Darnakes (Greece) for Prog Folk

Darnakes is a greek band formed in Thessaloniki in March, 2002.

In the year 2002 some guys were called to join a "two brothers" group that used to play Greek traditional music.
Ever since some members were added, some members were changed and Darnakes after passing through a big variety of styles, ended up playing Balkan Gypsy Post enhanced with a small essence of punk.

12 members, 20 instruments, 53 strings, 3 horns, 6 singing throats, 1 gypsy queen, 1 console and a rented van. With this line-up and before recording their first CD, Darnakes toured excessively throughout Northern Greece and many other great places. Darnakes think of their music as a "power greek-speaking ethnic" or a "balkan post-gypsy punk". Ultimate goal of the band is the destruction of modern Greek music and evolving balkan punk into a religion. Last but not least, Darnakes will play for free, for any good cause (as long as the money is good...)

DARNAKES: "A tribe of Serres (north Greece) with great tradition in singing and dancing", or "a tropical parrot found in Tzimputi", or "kamasutra position that helps you became tantra" or "J.A.F.N".

In September of 2005 they released their first CD called “Virgo” under the label of “ANO KATO” records. Their second CD "Libra" was released in July of 2010.

Their playlist consists of their own compositions, as well as cover songs from diverse artists and genres such as Goran Bregovic, Manu Chao, greek traditional songs, rempetika, balkan and mediterrenean music, the Clash and many more.

Their live shows have caused a great sensation either playing in venues all over Greece or in major greek summer festivals (Thessaloniki, Athens, Serres, Naoussa, Katerini, Goumenissa, Trikala, Ioannina, Alexandroupoli, Allonisos, Ardas summer festival, Earth Festival in Vlasti, Armenistis Camp (Halkidiki), Ljubliana, Amsterdam, Budapest etc).

A highlight moment for the band was the participation as a support band for the Goran Bregovic concert in Preveza, in August 2006.

Discogrpahy:
Virgo (ANO KATO records 2005).
Libra (ANO KATO records 2010).

Not sure about Prog Folk...or even if it's prog at all...maybe an outside possibility in Eclectic perhaps?

Despite this reservation - it's excellent music!