the band

Dino Pavlakos is the lead vocalist and percussionist. He is a technical manager at Sandia Laboratories and a member of the St. George chanter's group.

George Fotou, born and raised in Kavala, Greece, sings and plays a variety of stringed instruments, including the guitar, bouzouki, oud, tzoura and baglama.

Christina Argyres plays the accordion, clarinet, percussion and sings. She is a criminal defense attorney with her own practice.

Jimmy Kapuranis is the lead bouzouki player. He owns his own structural engineering firm. Jimmy studied his craft for years before making the band his public debut.

A native of Chicago Margaret FioRito received a Bachelor's degree in Violin Performance from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a Master's degree in Violin Pedagogy from Northeastern Illinois University. She teaches full-time private violin and performs regularly with the Tulsa Symphony Orchestra and Tulsa Opera Company, the El Paso Symphony, the Santa Fe Symphony and New Mexico Symphony Orchestra.

"Bill" Pavlakos is a prominent Albuquerque dentist with his own practice. He plays keyboards and sings. "Bill" also sings with the St. George chanter's group.

Nectarios Pavlakos is a UNM student who plans on going to dental school. He is the band's new drummer as of 2008.

Dimitri Pavlakos plays guitar with the band and recently finished his MBA. He is an accountant, working on his CPA. Ask him about Henrik.

Art Martinez, a local musician and management analyst, plays the bass and is the band's technical director, sound man, booking agent, producer and engineer.

Ellen Argyres, an attorney and new mom, is the band's manager.