‘Norman and Chris Kurtis’ was a father and son group from Crown Point, Indiana.  I believe that Norman was a member of the Kastorians folk band from Gary, Indiana.  That group played music from Greece and Macedonia.   Norman billed himself as “Storman Norman”.  I believe they were active in the 1960’s to 1980’s.  They played for weddings, anniversaries, dances, and parties in that period. As far as I know, they produced two cassettes of Macedonian music.  If anyone knows more being produced, please let me know.  Also, I am not sure whether the Kastorians also produced any recordings.  Any information would be helpful.

The first cassette is called “Bridge between two generations.”  The second cassette is called “Igra’i’te”.  There is a tune called “Angelsko” on the second cassette.  I have augmented the same tune from the middle section of the song “And the Angels Sing” (see that section on this site).  It was not quite the same euphoria I felt when I initially danced to it, but it was still exciting.  Angelsko, of course, is a Macedonian word that may be translated as ‘from the angels.’

Cassette One

Cassette Two