Galloping Wonder Stag (native name
Vágtázó Csodaszarvas, 2005–present) is a Hungarian music group, associated with
world music
"World music" is an English phrase for styles of music from non-English speaking countries, including quasi-traditional, Cross-cultural communication, intercultural, and traditional music. World music's broad nature and elasticity as a musical ...
,
psychedelic folk
Psychedelic folk (sometimes acid folk or freak folk) is a loosely defined form of psychedelic music that originated in the 1960s. It retains the largely acoustic instrumentation of contemporary folk music, folk, but adds musical elements common ...
,
folk rock
Folk rock is a fusion genre of rock music with heavy influences from pop, English and American folk music. It arose in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom in the mid-1960s. In the U.S., folk rock emerged from the folk music re ...
and
shamanic music
Shamanic music is ritualistic music used in religious and spiritual ceremonies associated with the practice of shamanism. Shamanic music makes use of various means of producing music, with an emphasis on voice and rhythm. It can vary based on c ...
labels, continuing
Galloping Coroners psychedelic music replacing electronic guitars and drums with acoustic folk instruments.
History
Galloping Wonder Stag has been founded by
Attila Grandpierre, leader of
Galloping Coroners (1975–2001) in 2005. The band has about 10–12 members, most of them folk musicians. They use acoustic instruments e.g. tapan, derbuka, violin, bagpipe, folks wind instruments, doublebass, tambura, cister and kobsa.
Style
Galloping Wonder Stag can be categorized either as a unique subgenre of world music or a derivate it from Galloping Coroners'
shaman punk, as an acoustic, folk-instrumented, neotraditional shaman punk that made one step closer to original shamanic music and folk music. Galloping Wonder Stag use ethnographic materials as manuals on how to reach and communicate ecstatic states. Galloping Wonder Stag plays ancient psychedelic shaman music coming from the oldest roots of
Hungarian folk music Hungarian may refer to:
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at Eurasian nomad horse people's tradition.
Galloping Wonder Stag's music is built on band leader Grandpierre's past experiences with Galloping Coroners replacing rock instruments (electric guitars, drum) with acoustic folk instruments. Grandpierre's lyrics praise Hungarian prehistoric culture.
International reputation
Galloping Wonder Stag is especially famous for its live performance.
Discography
*''Pure Source'' (2006)
* ''Endless Asia'' (2008)
* ''Star Ride'' (2011)
Members
Pure Source (2006)
Attila Grandpierre – vocals
Botond Bese – bagpipes
Kálmán Balogh – cimbalom
Félix Benke – drums
Róbert Benkő – double bass
Mátyás Bolya – lute
Tamás Geröly drums
Bernadett Márton – vocals
Krisztina Molnár – violins
Szabolcs Róka – lute
Balázs Szokolay Dongó – winds
Endless Asia (2008)
Attila Grandpierre – vocals
Bernadett M. Gebri – vocals
Csaba Bakos – percussion
Botond Bese – bagpipes
Róbert Benkó – double bass
András Fazekas – drums
András Fábri – cister
Géza Fábri – strings
Krisztina Molnár – violin
Géza Orczi – tapan, ud, saz, buzuki, dzura, tambura, tamburica
Zsolt Vaskó – wind instruments
References
Bibliography
#
Vágtázó Csodaszarvas, Wikipedia in Hungarian
# Attila Grandpierre: Punk As a Rebirth of Shamanist Folk Musi
# "Contemplating the Heavens with VHK's Atilla Grandpierre", by Jordan N. Mamone, at www.vice.com, 201
External links
Official Video Chanel on YouTube
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Folk punk groups
Psychedelic folk groups
Hungarian folk rock groups
Hungarian world music groups
Musical groups established in 2005
2005 establishments in Hungary