NEW VRNDAVANA, WV — The New Vrndavana Accordion Ensemble announced their first tour in decades Monday at a rehearsal in the Guest Lodge as a throng of fans crowded near the legendary Palace of Gold.
Five of the original ensemble members led the Sunday feast program with a live performance of its hit “Within Vrndavana’s Woods and Groves.” The be-robed ensemble officially broke up in 1992, most of the members pursuing solo careers.
The New Vrndavana Accordion Ensemble plans to play temples, prasad halls and some festivals in a North American tour beginning May 9 for New Vrndavana’s Festival of Inspiration.
Some confirmed cities on the tour include Gita Nagari, Murari-sevaka, New Goloka, New Talavan, New Raman Reti, New Govardhana Hill, New Kusum Sarovara, New Jagannatha Puri, New Dwarka, Saranagati Dham, Bhaktivedanta Cultural Center, and several Festival of India Dates.
During the ensemble’s short, but exciting career, they rose to fame not only in America, but also in Japan, signing a two-cassette tape deal with Pony-Cannon Records. A short tour of Japan, starting at the New Gaya Dham court yard, is in the works.
If all goes as planned, the triumphant return of one of the most influential Hare Krishna accordion ensembles of the late 80’s may also be followed by a new studio album, industry insiders say.
It was originally reported that New Vrndavana’s choir, The Krishna Chorale, would also be reuniting to open for the accordion ensemble on tour, but blamed “artistic differences” in their failure to get back together. However, sources close to the Chorale report that “it would be a cold day in Patala-loka before the Krishna Chorale would open for those damn squeeze-boxers.”
Ticket prices for the North American leg will range from “doing a little seva” to $25. A portion of the tour’s proceeds will go to AccordionAid, an anti-poverty organization that provides slightly used accordions to temple residents.
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For a limited time only…
For only a very short time, the New Vrndavana Accordion Ensemble has given The Hing permission to sell limited edition NVAE tshirts (as pictured above).
They are available in sizes S, M, L and XL.
The shirts are hand-printed on black tshirts made in America. No sweatshop nonsense here, prabhus!
All shirts are $15 ppd (postage paid). And all purchases will go through paypal.
Haribol!!