About Izvor Music

Izvor Music was formed in 1996 by David Bilides initially to facilitate the publishing of a book of Macedonian folk songs. “Izvor” means “source”, as in a well or spring, and the sources for Izvor Music are Macedonia, the Balkans and the cultures which have influenced their music. This is a musically rich and varied area, and Izvor Music’s focus is primarily the folk music of the region.

In addition to publishing books and CDs, Izvor Music has been produced Balkan music concerts. Future plans include more books, CDs, and music transcriptions, and archiving older recordings of Balkan folk music.

I enjoy hearing from people, and these are some things that would be especially helpful:

Comments on the books
Comments onthe CDs
Comments on the music on the site
Corrections to the contents of the books
If you have recordings that have not been included in the books or CDs
Suggestions for future volumes and CDs
Suggestions for music for the site
Suggestions for increasing the distribution of the books & CDs
Links suggestions
Comments and suggestions on the site design.

You can reach me via the contact page.