Vardos is an all-female violin/ accordion/ double bass gypsy trio based in Melbourne, Australia, known for their energetic performance style. Formed by Alana Hunt (violin) in Perth in 1993, [1] Vardos relocated to Melbourne in 1998 where Sofia Chapman (accordion) joined the band. [2] Kate Hosking (bass) joined later [3] and was replaced by Melinda McCarthy (double bass) in 2003. [4] Indra Buraczewska played double bass with Vardos from 2005- 2011 along with Frances Evans. Multi-instrumentalist Kirri Büchler took over on double bass in 2012. [5] [6] Hunt and Chapman have made trips to eastern Europe to study with folk and Romani musicians [7] and have recorded six albums.
Vardos have toured to New Caledonia, New Zealand, Switzerland, Hungary, Amsterdam, London and the Edinburgh Fringe [8] and have made cameo appearances on television including Spicks and Specks [9] and Seachange on ABC television, [10] and Painted Lady, a film about artist Vali Myers, shown on SBS in Australia, and the BBC news in Scotland. Vardos' version of Kylie Minogue's " I Should Be So Lucky" can be heard on the compilation CD "This is the Place for a Song" [11] which was a finalist for an Aria award for Best World Music Album 2005.
- Vardos (1999)
- Entertaining Countess Dracula (2002)
- Wild Side of the Village (2006)
- Until it's time to go (2011)
- Palazzo Party (2017)
- The Top Secret Violin Case (2020)
- ^ "It's just the gypsy in their soul", Hobart Mercury, 22 March 2007
- ^ Schenken, Natalie (1 November 2004), "From Transylvania with love", Moreland Leader
- ^ Bazzani, Rozzi (12 February 2003), "Capturing the gypsy", Herald Sun
- ^ Schenken, Natalie (1 November 2004), "From Transylvania with love", Moreland Leader
- ^ "Musical gypsies make their own luck", MX (Australia), 14 July 2005
- ^ Young, Kane (14 July 2005), "Trio's show a taste of Eastern Europe", Hobart Mercury
- ^ Poulos, Dannielle (9 April 2000), "Vardos driven by spirit of the gypsies", Sunday Herald Sun
- ^ "Two gigs of gypsy-folk", Hobart Mercury, 7 August 2008
- ^ "In short", The Advertiser, 7 January 2010
- ^ "It's just the gypsy in their . . . sound", Hobart Mercury, 27 December 2007
- ^ Cuthbertson, Ian (14 July 2005), "How to make magic", The Australian
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Vardos is an all-female violin/ accordion/ double bass gypsy trio based in Melbourne, Australia, known for their energetic performance style. Formed by Alana Hunt (violin) in Perth in 1993, [1] Vardos relocated to Melbourne in 1998 where Sofia Chapman (accordion) joined the band. [2] Kate Hosking (bass) joined later [3] and was replaced by Melinda McCarthy (double bass) in 2003. [4] Indra Buraczewska played double bass with Vardos from 2005- 2011 along with Frances Evans. Multi-instrumentalist Kirri Büchler took over on double bass in 2012. [5] [6] Hunt and Chapman have made trips to eastern Europe to study with folk and Romani musicians [7] and have recorded six albums.
Vardos have toured to New Caledonia, New Zealand, Switzerland, Hungary, Amsterdam, London and the Edinburgh Fringe [8] and have made cameo appearances on television including Spicks and Specks [9] and Seachange on ABC television, [10] and Painted Lady, a film about artist Vali Myers, shown on SBS in Australia, and the BBC news in Scotland. Vardos' version of Kylie Minogue's " I Should Be So Lucky" can be heard on the compilation CD "This is the Place for a Song" [11] which was a finalist for an Aria award for Best World Music Album 2005.
- Vardos (1999)
- Entertaining Countess Dracula (2002)
- Wild Side of the Village (2006)
- Until it's time to go (2011)
- Palazzo Party (2017)
- The Top Secret Violin Case (2020)
- ^ "It's just the gypsy in their soul", Hobart Mercury, 22 March 2007
- ^ Schenken, Natalie (1 November 2004), "From Transylvania with love", Moreland Leader
- ^ Bazzani, Rozzi (12 February 2003), "Capturing the gypsy", Herald Sun
- ^ Schenken, Natalie (1 November 2004), "From Transylvania with love", Moreland Leader
- ^ "Musical gypsies make their own luck", MX (Australia), 14 July 2005
- ^ Young, Kane (14 July 2005), "Trio's show a taste of Eastern Europe", Hobart Mercury
- ^ Poulos, Dannielle (9 April 2000), "Vardos driven by spirit of the gypsies", Sunday Herald Sun
- ^ "Two gigs of gypsy-folk", Hobart Mercury, 7 August 2008
- ^ "In short", The Advertiser, 7 January 2010
- ^ "It's just the gypsy in their . . . sound", Hobart Mercury, 27 December 2007
- ^ Cuthbertson, Ian (14 July 2005), "How to make magic", The Australian
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