West of Odessa and Karamfil, Toronto, ON, October 17, 2009
West of Odessa and Karamfil will be performing at the Ontario Folk Dance Association's 40th Anniversary Banquet this Saturday evening (6-12) at the Estonian House, 958 Broadview Ave., north of Danforth in Toronto. Dancing will be led by Helen Winkler, who does such a great job as the dance leader at the Ashkenaz Fest. For more information see:
West of Odessa, a Buffalo, NY/Hamilton, Ont. based trio will feature Moldavian/Ukrainian klezmer. The group includes clarinet, accordion, poyk and tsimbl. Karamfil, a performing group based in Rochester, NY features Macedonian/Bulgarian music performed on traditional folk instruments.