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David Bilides and Dragi Spasovski are your hosts for discussions and samples of Macedonian folk songs and culture. We completed all 54 songs in Dragi’s 3-CD project in 2024. We are continuing with new... more
FAQs about Macedonian Postcards:How many episodes does Macedonian Postcards have?The podcast currently has 60 episodes available.
February 14, 2013Episode 30 Izlegol Seljman, prošetalThis song from northern Macedonia describes a mother's fears for her son marrying a woman from another village. Dragi also discusses the passing down of cultural traditions, and the population mix of villages in past generations....more13minPlay
August 04, 2012Episode 29 Domaḱine dobri gosti ti dojdoaThis song praises the master of the house. Dragi talks about how popular this song is, sung by everyone at special occasions. He also talks about the song's first recording ist, Angelko Spirkovski....more19minPlay
August 04, 2012Episode 28 Bolen leži mladi JovanThis song from the Skopje region features the gajda (bagpipe). Dragi learned it from a recording by the famed Trio Kučkovki, and he talks about the trio, led by Zvezda Dimovska, and also about Stojka Stojkovska....more21minPlay
January 18, 2012Episode 27 Stojne, crnook nevenoDragi talks about this song from southeast Macedonia, and discusses Irina Bujuklieva, the little-known singer who introduced it....more15minPlay
September 30, 2011Episode 26 Nabrala Ǵurǵa sedenkaDragi talks about this song from the Kumanovo area and about sedenkas—working bees—and his personal experiences with them in his family....more15minPlay
July 03, 2011Episode 25 Bolen mi leži Kara-MustafaDragi talks about this Tetovo song and the group that recorded it, Braḱa Gavrovski. He also talks about ornamenting songs and the possible identity of Kara-Mustafa....more20minPlay
April 09, 2011Episode 24 Devojko mori, devojkoFor this song from north-central Macedonia, Dragi talks about the origin of the lyrics and four different versions. He also discusses Dragica Mavrovska....more19minPlay
November 27, 2010Episode 23 Zaspala Jana, JaninkaFor this song from north-central Macedonia, Dragi talks about the category of songs having to do with young men or woman who are awakened from sleep. He also talks about how this song is connected with his younger daughter....more12minPlay
October 30, 2010Episode 22 Ogrejala mesečinaDragi talks about the Tetovo dialect, how songs spread from one village to another, the meaning of "young bride", and the symbol of the moon in folk songs....more18minPlay
August 09, 2010Episode 21 Aj, zdram, zdrami seDragi talks about the meaning of the archaic work "zdram," and how folk songs helpf preserve a culture's heritage....more13minPlay
FAQs about Macedonian Postcards:How many episodes does Macedonian Postcards have?The podcast currently has 60 episodes available.