Weekly Program, produced by ERT3 in 2021-2022.

The family, the entire body of Greek traditional expression, comes as a continuation of the history, to prove that tradition is experiential and music is a living cell that is reborn through listening and rhythm.
Families of traditional musicians, musical families. Fortunately, there are still several! We enter the small, enclosed universe of a musical family, in its natural space, the neighborhood, at the café, and other haunts where its music and dancing activities take place. The family, the music, the contacts, the influences, the transactions, the confessions, and the narratives about the family’s life and action, not only by family members but also by third parties. And finally a small tribute to the beneficial effect on cohesion and psychology, through the ritual of musical get-togethers.

Nikos Filippidis is today considered one of the best-known clarinet players in Greece. His versatile repertoire and virtuosity have made him especially popular and participatory in concerts, musical ensembles, dance groups, and his travels around the world have placed him among the ambassadors of Greek folk culture.

The family of Nikos Filippidis, originating from Kerasovo in Konitsa, has at least three centuries of musical continuity. Nikos Filippidis has collaborated with the greatest names of both traditional and popular Greek music. In today’s musical family, two more members are active: his daughter Lefkothea and his brother Kostas Filippidis, in lute and singing.