About The Balkan Situations
**NEW UPDATE**
The Balkan Situations had a temporary reunion on Saturday, May 3rd, 7-8pm EST, broadcast live on-air at 91.1 FM WFMU in the New York Metropolitan area. The program was archived and can be streamed over the internet at www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/27134.
*Update: Four members of the Balkan Situations have reunited as The Situations. You can find us playing Thursday and Friday evenings, 6-9pm, at Typhoon Restaurant, 344 Main Street, Middletown, CT. Our repertoire has expanded beyond our Balkan roots to include Russian, jazzy, and funky songs.
The Balkan Situations are a nine-piece band, based in Middletown, CT. We play traditional and popular music from Albania, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Greece, Hungary, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, and Turkey with a few tunes from Cambodia and Thailand thrown-in for good measure. You can find us playing every Friday evening, 6-9pm, at Typhoon Restaurant, 344 Main Street, Middletown, CT.
The Balkan Situations have now dispersed across the globe and fall asleep each night, dreaming of reunions…if you’d like to contact us about a reunion gig, please send us an email or a courier pigeon.
Please contact us at thebalkansituations@gmail.com
The Balkan Situations are…
Vaiva Aglinskas - violin
Ian Hollander - guitar
Sam Hyson - violin
Gergely Kiss - clarinet, kaval
Tzippy Rhodes - flute
Rachel Thompson - violin
Anna Urban - percussion
Anthony Zannino - accordion
Jonathan Zorn - bass
hi… thanks for transcripting of balkan songs..this very is important…i liked it….
hi…i watch u at youtube…thats good work…i m a fun of balkans…can u think Taraf de Haidouks play that songs with eye contact..:))) that’s life….
Jonathan and Rachel,
I read your posting on craigslist but the email was rejected by the server. I’m a local C’ville musician playing violin, mando, guitar, balalaika, bass, etc..
i’m currently playing with the gypsy band ‘verbunk’(as well as off and on with 6 or 7 other bands ) and was interested in your looking for people to play Balkan music. You can email or call my cell if you’d like to talk and maybe jam. 434-962-3990
Thanks,
Dan Sebring
I am so happy I found out about your group. I am coming right down to Main Street of Friday nite to see you!
Dear Jonathan and Rachel,
I have some questions to ask you about people, music, and the midwest. I can’t find your e-mail addresses on the Wesleyan website but I did find THIS. Please write me an e-mail so I can have YOURS. Thanks!
Lina
Hi!
This music really touches my heart!! I would really like to get in contact with folks playing Balkanian(?) music here in Europe. Mainly people that lives in the Balkan area, as I’m planning a journey to either Hungary or Bulgaria next spring/summer (I’m from Norway). I would really appreciate it.
John K
I’m Cambodian, and you guys did a KICKS ASS classical Cambodian song….keep up the good work.
Nice.