Balkan Dance Party With Music by Kef of Eugene

Kef is based in Eugene and has been playing for dancers since 2007. Their music is a sampling of the regional genres found across the Balkans, from Bulgarian wedding music to Serbian brass band, and from 1960s radio-style orchestrations to simple melody/drone-based village music.  Most repertoire comes from the folk tradition, learned from recordings or directly from notable musicians in the Balkan music community.  Each member brings a unique aspect to the music stemming from the diversity of their individual musical experiences and aesthetics.  The band consists of Nisha Calkins-Godfrey on cello, Dan Gibson on guitar , Alex Lowe on trumpet, Sharon Rogers on accordion and vocals, Cody Simmons on trumpet and truba, and Ken Sokolov on percussion.

Bring finger food to share.

This event is sponsored by the Hoolyeh Folkdancers and the Corvallis Folklore Society.