music for halki

[sunfun]

Hi all On our last night of our holiday,we sat on the balcony with a drink after our shower(as you do)We had our ipod speaker on...not loud! Anyway,fleetwood mac playing albatross came on...and it was amazing...the view of halki and this totally relaxing music1 It was like it was made for it
If you have it,try it...or what would anyone else suggest to match the ambience of halki?

[Di]

Hi Sunfun. I used to do the same whilst I was waiting for Hubby to finish getting ready (what is it with men that they take so long ). Anyway, I've got loads of what I refer to as "mellow music" (Gary refers to it as "hippy sh*t" - sorry Lynn) but the best by far was Barber's Addagio for Strings - perfect ;D ;D

[Di]

Oops - adagio only has one "d"

[Liz]

we've always tuned in the radio in the house to a local station and listened to that

[davidfromealing]

Eleftheria Arvanitaki, Alkistis Protopsalti, Dalaras, Dimitra Galani, Leonard Cohen...

[lisa]

Thought that Leonard Cohen would come up somewhere in this thread.

We've never done music in Halki I'm afraid, just enjoy taking in the local noises. Well apart from the guy up the road this time who started hammering at 7am every day. Weird, if we were at home it would be really annoying but it seriously did'nt bother us and we soon slept through it after a day or so!

[janeandtony]

The church bells and hopefully Kiki playing the mandolin this year must definitely be high on the list

[fatcat]

For us/me it's the sound of the 'band' (boys and girls playing brass instruments) arriving from Rhodes during the Festival of St John the Bapsist (apologies if ths is incorrect) but dispite the music being sometimes off key and abit random, the signficance makes my hairs stand on end.

........... oh that and listening to Steve Harley's 'all the man are hungry' at sunset, with a glass of Ouzo and with a foot danglin' in the sea.

Priceless.

[carol]

Yes Fatcat I am with you on that one, I think the whole thing with the band playing on the boat as it arrives is just beautiful. Must say though that I am really looking forward to hearing Kiki playing, really missed seeing her last year, her Mums taverna may have to be our first night methinks ;D

[kathy]

For me, its Stevie Winwood. Someone gave me a tape of his music when I worked there, and I played it all the time . Whenever I hear his stuff, it takes me right back there. I love just listening to the sounds around the harbour too, the everyday voices shouting in that Greek way to each other, and all the hustle & bustle day to day sounds around the harbour. And the sound of almost silence, sitting on a balcony, reading, and drinking ouzo/ fresh orange ;D ;D
I can't wait! ;D

[carol]

You sound like you are getting in the zone ;D already Kathy.

I really used to fancy Stevie Winwood many moons ago ;DMemories

[kathy]

;D I am Carol!! ;D ;D I think now people are returning from early hols and talking about it, its more real. I hope my family get it..... the girls have grown up hearing about Halki ;D ;D

[carol]

I am sure they will Kathy, it will be a very special holiday for you going back after all these years. I know what you mean about people returning now, somehow it brings it all a bit closer, I am already ticking the weeks off the calendar and we dont go until September ;D

[papas]

Been waiting for a music thread on here for ages.

For those of you who are regularly on Halki around end of June beginning July will know that I frequent Ftenigia and have deep discussions with Angelo about music.

Fleetwood Mac is one of our favourites although Dave Gilmour made a real impression last year!

As mentioned earlier Samuel Barber's Adagio for Strings is a stunning piece to listen to but my favourite song is Speedway To Nazareth by Mark Knopfler! I listen to it on the Ferry from Kamiros and as I approach Halki it gets the emotions going!

Neil

[sunfun]

:)Hi Papas,glad you like it too.Another one of our faves is Bird of Paradise buSnowy White.