http://thebalkansituations.wordpress.com Voi Voi Kiss! Thu, 10 Sep 2009 09:13:37 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://thebalkansituations.wordpress.com/cd/#comment-520 Thom Fri, 21 Mar 2008 21:45:21 +0000 http://thebalkansituations.wordpress.com/cd/#comment-520 I found you guys over Youtube searching for a video of Gankino Horo, amazing! I have only just started getting into this style of music, mostly through Fishtank Ensemble, Farmers Market, and Estradasphere. Where would be a good source to find the music to learn some of these fantastic songs? I found you guys over Youtube searching for a video of Gankino Horo, amazing! I have only just started getting into this style of music, mostly through Fishtank Ensemble, Farmers Market, and Estradasphere. Where would be a good source to find the music to learn some of these fantastic songs?

]]> http://thebalkansituations.wordpress.com/cd/#comment-12 Irene Kazmers Sun, 11 Mar 2007 03:51:39 +0000 http://thebalkansituations.wordpress.com/cd/#comment-12 "The Balkan Situations" rules! I fortunately heard you at Typhoon while visiting our daughter, Julia, who attends Wesleyan - fantastic music- I was absolutely transported! She then sent me your CD, which is great. It is now semi-permanently/permanently located in my car CD player. I think the first time I heard Balkan traditional music was when I belonged to a folk dance troupe in middle school (in Berkeley, CA), and one of our dances was to this style of music - and I loved it so much then but never heard much more until now. I have played violin/fiddle since 6 yrs old so for 50 yrs - (but only off and on as an adult - lately I've played in a German style oom-pah band and occasionally sit in with a folk music jam circle sometimes) - and I am really in awe of your group! I am really wondering where/how you learned and/or improvised all these great tunes?! You are all so talented and you are now my favorite group, period. Thank you for being - "The Balkan Situations"! Your fan, Irene K. Petoskey, Michigan “The Balkan Situations” rules!
I fortunately heard you at Typhoon while visiting our daughter, Julia, who attends Wesleyan – fantastic music- I was absolutely transported! She then sent me your CD, which is great. It is now semi-permanently/permanently located in my car CD player. I think the first time I heard Balkan traditional music was when I belonged to a folk dance troupe in middle school (in Berkeley, CA), and one of our dances was to this style of music – and I loved it so much then but never heard much more until now. I have played violin/fiddle since 6 yrs old so for 50 yrs – (but only off and on as an adult – lately I’ve played in a German style oom-pah band and occasionally sit in with a folk music jam circle sometimes) – and I am really in awe of your group!
I am really wondering where/how you learned and/or improvised all these great tunes?! You are all so talented and you are now my favorite group, period.
Thank you for being – “The Balkan Situations”!
Your fan,
Irene K.
Petoskey, Michigan

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