A friend has sent me this lovely old photograph of a Kompania (group of musicians) from Paleokipos (Gera) in 1937.

Wind instruments were very popular in Lesvos before the Second World War, and there were a number of bands on the Island. Brass instruments are still included in traditional local groups.

The dancers, wearing the clothes of the period, seem to be dancing a syrtos, perhaps the Gerogotikos Syrtos. The raised hands, and the way they are holding the handkerchief, are typical of Lesvos. When the arms are held so high, it is easy for the dancers to turn under the arch they make.