Called by many names (Свети Георги – Sveti Georgi – Saint George; Ђурђевдан – Djurdjevdan – Saint George’s Day) Ederlezi is a traditional Balkan tune (though there is some debate about its exact origins). It was also my first encounter of Eastern European folk music; although I didn’t know this at the time. It was a millennium ago, in a time known as the 1990’s. My Bulgarian roommate and I wore down several tapes of Каналето (Kanaleto’s) “The Best” CD, the finale of which is:
William Meriic 