Four familiar Bay Area musicians make up
The Helladelics: soulful clarinetist Mary Farris,
laouto-strummer extraordinaire Tom Farris,
Gari Hegedus on the rippling violin and oud, and velvet-voiced Michele Simon with
her percolating percussion.
The Helladelics create richness and grit, low gears and deep grooves, capturing the rocky valleys of Epirus in northwestern Greece, and the blue Mediterranean.
“Underdrive” is a delectable collection of mostly Greek, mostly traditional, dance and trance tunes, with captivating melodies, driving rhythms and passionate improvisations. You'll find the hypnotic, bluesy material of Epirus, upbeat dance tunes from Thrace, lilting songs of the islands and the odd-meters of Macedonia, as well as tastes of Armenia and Turkey
The Helladelics create richness and grit, low gears and deep grooves, capturing the rocky valleys of Epirus in northwestern Greece, and the blue Mediterranean.
“Underdrive” is a delectable collection of mostly Greek, mostly traditional, dance and trance tunes, with captivating melodies, driving rhythms and passionate improvisations. You'll find the hypnotic, bluesy material of Epirus, upbeat dance tunes from Thrace, lilting songs of the islands and the odd-meters of Macedonia, as well as tastes of Armenia and Turkey
The Bay Area’s newest soothingest groovingest Greek roots band, is celebrating the release of their first CD Underdrive.
Available on CD Baby