Golonka have been playing gypsy tunes and the folk songs of Eastern Europe for many a year, and have distilled these influences to create their own wild and beautiful music. It’s an intoxicating mix resonant with klezmer, manouche, Romanian and Transylvanian folk, improvisation and a bit of urban grit.
Their instrumentals include gorgeous melodies on bowed double bass, feisty and fiery fiddle, pumping accordion and quirky clarinet. Their songs tell of the stars and the moon, of love and of death, and of pussycats and preachers.
Golonka’s have released two albums, Clown's Caravan and Travellers' Song with their next album due for release later this year.
The five players have performed throughout Australia, Europe, the Americas and Asia, at festivals, in orchestras and on the streets of the world.
Golonka features Belinda Gehlert on violin, Dylan Woolcock on vocals, guitar and mandolin, Quincy Grant on clarinet and guitar, Gareth Chin on accordion, and Harley Grey on Double Bass.