Balkan Invasion invited contemporary musicians from Scotland and the Balkans to compose original new works at the Forest in Edinburgh in April and May 2006. Made possible by the Visiting Arts Creative Collaborations in Music Awards, Balkan Invasion is the latest of many Scottish and former Yugoslav artists’ events organised by Firefly International since 1999. The material contained in this recording was performed in venues across the UK including Glenuig Hall in the North West Highlands of Scotland, Stereo in Glasgow, The Forest in Edinburgh and the Battersea Arts Centre in London. The participants included members of Edinburgh’s own gypsy brass generals Orkestra Del Sol (Glastonbury, Thames Festival), Fopp award winning hip hop troupe the Abdominal Showmen (Scottish Hobo Society), electronic wizard Dan Seizure (Greenman Festival, Curios), guerrilla fiddler Jack Richold and the Jimmy Joyce Rolls Royce Band from Bosnia Herzegovina.
ARTISTS:
Edin Mutfic: Accordion, vocals, acoustic + electric guitar
Edina Vosanovic: Vocals + piano
Sanjin Vosanovic: Bass + acoustic guitar
Edo Soldin: Electric guitar
Marcus Britton: Cornet trumpet
Olivia Furness: Tenor saxophone
Dan Gorman: Harmonium, beats, synths + percussion
Mikel Krumins: Beats and rhymes
Jack Richold: Violin + Vocals
Stephen Patterson: Congas + Percussion
Haley Beavis: Vocals
Miroslav Mitrovic: Words