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BIOGRAPHY The Balkan Wanderers are a 5-piece band from Oxford, who formed in 2014. We play gypsy-ska-indie-punk music inspired by traditional Balkan artists (e.g. Amira Medunjanin, Šaban Bajramović) and punk/ska bands (e.g. Mano Negra, Bad Religion). Consisting of singer Antica Culina (Croatian), Stuart Wigby on guitar/vocals, Clare Heaviside on clarinet and tenor sax, Marc Witte (Germany) on bass, and Emma Coombs on drums, we create original East (European)-meets-West songs, often containing a mixture of English and Croatian styles and lyrics. Representative songs: The Poet https://soundcloud.com/the-balkan-wanderers/the-poet/s-ofj2D Clouds https://youtu.be/2uUWn2iwFD8 Pride https://soundcloud.com/the-balkan-wanderers/pride (picked as one of the tracks of the year 2015 by Oxford’s Nightshift Magazine) Radio play includes: The Tom Robinson show and BBC Introducing Mixtape (BBC Radio 6 Music); Ruth Barnes (Amazing Radio); BBC Oxford (including live session for BBC Introducing Oxford). Gigs. >40 including: Common People Oxford Festival (headlining the “Uncommon Stage” [best of local acts] 2016); Cornbury Festival (2015 & 2016); All Tamara’s Parties Festival (headliners); The Oxford Punt (showcase of Oxfordshire talent). Reviews:

– “A brilliant, brilliant live party band”, Ronan Munro, BBC Introducing Oxford, Oct 2016

– “This level of energy and fun is exactly what’s needed to bring a triumphant two days on the Uncommon stage to a close, and a fitting demonstration of the depth and quality of the Oxford scene” Nightshift Magazine, review of Common People Oxford Festival, July 2016

– “The musical equivalent of a fiery shot of absinthe” Tim Hughes, Oxford Mail, May 2015

– “Put simply, they are excellent” Robert Langham, Nightshift Magazine, December 2014

– “..adept at turning a group of random audience members into a frugging ball of euphoria” Gappy Tooth Industries Nov 2014

– "Legendary performance, best reaction we've ever had to a special guest act" Stuart Macbeth, The

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THE BALKAN WANDERERS

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– “if you require any reminder that we’re lucky that Balkan Wanderers found their way into the Oxford scene, just put on this classy EP.” Nightshift Magazine, Nov 2015

The Pride EP:

– "Culina’s Croatian inflections marking her out as one of the very best vocalists the city has to offer currently. See them live and buy the EP." Nightshift Magazine, April 2015

– "Richly musical, subtly subversive and slightly deranged" MusicInOxford.co.uk Feb 2015 Contact / links TheBalkanWanderers@gmail.com 07986 877049 (Stuart) facebook.com/TheBalkanWanderers / twitter.com/BalkanWanderers / instagram.com/thebalkanwanderers thebalkanwanderers.bandcamp.com / soundcloud.com/the-balkan-wanderers / youtube.com/user/TheBalkanWanderers Images

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