Who is Eliana Burki Band: Swiss Alpine Horn Rocks On

By the time she was five years old, Eliana Burki knew that she wanted to be a professional musician. Born into a musical family in Switzerland, Eliana was expected to take piano lessons. Her mother, a piano teacher, was amazed when the young girl expressed her independent spirit very strongly: "No, thank you, Mom, I've decided to play the Swiss alphorn." -- from her web site

Don't get caught up in stereotypes of the instrument by cough drop commercials or the occasional yodeling joke. Get to know something and it becomes less odd, less scary. Even if you've heard Alpine horns before, chances are that you've never heard them like this.  Add a band and a talented singer/musician to the mix and the chances of your liking it go way up. She hits the stage with a set of alphorns much like some musicians work onstage with more than one guitar. 

Burki sings as well as playing the Alphorns. Her tour schedule takes her to different countries. She was in Los Angeles in 2009. Will she be in your area in the future? Keep checking that calendar.

Delight and astound your friends by owning her CD and/or giving it as a gift. Is someone you know a musician? Of Swiss heritage? Does someone you know like good music? Try it and see.

"And what's next? Eliana's upcoming tour of South America will be completed on September 22, and after a short break, she and the band will begin work on their second CD for Suonix, tentatively entitled, Heavy Wood. The new production team includes Grammy-winning American producer John Boylan (Linda Ronstadt, Boston, Little River Band) and noted Los Angeles percussionist and educator, Alan Waddington.

"Plans are to record the CD in Hollywood at the famed Capitol Studios with Eliana's new band and selected guests. Eliana has already started writing and arranging new material for the project, which she hopes to have ready for release early in 2010." 

Quote and image from her web site