Gypsy Duo

Marc Walpot and Lousie Appleby specialise in performing traditional Eastern European Folk Music. They have performed together on accordion and clarinet, violin and guitar for over five years, including performances in the South West and also overseas including appearing at the International Clarinet festival in Brittany in 1999. They performed at Sidmouth festival with their larger group "Shavali" which included a BBC Radio 2 broadcast.

Now mainly performing as a duet they perform music from Bulgaria, Armenia, Former-Yugoslavia, Macedonia, all in the fascinating time signatures of 5/8, 7/8, 9/8 etc. The couple perform a variety of folk dance tunes from very slow Jewish Horas to upbeat Bulgarian Khoros. They perform for many occasions as well as a recent theatre collaboration with the Dartington Playgoers doing the music for the Bertold Brecht play "The Caucasian Chalk Circle". They have performed for big recitals, weddings, parties, theme evenings as well as facilitating workshops.

The music they specialise in comes from researching into village communities in Bulgaria. All of the tunes they play from Bulgaria have deep rooted traditions, and a way of playing. They arrange their music in a way not to detract from this, but also to stamp their own style on it as well.

For further information contact Marc Telephone 01803 762108

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