AtDtDA(34): Up in the Balkan Range

[Dave Monroe]

On 6/24/08, János Székely <miksaapja at gmail.com> wrote:

> Apart from the reference to monks (and the Byzantine heritage in general),
> thrushes singing in modal scales may be a much simpler joke, modality (of
> Greek origin) being a characteristic of Bulgarian folk music.

Thanks.  I was wondering initially if one of the modes was named for
the region,  but, alas ...

However, there's always also ...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Modal_Rounders