Album Notes

Recorded in Seattle, Washington with David Bilides, this CD features 21 tracks totaling 70 minutes of Macedonian folk music performed by Radio Skopje artist Dragi Spasovski. Dragi sings rural and urban songs of love, war, drinking, flirtation, envy, and family tragedy, accompanied by David on kaval, tambura, percussion, and synthesizer. One of the highlights of the CD is Dragi singing a new vocal part to accompany several of his mother's original čalgija recordings. Rajna Spasovska also recorded at Radio Skopje, and it was from her that Dragi first discovered his love of singing and learned a large part of his repertoire. The entire 3-CD project is dedicated to her. The Goran Alački Orchestra and the Stefče Stojkovski Ensemble also put in appearances.