Friday, January 15, 2021
| 6pm EST (UTC-5) | Doors Open, Martenitsa workshop |
| 7pm – 1am EST | Music Live Stream (Vimeo) – register here for link |
Saturday, January 16, 2021
| 5pm EST | Doors Open |
| 6pm – 1am EST | Music Live Stream (Vimeo) and Charshiya Gatherings (Zoom) |
View the continuous music Stream on Vimeo using your email ticket link or access code.
No ticket? Register here. Lost ticket? Find it here or reregister.
Join separate Charshiya gatherings on Zoom via the Gatherings page, or click the link in Description below.
Group details and performer names here. Group CDs, merchandise, tip jars here.
Note: All times are approximate, USA EST (UTC-5). Schedule subject to change.
Tune in early for your favorite groups in case the festival runs ahead of schedule.
| Start | Name | Venue | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 6:00pm | Martenitsa Workshop | Zoom | Make a traditional Balkan ornament of red and white yarn as a wish for health, peace and that spring will soon come. All ages welcome. (Charshiya gathering) |
| Fri 7:00pm | Session 1 | Stream | |
| 7:05 | Dance Teaching | Stream Live | Steve teaches a dance, then we dance to the music. Repeat. |
| 7:05 | Zlatne Uste First Dance | Stream | Balkan Brass set with dance Instruction |
| 7:48 | Backyard Jam | Stream | Backyard Balkan |
| 7:55 | Milorad Golijan | Stream | Serbian traditional dance music on accordion |
| Fri 8:00pm | Session 2 | Stream | |
| 8:05 | ROSA vocal group | Stream | Serbian traditional singing |
| 8:13 | Veselba | Stream | Bulgarian and Macedonian folk songs and dance music |
| 8:38 | Marjorie & Melinda | Stream | Macedonian traditional songs with tambura |
| 8:53 | Svirači | Stream | Macedonian and Bulgarian folk dance tunes |
| Fri 9:15pm | Session 3 | Stream | |
| 9:18 | Niva | Stream | Macedonian village style ensemble |
| 9:45 | Aya Safiya & Tano Brock | Stream Live | Traditional music from Greece and Albania |
| 10:07 | Mountain Lions | Stream | Balkan and Turkish dance music on saxes and drum |
| Fri 10:30pm | Session 4 | Stream | |
| 10:33 | BAT Trio | Stream Live | Turkish classical music |
| 10:53 | Kavala | Stream | Music from Greek Macedonia |
| 11:24 | Vassil Bebelekov tribute | Stream | Rhodope kaba gajda (Bulgarian low bagpipe) & world music |
| Fri 11:45pm | Session 5 | Stream | |
| 11:49 | Mark Levy and Carol Silverman Interview | Stream | EEFC Founder Mark Levy and Carol Silverman speak about Slavej and Golden Festival |
| 11:54 | Slavej | Stream | Balkan folk music |
| 12:10 | Musiki Parea | Stream | Greek and Turkish village and urban styles |
| 12:36 | Vila Navio | Stream | Portuguese traditional music reinterpreted |
| 12:59 | Greek Judas | Stream | Hard Rock take on old Greek Rebetika |
| Sat 5:00pm | Doors Open | Stream | |
| Sat 6:00pm | Session 1 | Stream | |
| 6:02 | Ethel Raim Interview | Stream | Reflections from CTMD founder Ethel Raim |
| 6:03 | 101 Kaba Gaidi and Tupani | Stream | Bulgarian bagpipes and drums |
| 6:09 | The Rosen Sisters | Stream | International folk dance tunes on twin fiddles |
| 6:29 | Cherven Traktor | Stream | Traditional Bulgarian dance music |
| 6:46 | Dunava | Stream | Balkan choir |
| 6:57 | Dunava Sing-along | Stream Live | Sing along in three part harmony |
| Sat 7:00pm | Sedenka Gathering | Zoom | Textiles, traditions and travel tales (Charshiya gathering) |
| Sat 7:00pm | Session 2 | Stream | |
| 7:03 | Dina Trageser Interview | Stream | Dina Trageser on Dunava and Golden Festival |
| 7:06 | Da! Mozhem | Stream | Balkan dance music and song |
| 7:23 | Young Bulgarian Voices New York | Stream | Bulgarian traditional songs |
| 7:30 | Orchester Praževica | Stream | Music of the lower Danube area |
| 7:52 | Ihtimanska | Stream | Bulgarian and Turkish music reinterpreted |
| Sat 8:15pm | Session 3 | Stream | |
| 8:15 | Lauren Brody's Accordion Bytes | Stream | Bulgarian, Macedonian and Romanian songs and dance tunes |
| 8:23 | Dolunay | Stream Live | Turkish music |
| 8:45 | Y.A.M.M.S. | Stream | Roma music from Serbia and Macedonia |
| 9:12 | Novi Hitovi Brass Band | Stream | Brass bangers from the Balkans and beyond |
| Sat 9:30pm | Session 4 | Stream | |
| 9:30 | Kehilla Community Klezmer Band | Stream | Jewish festive and dance music |
| 9:35 | Slavic Soul Party! | Stream | Balkan brass funk |
| 9:47 | Wind of Anatolia | Stream Live | Turkish folk and pop music |
| 10:00pm (time change) | Boza Challenge | Zoom | Turkish and Balkan beverage-making and lore (Charshiya gathering) |
| 10:09 | Sarma Brass Band | Stream | Balkan brass band music |
| 10:18 | Zabava! | Stream | Izvorno and chalgija music from Macedonia and Bulgaria |
| Sat 10:40pm | Session 5 | Stream | |
| 10:42 | Zlatne Uste | Stream | Balkan Brass band music |
| 11:19 | Gogofski | Stream | Macedonian music |
| Sat 11:45pm | Session 6 | Stream | |
| 11:46 | Vlada Tomova Interview | Stream | Vlada Tomova speaks about Yasna Voices and Golden Festival |
| 11:50 | Yasna Voices NY Bulgarian Women's Choir | Stream | Bulgarian women's choir |
| 12:02 | Ashlae Blume Banda | Stream Live | Roma and Balkan folk and fusion |
| 12:23 | Madarka | Stream | Eastern European music esp. Klezmer and Roma |
| 12:38 | Scott Wilson & Efendi | Stream | Mid East music |
| 12:47 | Kef | Stream | Balkan dance music |
| 13:16 | Zlatne Uste Finale | Stream | ZU playing in Grand Prospect Hall |
