| Woven Hand – The Threshingfloor Lyrics | 9 years ago |
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@[MichiVarela:17160] He worked quite closely with Muzsikas, a Hungarian folk band, and he has also used quite a bit of Hungarian folk music elsewhere. (He even performed with them at Sziget festival on the 50th anniversary concert of Muzsikas). 16 Horespower's "Outlaw Song" (on Folklore) is a straight translation of Muzsikas' "Betyarnota", and there are certain Hungarian folk motifs in the beginning of the song "Terre Haute" on this same album (the recorder motif). The Gypsy influence is no surprise either, given his interest in world music, but also there is a strong Roma cultural presence throughout Eastern and Central Europe – Hungary has had many fantastic Gypsy musicians (Lakatos, by the way, is also of Hungarian Gypsy descent). |
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