Sinovi Tamburitzanzs, formed in the fall of 1980, perform traditional tamburitza music of Croatia and beyond. The group was born out of the Seattle Jr. Tamburitzans for which it served as the music combo for the dance section of SJT. The group consists of two brothers, Tom and George Jovanovich (Brac and Bugarija) and their sons, Nick (brac) and Jake (bass). Lead singer is John Morovich (brac and accordion). They are often joined by Tim Jovanovich on Cello and Steven Mataya on brac.

The group has performed extensively in the Pacific Northwest and California and nationally regularly participating in Tamburitza Extravaganzas since 1981.

Sinovi specializes in the becar style of tamburitza music popular in the turn of the century Croatian American immigrant communities. The group has a large reportoire of traditional Kolo dances and popular Croatian songs.

Known for their broad stylistic range and diverse repertoire, Ariana Rosen and Amberly Rosen Hoins have been presenting duo violin performances together since 1994. Exposed to a wide variety of music from a young age, the Rosen Sisters present eclectic programs of music from around the world. Specializing in Western Classical, American Country/Folk Fiddle, Traditional Irish, Balkan, Mediterranean and Scandinavian folk dance music, they have delighted audiences at venues across the United States, Europe and Asia. Since graduating from the Manhattan School of Music, Ariana has been highly sought after as a teacher and performer (including appearances with Distinguished Concerts International New York and Parlando) in the greater New York City area for the past 19 years. Amberly graduated from Berklee in Boston, and has been seen performing on The Late Show with David Letterman, and the Grand Ole Opry. She is based out of Nashville, TN where she performs, teaches, and enjoys being a new mom.

Melissa Miller (Bulgarian and Macedonian vocals, Bulgarian and Macedonian kaval, tambourine)
Lew Smith (tupan, dumbek, Bulgarian and Macedonian tambura)
Jim Little (Bulgarian and Macedonian gajdas, tupan, Swedish säckpipa, fiddle, Macedonian tambura)

Set list:
Pravoto (Gajdexhiju)
Berovka/Ratevka
Sandansko
Ne sedi dzhemo/Devojchje, devojche
Narodno oro

Svirači (pronounced SVEE-rah-chee) is a three-member band that plays traditional village-style Macedonian and Bulgarian music for folk dancers, plus some Scandinavian folk dance tunes. In 1974, after the very first week-long Balkan Music Camp (at Sweet's Mill, above Fresno, CA) a number of us South-Bay/Peninsula residents who had attended decided we should get together again and play together. Members of the original early-days Svirači included Peter Ward (accordion, tambura), Mike Gage (clarinet, Bulgarian kaval), Gary Breitbard (violin, gudulka) as well as the current members Jim Little (string bass, gajda, and violin), Melissa Miller (flute, kaval), and Lewis Smith (percussion and tambura). We had an urban as well as a village repertoire back then, because we had the instrumentation; however, within a few years, as Pete, Mike, and Gary had changes in their personal lives, they left Svirači and we settled into exploring the village repertoire more deeply. Melissa began singing in public with the group at about that same time. For a time in the 1980s, Kip McAtee, now living in Hawaii, joined us on tambura. When Jim took up playing Swedish bagpipe, we added some Scandinavian music to our repertoire. We also have more urban style pieces using fiddle, voice, tambura, and percussion.

Website: http://sviraci.persson-little.com

Tips/Donations:
Venmo to Lewis-Smith-70