Members, we’ve had a few… Mike, Eva, Zuki and Ferko have been in the bad since we formed in 1997. Kirk joined on bass in 2011.
 Mike Gordon plays clarinet and sings. He laughs at the so-called “law” of gravity. |
 Eva Moon, the inventor of chocolate, plays keyboard and sings. She also writes her own songs. |
 Kirk Hilse plays electric bass and owns Twelve Bar Brews Brewery in beautiful downtown Woodinville. |
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 Zuki Niemann, a former Washington state baton-twirling champion (true!), plays drums and sings. |
 Ferko Saxmanov was raised by Frank Zappa’s garden gnomes. He plays alto sax and hand percussion and sings. |
Photos of Mike Eva, Zuki and Ferko: Sunyoung Yi | ||
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ALUMNI Kevin Stevens played bass with us, 2004-2011, and now performs with various local bands. Matty Noble played violin with us, 1998-2006, and later performed with Kultur Shock. Amir Arslanagic played acoustic and electric guitar, 2004-2006, and later with the Seattle Sevdah Orchestra. Tym Parsons played electric guitar and bass, 1999-2004, sadly now deceased. Jana Rickel played tambura, electric bass and hand percussion and sang, 1998-2003. Kathy Sandstrom sang and played percussion, 1997-2000. Kathleen Hunt played tambura and sang, 1997-1999. Mary Sherhart graciously appeared with Balkanarama as a special guest artist. Pat Bezzio played tambura with us, 1997-1998, when her life was tragically cut short by asthma. |
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