CRETAN MUSIC

Paris Perisinakis was born in Athens and grew up in Agios Nikolaos, Crete. At the age of eight, he started lessons on the Cretan lyre with the great Kostas Moudakis, while at the same time he began to play the mandolin, lute and guitar. He also studied theory at the National Conservatory of Athens....

With his lyre, Kostas Moudakis became known throughout Greece and toured all over the world, wherever there were Cretans. His work is considered important and his contribution to the popularization of the music of Crete remains unsurpassed. A great virtuoso and teacher, who continues to inspire with...

Although of Irish descent, Ross Daly does not really fit into any particular ethnic stereotype given that his life has been spend in many different parts of the world and his home for the last several decades is the island of Crete in Greece. Ross Daly, at a very early age, discovered that music was,...