tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3128780363655666211.post2670547028414474047..comments2024-02-06T00:02:19.621-04:00Comments on The Alien Diaries: Dances From Oltenia, Part ThreeKatleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16349020685336580947noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3128780363655666211.post-63245879736452314022020-06-17T19:29:49.968-04:002020-06-17T19:29:49.968-04:00John, thanks for stopping by! The Communist govern...John, thanks for stopping by! The Communist governments back in the day, used to promote folklore and supported folk ensembles as ambassadors to their countries. I would have liked to have seen what went on in those dance classes. Glad to hear that the old LP's and their music are still around. You can tell how old they are by the scratchiness in the recordings :)Katleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16349020685336580947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3128780363655666211.post-80225930414313341382020-06-17T14:20:48.492-04:002020-06-17T14:20:48.492-04:00Our group here in St. Louis uses the same recordin...Our group here in St. Louis uses the same recording as the Alunelu de Briu for our Alunelul suite which, like this one, begins with Alunelul Batut (as Sunny Bloland taught it, and others). The recording comes from a series of LPs the old Romanian government put out for teaching dances from various regions. I would love to have been abole to go to those classes.John Uhlemannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10279216062037942231noreply@blogger.com