Ana Everling & Taraf de Chicago, a multinational group fronted by Romanian-American singer and visual artist Ana Everling, is best known for their original arrangements that invest singalong Romanian folk melodies with American tonalities to create an electrifying musical melting pot. Formed in Chicago in 2019, Ana Everling & Taraf de Chicago sprang out of Ana Everling’s love for Romanian folklore – carols, merry songs, wedding laments, doinas, dance music, children tunes, infused with tales, riddles, proverbs and old sayings predominantly from Ana’s native region, Bessarabia. While the basic scores are Romanian melodies, the instrumentation brings a strong American influence, replacing the traditional cimbalom with the banjo, the accordion with the piano and electric guitar, and adding instruments like clarinet, saxophone or various percussion instruments.

Ana Everling & Taraf de Chicago is: Ana Everling – vocals, percussion; Olya Adkison – violin, vocals; Hunter Diamond – clarinet, saxophone, percussion; Stephanie Pielok – violin; Patrick Donley – guitar, banjo; Alex Brescanu – whistle, caval; Kitt Lyles – bass