TARAF TAMBAL

Taraf Tambal play lively dance tunes and mournful shepherd's songs from Romania, Bulgaria, Serbia and Macedonia.

At the heart of the group is the Romanian hammer dulcimer or "Tambal" played by Will Eager. Mike Patterson (violin), Sam Vincent (double bass) and Philip Griffin (oud, guitars, cümbüş and ukulele) round out a band of masterful muses.

The group's repertoire is partly original and partly drawn from traditional folk music of the Balkan countries.

Collectively and individually they have performed at WOMADelaide, The Woodford Folk Festival, The Sydney Opera House, Melbourne/Perth/Adelaide International Festivals, The National Folk Festival, The Big Day Out, The Stradbroke and Sunshine Coast Chamber Music Festivals, The Romanian Wine Festival, and The Mullumbimby Multicultural Festival to name just a few venues.

All four performers are highly active musicians in Brisbane, performing in diverse groups such as Gosti, Estampa, East of West, The QLD Symphony Orchestra, Camerata - QLD’s Chamber Orchestra, Queensland Barqoue Orchestra, Aaron Brown’s Early Modern, The Impulse Orchestra, Fractio Modi and Tyrone & Lesley.