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Here you can listen to mp3 samples of my music and buy my CDs through paypal. Even if you don't have a paypal account, you can buy securely with a credit card.
Shipping in the USA is only $2 for as many CDs as you care to order. For shipping to other countries, please email me to find out shipping costs.
My solo CD is also available from CD Baby and itunes.
CDs by my band Djinn are also available from CD Baby and itunes.
For mijwiz fans, I play mijwiz on Pete Lists's CD, Songs for Kassar, available at CD Baby and itunes.
Tunes From a Strange Land
My solo CD was recorded at Electric Wilburland Studio, which is in an old country church with great acoustics. It includes plenty of hurdy gurdy, with voice, tupan, doumbek, mandola, cumbus, and riq for variety.
| Tunes From a Strange Land | $15
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track |
title |
time |
listen |
| 1 |
Canadian Set (traditional) | 3:22 |
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2 |
Tourdion (France, 1530) | 3:30 |
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| 3 |
Burning of the Temple (original) | 3:01 |
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4 |
Hungarian Set (traditional) | 3:56 |
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5 |
Devil’s Road (traditional) Lucifer Goes to the Circus (original) | 4:29 |
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6 |
The Circus’ Fire Extinguisher (original) | :32 |
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7 |
Tomorrow the Fox (England, 1609) | 3:23 |
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8 |
Heart’s Ease (England, 1560) Jenny Pluck Pears (England, 1651) | 5:35 |
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9 |
Willie’s Lady (Scotland, traditional) | 5:30 |
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10 |
Sukacko Kolo (Croatia, traditional) | 2:04 |
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11 |
Bourree de Brand/Bourree d'Aurore Sand (France, traditional) | 3:29 |
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12 |
Hole in the Wall (England, 1698) | 2:15 |
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13 |
Black Nag (England, 1657) | 2:49 |
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14 |
Branle de Chevaux (France, 1588) | 3:34 |
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15 |
Cantiga de Santa Maria # 166 (Spain, 1252) | 3:10 |
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16 |
Saltarello Regina (Italy, 14th century) | 1:46 |
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17 |
Charlotte Branle/Scottish Branle (France, 1588) | 3:32 |
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18 |
Rumelai (Balkan Rom (Gypsy), traditional) | 3:13 |
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19 |
Raca (Serbia, traditional) | 2:36 |
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62:54 |
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The Silent D
My band Djinn's second CD has plenty of great tribal belly dance music. It features me on hurdy gurdy, Carmine Guida on cumbus, Pete List on human beatbox and percussion, and Brad Mack on percussion. Listen to sample recordings on the Djinn website. $15.
The Middle East Side
My band Djinn's first CD has plenty of great tribal belly dance music. It features me on hurdy gurdy, selyefloyte, and riq, Carmine Guida on cumbus, Pete List on human beatbox and percussion, and Brad Mack and Brian Carter on percussion. Listen to sample recordings on the Djinn website. $15.
Grab Bag
My band Jiggermeister's CD is still available, but is running out. Get it while you can. Listen to sample tracks at http://www.amarcus.org/jiggermeister/cds.php. It features:
Andrew Marcus on accordion, backup vocals, feet, and couscous
Bill Garrison on fiddle, mandolin, and banjo
Greg Sherman on acoustic and electric bass, mandolin, and guitar
Melissa Kacalanos on doumbek, riq, zills, castanets, tinwhistle, hurdy gurdy, vocals, xaphoon, and cumbus.
| Grab Bag | $10
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track |
title |
time |
listen |
| 1 |
Deshabile Toi/ Gaspe Reel | 3:44 |
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2 |
Arghhh...*/ Devil's Road /Lucifer Goes to the Circus ** | 4:30 |
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| 3 |
Low Light and Large Boxes* | 4:33 |
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4 |
Spootiskerry***/Balkan's Revenge*/ Bouree d'Aurore Sand | 5:23 |
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5 |
Yurt in the Meadow****/Julia Delaney | 4:54 |
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6 |
Old Joe Clark/Beren Tanz/Growling old Woman, Grumbling Old Man | 5:37 |
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7 |
Waiting for Isabel*/Columbia Waltz* | 5:23 |
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34:10 |
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All tunes without asterisks are traditional.
* © 2002-2004 Andrew Marcus
** © 2004 Melissa Kacalanos
*** © 1980 Samuel Ian Rothmar Burns
**** © 2001Gail Blake
Also,Pete List has just recorded a new CD, Songs for Kassar, featuring guest artists on many different instruments, including me on mijwiz (on track 5, Kassar Army.) Hear it on myspace. It's available on his website and itunes.
Questions, comments, gig offers? My email address is
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Updated August 28, 2012 © Melissa Kacalanos