Profile: Paul Brown
Paul D. Brown (the D is for Douglas) has been house bassist, a non-teaching staff role, at the EEFC workshops since 1996. He is known for his easygoing personal style and intense musical chops on both electric and acoustic bass. While consistently providing a reliable bass line in the many ensembles he plays with, he is also inventive and adventurous in his melodic playing. With an eye from the bandstand on almost every flavor of music presented at camp, he has a unique perspective on the scene. Continue Reading
2017 Scholarship Recipients
In 2017 our community sent 25 individuals on scholarship to the summer Balkan Music & Dance Workshops. Scholarship types included the EEFC’s Dick Crum/Kef Scholarship and the Čoček Nation, Stefni Agin, and Lillie Cooper scholarships. Click to read … Continue Reading
New & Notable 2018
Check out some new music from people in the Kef Times community. Continue Reading
Rare Sounds Come Down From the Mountains: A Review of Drómeno’s “Music from Epirus”
Sometimes, by pure serendipity, you come across a new experience that reaches into your soul. . . . Continue Reading
2017 Workshop Photos
See photos from the 2017 Mendocino and Iroquois Springs Workshops. Continue Reading
In Memoriam
In this issue we honor two giants in our community and beyond who died in 2017: Vlad Popovich, tambura player and teacher, and Dinka Ruseva, singer, teacher and Bulgarian folk celebrity. Continue Reading