Latvian Folk Ensemble of New York, Vol. 2

This album, originally released by Monitor Records in the 1960s, presents a collection of Latvian folk music. The recording includes both “primitive” and “civilized” songs and features 16 dances, ballads, work songs, and choral pieces which “depict all aspects of life, in a predominantly rural setting.” The singers are accompanied by Latvian folk instruments, including the kokle, a traditional zither, and a type of flute called the stabule. Liner notes contain background information on the songs and a complete Latvian text of the songs.

Track Listing

101	Kalabadi Galdinam (The Table)	Latvian Folk Ensemble of New York	03:39
102	Garais Dancis (The Long Dance)	Latvian Folk Ensemble of New York	01:27
103	Tris Dziesmas Iz Tautas Mutes (Three Folk Songs)	Latvian Folk Ensemble of New York	02:18
104	Kade Parnaksi, Balelin? (When Will You Return?)	Latvian Folk Ensemble of New York	02:51
105	Siena Plava (Hay-making)	Latvian Folk Ensemble of New York	02:04
106	Lakstigala Kroni Pina (The Nightingale)	Latvian Folk Ensemble of New York	02:14
107	Es Ar Sauli Sadereju (The Race)	Latvian Folk Ensemble of New York	01:39
108	Žiga	Latvian Folk Ensemble of New York	01:38
109	Likumu Deja (The Winding Dance)	Latvian Folk Ensemble of New York	04:23
201	Gaismina Ausa (The Dawn)	Latvian Folk Ensemble of New York	02:28
202	Sidrabina Lietinš Lija (Silver Rain)	Latvian Folk Ensemble of New York	01:48
203	Rikšu Beri Es Palaidu (A Suitor's Song)	Latvian Folk Ensemble of New York	02:02
204	Apalais Meness (The Round Moon)	Latvian Folk Ensemble of New York	02:02
205	Lejas Kurzemes Gavilu Balsi	Latvian Folk Ensemble of New York	03:20
206	Noriet Saule (Evening Song)	Latvian Folk Ensemble of New York	02:14
207	Gerbies Saule Sudrabota (The Sun's Suitors)	Latvian Folk Ensemble of New York	01:37
208	Es Redzeju Jurina (I Looked Out on the Sea)	Latvian Folk Ensemble of New York	07:58