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Favoriting January 18, 2020:

Live from the Golden Fest - Brooklyn's Spectacular Balkan Bacchanal



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Select videos from Golden Fest 2014 (thanks to Noel Kropf )

It's our twelfth annual live broadcast from Brooklyn's legendary Balkan and East European music and dance blowout! Golden Fest is a massive two night gathering of musicians, folk dance enthusiasts and fans held at the spectacular Grand Prospect Hall in Brooklyn's South Slope.

The festival kicks off with a multi-band dance party on Friday night (Jan 17). Then for the big event some sixty bands performed on five stages from 6 pm until the wee hours. We bring you Saturday night's early action live from the Grand Ballroom, center stage of this fabulous Balkan-inspired bacchanal.

Massive thanks to our illustrious engineer and tech director Irene Trudel and our volunteer crew:

Caryn Havlik
Gaylord Fields
Gil Shuster
Ilana Goldin
James Kogan
Jason Sigal
Jeremy Bloom
Jim the Poet
Jon Flores
Katie Gentile
Marcus Acosta
Micah Loewinger

Artist Track Approx. start time
Mlado Selo  Live from Golden Fest 2020   Favoriting  
Romashka  Live from Golden Fest 2020   Favoriting 0:35:38 (Pop-up)
Orchester Praževica  Live from Golden Fest 2020   Favoriting 1:05:32 (Pop-up)
Slavic Soul Party  Live from Golden Fest 2020   Favoriting 1:38:04 (Pop-up)
Elem All Stars  Live from Golden Fest 2020   Favoriting 2:13:44 (Pop-up)
Mames Babegenush  Live from Golden Fest 2020   Favoriting 2:51:54 (Pop-up)

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Listener comments!

Avatar 🌍 Swag For Life Member 6:01pm
chresti:

Hello sound paradise!
Avatar 🌍 Swag For Life Member 6:02pm
Bas NL:

Hi Rob, Irene and crew!
  6:02pm
queems:

hi rob & irene & all!!! i finally made it out to the golden fest last night!! it was fantastic!!!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 6:04pm
Handy Haversack:

Another year, another failure to attend for us. Got another gig to go to in a little bit here, but it sure sounds good!
  6:07pm
queems:

@handy i’d been meaning to go for 5 years. it was definitely something
Avatar Swag For Life Member 6:08pm
full metal monkey:

Hi Rob and everyone out there. This sounds great.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 6:10pm
dale:

is this like the touring group from the doc 'gypsy caravan?'
Avatar Swag For Life Member 6:11pm
Rob W:

These are VERY little kids playing right now!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 6:14pm
Rob W:

But to Dale's question - er, not exactly! They're kids who learned to play East European music this past August in an annual summer folk dance / music camp held in the Catskills, upstate NY - eefc.org...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 6:14pm
Handy Haversack:

YOu give us hope, @queems!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 6:15pm
dale:

so these are all local-ish people.
Avatar 🌍 6:16pm
slugluv1313:

hiya Rob and everyone!
what fun on a snowy Winter night!!!
& yup! same here, been dying to attend myself for years! but either had to work, or was broke :(
these little kids are FANTASTIC!!!!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 6:16pm
Jim the Poet:

Sounds great, Rob!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 6:16pm
Mr. Pumpy:

Hi, Rob. Loving the live vibes. Thank you!
  6:16pm
queems:

imagine learning how to play music 5 months ago and then playing in front of a crowd this large. and also being a child
Avatar Swag For Life Member 6:17pm
dale:

i lived so close to there for 14 years. and to me it was just a cheesy wedding venue commercial on late night tv.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 6:18pm
Mr. Pumpy:

I'm loving the lumbering tempo of this song. It, along with the rhythm and melody, is making the song seem like it's on stilts. At least that's the way I see it. It is holding on...never falling down, even as it threatens to. Oh...it's over.
  6:18pm
queems:

i used to live a couple blocks away from grand prospect hall, and last night was my first time going inside. it’s surprisingly beautiful, in a liberace kind of way
Avatar 🌍 6:19pm
slugluv1313:

right, queems?
i mean, i remember ballet recitals when i was a kid -- but nothing like this!
@ dale -- EXACTLY! that is the appeal, SO over-the-top cheesey that you wanna get hitched *just* so you can have your wedding reception there!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 6:20pm
dale:

this makes me think that every school band in america should add alcohol and dancing. things hit a rhythm that way.

slugluv - the place had a certain appeal.
  6:21pm
queems:

@slugluv EXACTLY i walked in there last night and said to my bf “uhh i want to have my wedding here” and i don’t even want to have a wedding
Avatar 🌍 Swag For Life Member 6:23pm
Bas NL:

I'm really impressed by the level of these kids!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 6:24pm
Handy Haversack:

Heh, that's excellent, @queems.

