Album Notes

Songs from a country with villages that literary hang from the sides of tall mountains and melodies from islands situated in a deep blue sea, with painted white houses sparkling in the bright yellow sun- Greece! a Far Away Land. These melodies, pieces of land and sea, offer and appreciation of authentic Greek music which contains a perfect balance between life and death, joy and despair, Eastern and Western civilizations. In what often called the crossroad between the East and the West, Greece has always been a land where the Arts were at the heart of peoples' lives. Balancing Dionysian spirit with the discipline of Christianity, what is offered us today in Greek music is a book of sounds and colors that travel back throughout the centuries and which is homogeneous yet so diverse at the same time. Songs of joy and celebration, tragic ballads and laments for those who left home. Despite the various conquerors of the country,music instead of being silenced was actually enriched and adopted new elements in such a way that Greek music is as unique as the land that gave birth to it... Panayotis

All Songs Greek traditional. Newly arranged and sung by Panayotis Terzakis
except "Yianni Mou To Mantili Sou" arr. by Constantine Caravassilis

For Digital Download Customers: English Translations of the songs at www.pterzakis.com/lyrics.html

Terzakis' expressive singing seemed to beckon the listeners' souls to sing as well, as he took the audience through the range of emotions experienced during the challenges of realizing one's destiny� Hellenic Voice,USA, 05/06

�People were jolted into an enthusiastic standing ovation by powerful performances of songs that described "the extraordinary travels of Hellenic music through the centuries"�. Lowell Sun, USA, 04/08

�Greek/Folk music is taken to a new level with the well-trained bass vocals of Terzakis. "Far Away Land" is a touching and memorable CD filled with wonderful traditional Greek Folk music.� RadioIndy.com, USA, 10/09

"With only his voice and simple accompaniment he charmed his listeners for more than an hour. The program demonstrated the power of the individual artist working with classic cultural material�combined with a motivated audience." P. Marion (richardhowe.com), USA, 04/10

"This CD contains a strongly sentimental material with moments of a highly aesthetics level. Rating this album is not enough ; how can you rate such deep emotions? The only thing I could day is "Just Listen!" G. Laimou, www.e-go.gr