Nedyalko's Trip to Bulgaria
 May,
2005, Nedyalko: I have just returned from a trip to Bulgaria, which
was devoted entirely to folk dance and music research. I visited villages
in central Thrace, where I learned some new dances and was extremely
lucky to collect several original Thracian costumes and twenty folkdance
costumes. I also spent ten days with the professional folk dance ensemble
Zagore, attending rehearsals and two major concerts. The highlight of
my visit to Bulgaria this time around was, undoubtedly, the International
Folk Festival "Sofiiska Prolet" (Sofia Spring), held in Sofia
in late April, where I gathered numerous dances, songs and customs from
all ethnographic regions of Bulgaria.
I love you and miss you, auntie Maria!
A stork in the village of Obruchishte
Folk Ensemble Zagore, rehearsal
Folk Ensemble Zagore, concert
Folk Ensemble Zagore, the general staff
My grandmother singing a folk song to me
Folk festival Sofia Spring, Shopian singers
Folk festival Sofia Spring, Rodopean singers
Folk festival Sofia Spring, Gaida player
from the Rodopi mountains
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