Kate's warming up her voice at the other end of the apt., which makes for a wild addition to Mlado Selo.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 6:25pm
dale:

queems. my gf and i went to city hall one day for a license. one morning the next week i said 'wanna go to city hall and get married today?' and that was the extent of it. we had a party a couple of weeks later at a bar in the east village. it was enough pomp for us.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 6:26pm
queems:

@dale that sounds like exactly my speed
Avatar 🌍 6:28pm
slugluv1313:

@ queems -- haha! yes, same here!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 6:29pm
queems:

but also i want to be surrounded by kids playing tubas in a giant gaudy event hall
Avatar Swag For Life Member 6:29pm
queems:

tuba me into matrimony
Avatar 🌍 Swag For Life Member 6:30pm
adampsyche:

Catskills checking in
Avatar Swag For Life Member 6:31pm
Handy Haversack:

"I oompah doompah."
Avatar Swag For Life Member 6:32pm
dale:

queems - wasn't there a school on eastern parkway? i bet they have a junior high band.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 6:32pm
queems:

lololol @handy
Avatar 🌍 6:32pm
slugluv1313:

@ queems -- YES!
(and this is coming from one who attended countless Hungarian and Polish weddings and receptions as a kid!!)
Avatar Swag For Life Member 6:33pm
Handy Haversack:

We're off for Kate's gig. Rob W, thanks for doing this! Will catch up on the archive later. Have a good night, @queems and everyone!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 6:34pm
queems:

@handy enjoy! @dale LOL probably.
Avatar 🌍 Swag For Life Member 6:47pm
Smilty69:

Wonderful show, Rob! Thanks to all the WFMU crew!
Avatar 🌍 6:48pm
slugluv1313:

@ handy -- have a great night!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 6:48pm
listener 126464:

Please observe the roads!
  6:49pm
Carmichael:

Heya Rob, Irene and all y’all.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 6:58pm
Jim the Poet:

Rob when you get a chance do a station ID
Avatar Swag For Life Member 7:10pm
Rob W:

Thanks Jim - I think Irene covered the ID!
Avatar 7:12pm
Marc Francis:

Loving the music! The sound? Not so much. Any chance of fixing that? I know it's live but it sounds pretty rough compared to previous years.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 7:18pm
Rob W:

If there's something specific you're hearing I can convey it but on a general level nothing seems to me that much different from the past...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 7:22pm
Jim the Poet:

Vocals for this band a little overmodulated. Overall sound of this band is a little tinny.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 7:24pm
Jim the Poet:

This song sounds a little better
Avatar 🌍 Swag For Life Member 7:29pm
Smilty69:

Live feed sounds good.
  7:31pm
Carmichael:

Everyone’s a critic.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 7:31pm
Jim the Poet:

I liked that show The Critic with Jon Lovitz
Avatar 7:33pm
Marc Francis:

@Carmichael: Sorry for caring about the sound.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 7:35pm
Jim the Poet:

No, Marc, I think you were right. But it sounds better now, yes?
Avatar 7:37pm
Marc Francis:

@Jim the Poet:
It does! We've turned it back up!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 7:37pm
Jim the Poet:

OK cool.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:09pm
Webhamster Henry:

Hi Gaylord!
Avatar 🌍 Swag For Life Member 8:11pm
chresti:

Golden Gaylord Set!
Avatar 🌍 Swag For Life Member 8:14pm
chresti:

Is there a live video feed?
Avatar 🌍 Swag For Life Member 8:15pm
Ken From Hyde Park:

Enjoying the festivities tonight.
  8:21pm
Gaylord Fields:

Hi, Henry, other friends! Having a great time; forgive brevity, but too much great music.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:21pm
Jim the Poet:

Hey Gaylord
  8:23pm
brevity:

what did i do
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:26pm
Jim the Poet:

don't worry he forgives you
Avatar 🌍 Swag For Life Member 8:26pm
chresti:

I heard some Danse Macabre earlier
  8:26pm
Carmichael:

This is 2020, no one can joke. We have to be angry.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:26pm
Jim the Poet:

Grrr
  8:27pm
Carmichael:

That’s the spirit.
Avatar 🌍 Swag For Life Member 8:27pm
chresti:

Okay let's be serious.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:27pm
Jim the Poet:

It's hard to be angry with this music
  8:29pm
brevity:

music good thank you jim
  8:40pm
Carmichael:

Seriously, this is fun.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:43pm
Jim the Poet:

Great show, Rob!
  8:55pm
Carmichael:

Thanks Rob, artists and even Jim!
Avatar 🌍 Swag For Life Member 8:56pm
Ken From Hyde Park:

Zats, the end has come too quickly. Thanks, Rob and team.
Avatar 8:59pm
Marc Francis:

Thanks Rob!!! That was lovely!!!
Avatar 🌍 Swag For Life Member 9:00pm
Smilty69:

Loved the show! Thanks Rob and Jim!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:00pm
Rob W:

Thanks everyone!
Avatar 🌍 Swag For Life Member 9:00pm
Bas NL:

Thanks Rob and crew! Great covering of the fest!
Avatar 🌍 9:08pm
slugluv1313:

what a fantastic show! thanks again, Rob!
Avatar 🌍 Swag For Life Member 9:11pm
chresti:

Thanks!
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