On Monday 22 July 2024 at 15:00 Athens time Voice of Greece and the show “The Elves of Tradition” presents a tribute to the rich musical place of Western Thessaly and the great musical Filippou family: Kostas Filippou (Karakostas), his brother Giorgos Filippou and their cousin, Alekos Filippou, all masters of the folk clarinet, renowned and glorified in the wider area of Trikala and Karditsa, with “Karakostas from Trikala’ as they called Kostas Filippou, with his great fame and pan-Hellenic appeal.
Kostas Filippou (Karakostas), his brother Giorgos Filippou and their cousin, Alekos Filippou, all masters of the folk clarinet, renowned and glorified in the wider area of Trikala and Karditsa, with “Karakostas from Trikala’ as they called Kostas Filippou, with his great fame and pan-Hellenic appeal.
We talk about the Filippou family in the studio together with social anthropologist and political scientist Ioannis Kais, originally from Dialechto,Trikala, as we listen to melodies and songs from Western Thessaly.
Also, in a telephone conversation, the acclaimed local singer Giannis Gouziotis talk to us about Karakostas.
Produced and presented by Maria Koutsimpiri
Sound editing:Kostas Kyriakakis
Broadcast: Monday, July 22, 2024, at 15:00 Athens time and repeated at 23:00
