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Syrtos Podcast Chronicling Greek dance and folk music one episode at a time!

05/11/2025

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S9E1: Izaki Metropoulos is a Chicago-born, third-generation Greek American violinist— and the first musician in his fami...
05/11/2025

S9E1: Izaki Metropoulos is a Chicago-born, third-generation Greek American violinist— and the first musician in his family. Nearly two decades ago, he began exploring Greece’s violin traditions, crossing genres from Nisiotika to Rebetika. His path has ranged from taking first place at age 10 in the Midwest Fiddle Championship to appearing as an operatic tenor soloist with the Berkshire Symphony Orchestra. He also performs repertoire from the wider Balkans and Ottoman classical music and is passionate about musical syncretism across the Mediterranean— especially adaptations of makam (modal) systems and the meditative, evocative taksim that express them. He continues to perform and teach across North America, specializing in the beautiful and varied music of the Cyclades. Thank you for being on .music!

We sat down with Stefania and Haralampos from the the Great Greek dance group to learn about their 53 year history in t...
03/11/2025

We sat down with Stefania and Haralampos from the the Great Greek dance group to learn about their 53 year history in the city of Boston. Thank you and H2 for spending some time with us. You can learn more about Stefania, Haralampos and the founder of the group, George in the bios within the show notes.

The man who needs no introduction. Danny Staveris’ podcast, session 1, drops tonight.
28/09/2025

The man who needs no introduction. Danny Staveris’ podcast, session 1, drops tonight.

Vicky Hioureas holds a PhD in Byzantine history from Princeton University. She has been a part of the FDF program since ...
28/09/2025

Vicky Hioureas holds a PhD in Byzantine history from Princeton University. She has been a part of the FDF program since 1991, for which she conducted ethnographic research in villages throughout Greece and in Trapezounta (Turkey), and produced a CD for the last gaida player of the village of Asvestades, Theodosis Logaroudis, called Σμιλεμένη Πνοή. Vicky is the founder of Palaiologue, a clothing company inspired by the traditional folk dress of villages in Greece.

We sat down with Vikki and Lefteris from Hellenic Cultural Society to@chat about their group and the reinvigoration of ...
21/09/2025

We sat down with Vikki and Lefteris from Hellenic Cultural Society to@chat about their group and the reinvigoration of .

We got to sit down with Steve a few months back and chatted about the in Philadelphia, and got a bit of a history/curre...
02/07/2025

We got to sit down with Steve a few months back and chatted about the in Philadelphia, and got a bit of a history/current events lesson. We’re having some deep convos in and loved seeing the Pan Mac group at last year. Looking forward to New Orleans!

Season 8 welcomes back a familiar voice, .garofalis, one of our very first podcast guests. We reconnected to catch up on...
29/06/2025

Season 8 welcomes back a familiar voice, .garofalis, one of our very first podcast guests. We reconnected to catch up on the past four years and dove into an in-depth discussion about his latest passion: exploring the dances and culture of the Bafra region.

Thanks for all the enthusiasm around this project! Here’s a few answers to some of the questions we’ve received so far!!
26/05/2025

Thanks for all the enthusiasm around this project! Here’s a few answers to some of the questions we’ve received so far!!

Reflecting on: Eight seasons and nearly 100 interviews highlighting Hellenic identity in the diaspora through folk dance...
26/05/2025

Reflecting on: Eight seasons and nearly 100 interviews highlighting Hellenic identity in the diaspora through folk dance and music. Themes that have emerged intertwine many of the interviews weaving our beautiful history. So much more to come, including ways to support this project. We’re excited to publish this work as a historical representation of our guests, your passion and your connection to our culture.

Andreas Seas, is the co-director for the Ischis dance group in Raleigh North Carolina. He was born in Akrotiri, Cyprus, ...
19/05/2025

Andreas Seas, is the co-director for the Ischis dance group in Raleigh North Carolina. He was born in Akrotiri, Cyprus, to two dance teachers, and has been active as a dancer, researcher, and community organizer ever since. His goals as a dance instructor are to preserve Hellenic culture and simultaneously spark interest and curiosity in the next generation of dancers. When he isn’t dancing, Andreas is working to complete his MD and PhD with a focus in biomedical engineering and neurosurgery.

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