Dunava

And that's 20 years! Thank you to all who came to our big anniversary concert last weekend, and who sang and danced so beautifully at the end. Special thanks to Vasil Denev for joining us on kaval, Michael Lawson on accordion, and our numerous friends who volunteered to help organize all the details. We livestreamed the whole think, and the link is in the comments. Photo credit to Todd Rogers! We are so humbled and grateful by our amazing and supportive community.

Arrived in Pazardzhik, where we’ll perform in a concert Saturday, together with the local choir and Usmifka from Denmark, to honor Tzvetanka’s birthday. Found the poster around town right away. 😍

Hello from Belgrade! We are meeting with the amazing Svetlana Spajić, who is taking us deep into Serbian “village” singing and transforming our sound one by one. Amazing stuff!

Departure time! (Well, some have already left, some are leaving today.) Bit by bit we’re making our way to the Balkans. First stop: Belgrade!

If you happen to be in Bulgaria on August 2, come find us in Pazardzhik at this concert of Ivan and Tzvetanka Varimezovi & Friends. Other friends include the Pazardzhik Ensemble Choir (which Tzvetanka used to direct) and Usmifka Bulgarian Choir from Denmark.