Balkan Kafe Orchestra

Members of Balkan Kafe Orchestra

The BKO sprang from the imagination of Hank Bradley in collaboration with Frannie Leopold and Cathie Whitesides. Based on the bands Hank saw perform in Macedonia, Greece and the Balkans, they enjoy learning up as many musical languages as possible with the ever-challenging hope they might sidle up to your table at a cozy café and play just the very tune you were dreaming of. Obviously life-work in progress, nevertheless Greek, Serbian, Romanian, Russian, American, Irish and Cajun tunes get a good run, and with sufficient tips original and spontaneous tunes sometimes occur. The BKO has a recording about to be released.

 

Contact us by email (cathiewhitesides (at) comcast.net) or at 206-525-6869 for date and details or bookings. They will appear at Lark in the Morning 2008.