Philhellenes

Voice / Violin / Guitars / Tzouras / Accordion / Banjo

Philhellenes

voice / violin / guitars / tzouras / accordion / banjo

Mairead Hannan (from the Xylouris Ensemble – violin & voice), Wayne Simmons (from Polyxeni – guitar, accordion & banjo) and Con Kalamaras (from the Melbourne Rebetiko Ensemble – guitar & tzouras) play a mixture of traditional repertoire from Asia Minor and the songs composed by the Greek refugee musicians from that area, such as Dalgas (Antonis Diamantidis) Panos Tountas and Kostas Skarvelis.