Happy Halloween! 👻🎻 Forget the haunted house—tonight, the real chills come from the Union Chapel stage! In honour of the spookiest night of the year, we're sharing a dramatic throwback: the London Gypsy Orchestra performing a powerful Romanian Medley. There’s something wonderfully dark, mystical, and perfectly unsettling about these melodies that just screams late-night folklore and ancient forests. Turn down the lights, turn up the volume, and let this intense performance

Watch as Magic Violin leads this incredible, high-energy Çiftetelli Improvisation with the brilliant London Gypsy Orchestra filling the magnificent Union Chapel. This performance is a raw, electric conversation between instruments that truly captures the vibrant, unscripted heart of Balkan music.

A gentle reminder that our Autumn Jam Session is happening this Sunday, October 19th! 🤩🍂🥰 Get ready for an afternoon of wonderful music, community, and the best part—we're finally in a fully protected, spectacular new spot! Join us from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM at the Stratford Walk Fly Pagoda. This beautiful, fantastic new home means we can jam comfortably, whatever the weather decides to do! Whether you're a seasoned player or looking to join in for the first time, we'd love f

The Luminous Magic of 2007: London Gypsy Orchestra at Union Chapel 🕯️🎻 We're reflecting on a profound moment in our journey. 2007 was a...

Well, hasn't our Autumn Balkan Jam been on a bit of a grand tour this season? 😉 We've been through a couple of rather interesting...

Oh, the stories the Danube tells! 💖 We’re celebrating the heart and soul of Romany music with this Gypsy Romany Waltz—a beautiful,...

We're so excited to invite you to a delightful early autumn afternoon at West Norwood Feast's Feast of Flavours this Saturday, October...

Greetings from a vibrant Balkan Village Band rehearsal in Bethnal Green, London! To all who play instruments or sing and dream of diving...

Join Gundula Stojanova Gruen on her latest fieldwork journey! Follow her as she discovers a spontaneous Hungarian folk dance lesson in the medieval town of Esztergom.