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.
International reputation
Galloping Wonder Stag is especially famous for its live performance.[4][5]
Atilla Grandpierre and Géza Fábri perform in Budapest in 2006
Discography
Pure Source (2006)
Endless Asia (2008)
Star Ride (2011)
Members
Frontman Atilla Grandpierre performs in Budapest in 2011
Pure Source (2006)
Attila Grandpierre – vocals
Botond Bese – bagpipes
Kálmán Balogh – cimbalom
Félix Benke – drums
Róbert Benkő – double bass
Mátyás Bolya – lute
Tamás Geröly drums
Bernadett Márton – vocals
Krisztina Molnár – violins
Szabolcs Róka – lute
Balázs Szokolay Dongó – winds
Endless Asia (2008)
Attila 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