1. Kamarinskaya. A very old tune and a comic folk song which probably appeared in Kamaricky region ap. in XVI-XVII centuries. The vargan tune was inspired by a record of folk violin by G. Babynin from Lonnicy , Smolensk region, and a record of shepherd horn by N. Sorokin from Ilyok, Belov district, Kursk region. 2. Golden mountains. This romance is not very old but famous and suitable for jew's harp. 3. V o kuznitse . T raditional Russian folk song. Jew's harp in B flat. 4. Sun went down behind the forest. A Kozak lingering song. It's played on low jew's harp in F which is suitable for its mood the best. 5. A goat dropped to a garden. A comic song. Originally the tune was played by Moscow horn chorus. 6. On a river , on a meadow . A jew's harp version of a Russian folk song which was first recorded at Giryal, Sorochin district, Orenburg region. 7. Barynia. A brisk tune form Central Russia that is played on all instruments and also suitable for jew's harp. Here it is played on high C. 8. Podgornaya. A popular dance tune in many regions. A jew's harp version was made after a record of balalaika from Sinodskoe, Penza region. 9. Pa d'Espan. This is an example of author's music becoming a folk tune. It was written by a choreographer Carman in St. Petersburg in 19th century , but became very popular not only among elite, but also among country folk. The original tune in the base of this vargan version is played on key accordion by B. Efremov . 10. Krakovyak . A Polish dance, very popular in Russia. V argan tune was inspired by a version made by B. Efremov in Kostroma region. 1 1. Grey goose. A children song which perfectly suitable for jew's harp. It's played on G. 12. If I go out. A popular Russian folk song. A high jew's harp in C was used for highlighting the dance character of the tune. 13. As on our river . One more folk song which perfectly suitable for jew's harp. It is remarkable that vargan is mentioned in one of the versions of this song ("On the bridge"): "Give me a balalaika, give me a vargan, give me a bottle with a glass" is singing in that song. The jew's harp in G. 14. Dance tune. This tune was recorded in expedition at Kursk region by B. Efremov . Originally it was played on shepherd horn, but amazingly suitable for jew's harp also. 15. How high the sky is. This melody is a part of a unique collection of folk tunes compiled by Kirsha Danilov (1742). Perhaps originally this tune was played on hurdy gurdy , but now we don't know how it was tuned. Not every tune sounds good when played on jew's harp because of its specific harmonic scale, but this musical message from the past sounds as if it was written specially for jew's harp. 16. In a meadow . The song and key accordion tune, which this jew's harp version is based on, was recorded in Serafimovich, V olgograd region. 17. Once upon a time an old lady had a grey goat. Another children song, which gives jew's harp a chance to prove itself. G instrument. 18. Polka. A source of inspiration is a record dating back to 1985-1990 by N. Sorokin (horn), F . Sorokin (balalaika) from Ilyok, Belov district, Kursk region. 19. A goat dropped to a garden (3 voices). Before this comic song was played solo, but this is its polyphonic, three voices version, played overdubbing. Based on version of Moscow horn chorus.