At Balkan Sundays, we like to keep it hardly strickly Balkan by throwing in different styles once in a while. If we are going to diverge from Balkan, we make sure that it is extra special and that is certainly the case this Sunday.

Here is a little info about Veretski Pass:

Taking its name from the mountain pass through which Magyar tribes crossed into the Carpathian basin to settle what later became the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Veretski Pass offers a unique and exciting combination of virtuosic musicianship and raw energy that has excited concertgoers across the world. The trio plays Old Country Music with origins in the Ottoman Empire, once fabled as the borderlands of the East and the West. In a true collage of Carpathian, Jewish, Rumanian and Ottoman styles, typical suites contain dances from Moldavia and Bessarabia; Jewish melodies from Poland and Rumania; Hutzul wedding music from Carpathian-Ruthenia; and haunting Rebetic aires from Smyrna, seamlessly integrated with original compositions. Their CDs have repeatedly been on the 10-best recording lists of journalists since 2002.

Also, we are moving just around the corner to the new Baobab! It’s a much larger space than Little Baobab but, just so you know, it will be all indoors. There is some ventilation and, again, the space is large and airy. Hope to see you there.