Vlado approaches everything with great enthusiasm, and his music is an extension of his personality – played with skill and passion. The traditional themes are evident, but are brought up to date with songs that concern timeless issues that are relevant to us all. The instrumentation of the band, from violins and the most wonderful cimbale /cimbalom (a huge hammered dulcimer) to Hammond organ and synthesizer show the wide influences that Vlado brings to his songs. One special moment was when his father played guitar and sang a Russian song he learnt on the Russian Front during the war, accompanied by a balalaika.

Allan Taylor