The music of Gypsophilia is borrowed music, plucked from different cultures and traditions and woven into a unique tapestry all our own. Inspired by both the deep religious history and the culinary delights of the Middle Eastern and Eastern European regions, Scott began collecting recordings and transcribing traditional pieces for the band years ago. In many pieces there is a section of improvisational soloing by one or more players at a time. Under the solos runs a repeated line the rest of the group continues to play, called an ostinato. This method of soloing is called taksim, and allows us to follow the flow of the music wherever it will take us, and guarantees that every performance is unlike the one before it.

Much of our repertoire comes from Greece and Turkey, but there are also Bosnian, Armenian, Romanian and Serbian pieces to be heard as well. The original works that Scott has composed draw from all of these traditions, often mingling English words with Hebrew rhythms and a Turkish chord structure. As a band we are dedicated to demonstrating through our music that while there are many diverse cultures and beliefs on this globe we all inhabit, music is truly a universal language that can soften tensions and break down barriers between people.

The Song of Hannah (1 Samuel 2:1-10)
My heart exults in the LORD; in God I hold my head high.
My mouth derides my enemies, because I rejoice in my victory.
There is no Holy One like the LORD, no one besides you; there is no Rock like our God.
Do not talk and talk so very proudly, nor let arrogance come from your mouth,for the LORD is a God who knows, and his is the weighing of deeds.
The bows of the mighty are broken, but the feeble gird on strength.
Those who were full have hired themselves out for bread, but those who were hungry are fat with spoil.
The barren has borne seven, but she who has many children is forlorn.
The LORD kills and brings to life; he brings down to Sheol and raises up.
The LORD makes poor and makes rich; he brings low, he also exults.
He raises up the poor from the dust; he lifts the needy from the ash heap, to give them a seat with princes; For the pillars of the earth are the LORD’s, and on them he has set the world.
He will guard the feet of his faithful ones, but the wicked shall be cut off in darkness; for not by might does one prevail.
The LORD! His adversaries shall be shattered; the Most High will thunder in heaven.
The LORD will judge the ends of the earth; he will give strength to his king, and exalt the power of his anointed.

Ale Brider (words by Morris Warshevsky)
We are all brothers, and we stick together like nobody else.
We are unified, whether there are many of us or few.
We are all at one, and we love each other like bride and groom.
We are all sisters, like Rachel, Ruth and Esther--
We sing merry songs, and we stamp our feet.