| Galloping Wonder Stag | |
| Origin: | Budapest, Hungary |
| Genre: | world music, psychedelic folk |
| Years Active: | 2005–present |
| Associated Acts: | Galloping Coroners |
| Current Members: | Atilla Grandpierre- vocals Bernadett M. Gebri – vocals Csaba Bakos – percussion Botond Bese – bagpipes Róbert Benkó – double bass András Fazekas – drums András Fábri – cister Géza Fábri – strings Krisztina Molnár – violin Géza Orczi – tapan, ud, saz, buzuki, dzura, tambura, tamburica Zsolt Vaskó – wind instruments |
| Past Members: | Kálmán Balogh – cimbalom Félix Benke Mátyás Bolya – lute Tamás Geröly – drums Szabolcs Róka – lute Balázs Szokolay Dongó – winds |
Galloping Wonder Stag (native name Vágtázó Csodaszarvas, 2005–present) is Hungarian music group, associated with world music, psychedelic folk, folk rock and shamanic music labels, continuing Galloping Coroners psychedelic music replacing electronic guitars and drums with acoustic folk instruments.[1]
Galloping Wonder Stag has been founded by Attila Grandpierre,[2] leader of Galloping Coroners (1975–2001) in 2005. The band has about 10–12 members, most of them folk musicians. They use acoustic instruments e.g. tapan, derbuka, violin, bagpipe, folks wind instruments, doublebass, tambura, cister and kobsa.
Galloping Wonder Stag can be categorized either as a unique subgenre of world music or a derivate it from Galloping Coroners' shaman punk, as an acoustic, folk-instrumented, neotraditional shaman punk that made one step closer to original shamanic music and folk music. Galloping Wonder Stag use ethnographic materials as manuals on how to reach and communicate ecstatic states. Galloping Wonder Stag plays ancient psychedelic shaman music coming from the oldest roots of Hungarian folk music at Eurasian nomad horse people's tradition.[3]
Galloping Wonder Stag's music is built on band leader Grandpierre's past experiences with Galloping Coroners replacing rock instruments (electric guitars, drum) with acoustic folk instruments. Grandpierre's lyrics praise Hungarian prehistoric culture.
Galloping Wonder Stag is especially famous for its live performance.[4] [5]
Pure Source (2006)
Attila Grandpierre – vocalsBotond Bese – bagpipesKálmán Balogh – cimbalomFélix Benke – drumsRóbert Benkő – double bassMátyás Bolya – luteTamás Geröly drumsBernadett Márton – vocalsKrisztina Molnár – violinsSzabolcs Róka – luteBalázs Szokolay Dongó – winds
Endless Asia (2008)
Attila Grandpierre – vocalsBernadett M. Gebri – vocalsCsaba Bakos – percussionBotond Bese – bagpipesRóbert Benkó – double bassAndrás Fazekas – drumsAndrás Fábri – cisterGéza Fábri – stringsKrisztina Molnár – violinGéza Orczi – tapan, ud, saz, buzuki, dzura, tambura, tamburicaZsolt Vaskó – wind instruments