Tešan Podrugović

Tešan Podrugović, also known as Teša Podrug, was a Serb merchant, hajduk, storyteller and gusle player who participated in the First Serbian Uprising and Second Serbian Uprising. He was one of the most important sources for Serbian epic poetry recorded by Vuk Karadžić. Podrugović did not sing but used to 'speak' his poems; he understood and felt the poems and thought about what he said. He was Serbia's best known fiddle player (guslar) after Filip Višnjić.