The Musicians of Bizerka

Jody Porter : Violin
Jody is a conservatorium student recently converted to the world of folk music and loving every minute of it - especially breaking all the rules learnt in classical music.

Nick Hagan : Guitar
After spending 6 months in Sarajevo, Bizerka's guitarist gave up his dream of becoming a rock god in an aging supergroup to focus on promoting the virtues of Turbo Folk and Manele music down under.

Known for his obsession with the Eurovision voting system, Nick has been pickpocketed by Gypsies on several occasions.

Francesca McCarten : Cello
Some people say that a Cello is just a Double Bass for midgets, but we disagree!

It's a soulful instrument capable of producing beautiful and sonorous sounds in much less time than it takes to make a Viola sound good!

Nigel McLaughlin : Accordion
Banished forever from Canberra, Australia for the crime of playing Piano Accordion, Nigel now resides in the more tolerant city of Melbourne.

Since moving here, he has become accustomed to people getting a wistful look in their eyes and saying "my Grandfather used to play Accordion". This phrase has made him very happy.`

Roscoe Heck: Percussion
Roscoe is another Canberra export who is most at home when he's tapping a Tapan or whipping up a Turkish rhythm on the Darabuka.

He is about to release a solo bellydance album called "Zills on Fire".