Gypsy Violins
By Steve Piskor
Hungarian-Slovak Gypsies in America
Braddock Gypsies
The 175th anniversary of the Battle of Braddock 1930, Gypsy Orchestra marching in a Parade down Braddock Ave, this is the Braddock WPA orchestra which consisted of all Gypsies.
This book is about the Hungarian - Slovak Gypsies that immigrated to America in the 1880s. They brought to America the traditional Hungarian Gypsy music they and their ancestors played in Europe for hundreds of years.
They are directly linked to Europe's finest Hungarian Gypsy musicians such as Janos Bihari (1764-1827) whose descendants are the Lakatos family, woman Gypsy violinist Czinka Panna (d.1772), Pista Danko 1848-1903), Jansci Rigo, Imre Magyari and Racz Laci.
Some of the famous Gypsy Primas from these Gypsies were, Willie Horvath, John Brenkacs, Maxie Fransko, Frank Richko, Rudy Balog, Rudy Ziga, Tony Ballog, George Batyi, John Ziga, Alex Udvary (cimbalom), Bella Ballog, Ziggy Bela,Arthur Rakoczi, William Hullup (cimbalom), Max Bandy, and many more.
They are directly linked to Europe's finest Hungarian Gypsy musicians such as Janos Bihari (1764-1827) whose descendants are the Lakatos family, woman Gypsy violinist Czinka Panna (d.1772), Pista Danko 1848-1903), Jansci Rigo, Imre Magyari and Racz Laci.
Some of the famous Gypsy Primas from these Gypsies were, Willie Horvath, John Brenkacs, Maxie Fransko, Frank Richko, Rudy Balog, Rudy Ziga, Tony Ballog, George Batyi, John Ziga, Alex Udvary (cimbalom), Bella Ballog, Ziggy Bela,Arthur Rakoczi, William Hullup (cimbalom), Max Bandy, and many more.
They are from the same Gypsies that influenced such composers as, Joseph Hayden, Franz List who wrote 15 Hungarian rhapsodies, Johannes Brahms who wrote 21 Hungarian Dances, Antonin Dvorak, Pablo de Sarasate who wrote Zigeunerweisen, George Bizets who wrote Carmen, Maurice Ravel and many more.
These Gypsies settled in the cities of Braddock, Pa, Cleveland, Oh, Youngstown, Oh, Homestead, Pa, Detroit, MI, Chicago, IL, NY,NY, Gary, IN, and Johnstown, Pa.
These Gypsies were all fine musicians an were proud of their heritage. They played many events and in all the best restaurants across the country. If you heard Gypsy music, you heard these Gypsies play.
These Gypsies settled in the cities of Braddock, Pa, Cleveland, Oh, Youngstown, Oh, Homestead, Pa, Detroit, MI, Chicago, IL, NY,NY, Gary, IN, and Johnstown, Pa.
These Gypsies were all fine musicians an were proud of their heritage. They played many events and in all the best restaurants across the country. If you heard Gypsy music, you heard these Gypsies play.
