CHILDREN’S MERRIMENT
WITH THE TRUTAMORA SLOVENICA ENSEMBLE
»DIDL, DIDL, DASA«
with Slovene children’s folk songs
accompanied with folk sound-producing implements
and instruments for children’s use
from all Slovene regions



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cow horn, conch
Shepherdess with a Jaw Harp (Prekmurje) – vocal, jaw harps, nut »castanets«
A Tune from Haloze (Štajerska)– panpipes, earthenware pot bass, »cuckoo«
Story About the Little Spellbound She-Hare (Gorenjska) – vocals, drone zither, wooden spoons)
Saint Nicholas and the Devil (Tolminsko) – recitative two-part singing
The Tailors and a Snail (Štajerska) – vocal
Graze Little Cow, Graze (Haloze-Štajerska) – two-part singing, wooden flute
jaw harps (Koroška) – improvisation
Little Mouse
(Dolenjska) – vocal
bororo (conjuring snow, sun, etc)
The Lumberman's Mill (Dolenjska) – vocals, little stones, ratchet
Catherine, the Golden Daughter (Istria) – wooden double flutes/šurla-s
Birdie Rocker Nurse (Resia) – two vocals, clay ocarinas
The Lord Bade the Bear to Go Out ( Štajerska) – vocal
warbling, clay ocarinas (Bela Krajina) – dance
Shine the Sun, Shine (Gorenjska) – two-part singing, harp zither
Lullaby (Prlekija) – two-part singing, harp zither, guitar zither
The Smug Blacksmith (Gorenjska) – drone zither, little drum, horse shoe
Iron-Shod Witch (Gorenjska) – two vocals, drone zither, wooden spoons, kneading-trough as percussion instrument
The Little Hare Would Like to Marry (Prekmurje ) – vocals, drone zither, earthenware pot bass, simple one-string bass/bumbas, gourd
Animals' Wedding (Prekmurje) – two-part singing, little stones, nuts
When We Come to Ojstrnk (Koroška ) – two-part singing, wooden scraper, simple percussion instrument, gourd
Manfrina (Slovenia Veneta) – dance, singing through comb and mirliton, drone zither
The Woodpecker Is Daughter-in-Law (Prekmurje) – vocal, drone zither
Everything Will Be Wrong with Us (Dolenjska) – two-part singing, »devil's drum«, 2 drums
We Have Come and We Shall Go (Koroška) – three-part singing, harp zither, little bass, earthenware pot bass
St. Peter Spins the Yarn (Štajerska) – vocals, earthenware pot basses
Agnes Would Weed Millet ( Prekmurje, Slovene emigrants in Chicago) – two-part singing
An Old Polka (Primorska) – two combs, guitar
Drmač (Prekmurje) – dance, drone zither, two earthenware pot basses