself. Strong hands, strong will and a strong heart to guide me. And I thank God for You. Love mother , love me so that I might love as You do. And feed mother, feed me so that I am not left hungry. One river, one ocean and one blood that runs between us. And I thank God for You. Where are you my grandfathers who has taken You. Sad never to have known even one. And I remember grandmother whet you told me. Find a girl, marry and give birth to a family. And may God watch over all of us.
7.	Harvest 05:20
8.	Patience 04:55
9.	Nightcomers 05:56	info
10.	Prayer 04:53	lyrics
Prayer When I am born when I have arrived God care for me When I am lost when I dont know God show me the way When I am tired and I cannot God give me strength When I am old and I cant go on God carry me
11.	Again 05:29	lyrics
Again You said that you would love me You said that you would never leave Now tell me what has become of You tell me what I am to do If you are If I am If we are If it is possible I know one day I will see you again You said that we were one You said that we could not be parted Now tell me what has become of You tell me what am I to do If you are If I am If we are If it is possible I know one day I will see you again
12.	Rain 04:19	info

about

Overview

A homage to my family, past and present, and the villiage of Koutchkoini in northern Greece whose rich cultural history and stories have inspired this music. Much of this music began to flow after my first trip back to the village of my parents in 1998, but it was not until 2006 that I finally collected these ethnically inspired and diverse pieces into a CD

Production

Many of the original rough comps which I recorded over the years remain on the disc while additional instruments and recordings were added in my home studio in the summer of 2006. All vocals and instruments were performed by myself.