Swimming in the Ocean

This waltz is popular within the community around Les Brayauds, a Central French association for traditional music.

Et L'Autre Jour

An andalusian love song by the most productive composer of them all, Anonymus.

Habibi

The first tune shows a sometimes underrepresented side of the Bourrée d’Auvergne: The gentle and quiet side that emphasizes the descreet tension between the two dancers. This built-up tension is then released into the Bourrée du Plaix, an old-time favorite in the Viennese bal folk scene that I learned from my friends there.

Orage Bleu (L'Isabey | Bourrée Du Plaix)

“Ai vist lo lop” is a song estimated to originate in 13th century France. The theme of spotting a wolf, a fox and a hare (or other combinations of animals) dancing is common across Europe. The song voices peasant’s frustrations at the extravagant lifestyle of the nobles.
“Le papillon” compares a butterfly that is drawn towards a flame with a lover drawn towards their loved one; the butterfly burns its wings and the one who loves burns their freedom.

Ai Vist Lo Lop | Le Papillon

It probably has a name. This was the first Swedish Polska my teacher taught me. Now its calm blissfulness has made it an audience favorite.

Slängpolska

“There is a love that does not allow you to eat nor drink; and a love that brings you to song to dance with your loved one.”
This Yemenite folk song is brimming with the poetic power of the Arabic language. I heard the beautiful traditional on a recording by A-WA, a band formed by three sisters.
The second piece was composed by the famous minstrel Walther von der Vogelweide between the 12th and 13th century. It is a sweet recall of things done in a bed of flowers under a linden tree with the nightingale singing.

Ya Shaifin Al Malih | Under Der Linden

Both are songs actually, and I imagine them as two parts of the same story. A man calls to his lover through the window at night and tells her to wake up. She replies she is not asleep, because she can only think of him all night, and straightforwardly proposes. He backs off and tells her well not now, he actually really has to leave now, but he’ll surely be back in a few months. Crying, the lady in this situationship prophesizes that he will forget her in the arms of the beautiful women of the Piemont.
If the first song began with a loyalty-professing appeal to a nightingale, the second also starts with a call to nature: Oh mountains, you are so high, you prevent me from seeing my dearest, while other men are courting her. I imagine this to happen a few months later. The guy is off to the Piemont and the couple find out for themselves that distance relationships can be difficult, even more so before the invention of phone and internet.
It turns out he’s actually the faithful one: While he fondly recalls the beauty of his lover, a narrator tells us that his girl is constantly changing her suitors.

Rossignolet de la Bruyère | Oh Montagne que tu es hâute

I wrote this song to tell a story. The story tells of a man influencing someone he just met. I wanted this to personify a relationship with Jesus and how he may come from nowhere and change us just as quickly.

Believe

Coming with some traditional sounds from my region.

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Alana - Consuelo de Muiñeira (Araysen & Kike Varela Remix)

Music connected to the seasons of nature and the cycles of life; inspired by the stomping and twirling of dancers; rooted in European traditions and lore.

Andy Zeller is a seasoned songwriter with roots that run deep in country, pop, rock and alternative music. With over three decades of musical experience, Andy brings a timeless understanding of melody, storytelling and emotional resonance to every track he touches.

He picked up his first guitar at the age of 8, and soon after, began exploring a wide range of instruments - laying the foundation for a multi-faceted approach to songwriting. By 13, he began crafting his own songs, driven by a passion for catchy hooks and melodies that stick with you long after the last note.

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