Golonka
Based in Adelaide
About this act
Violin, guitar, clarinet, accordion, domra and double bass, playing gypsy and eastern European music out of Adelaide. Golonka work in two moods and let you choose the mix. There are gentle, emotional pieces for a thoughtful room, things like Shostakovich's Waltz No 2 and Zulya's Waltz of Emptiness, and then there are the dance numbers that empty the chairs. Miserlou, Bulgar Freilach, Romano Horo. They've played WOMAD in 2013, toured Japan in 2016, and kept performing since, with a third album, Cut out the Day, released on vinyl. The line-up is four players or five, depending on the booking. Sound gear can come in full, scaled down for a small room, or left at home entirely if you want them acoustic. Festivals of thousands and wedding receptions of a dozen have both been done. Fully insured for public liability, instruments and gear.
Repertoire
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Zulya Waltz of Empiness
Miserlou
Belly of the Whale
Fairwell Summer
Strange Game
Shostakovich Waltz No 2
Newborn Lamb
Bowler Hat Tango
Tango Ballad
Traveller’s Song
Chim Chimmery
Bistro Fada
King Frog
Pussycat
Matase
Bovril
Adjo Jano
Ale Meyn Libe
Tzur Mishelo
Fairground
Dona
He’s a Clown
Pain of Love
Bulgar Freilach
Jämtland
Majestic Dance
The Rain Horse
End Credits
Tears of Morning
Jalgan Ay
Di Saposhkelekh
Romano Horo
My Little Love
Ukranian Tune
Stinky Blue
Sweet Father
Dance of Delight
Blue Drag
Khassidishe Nigun
Clown’s Caravan
Fun Tashlach
Doubting Thomas
My Old Heart
Vogelmist
Cumbria Sobre El Mar
Astrakan Cafe
Flatbush Waltz
Il Fait Beau
Alabama
Grün Tag Waltz
Catifea
Araber Tantz
Naphtaly’s Freilach
Bon Frommage