The Balalaika and Domra Association of America

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=130 BGCOLOR="#990000" TEXT="#F7F7FF" bgproperties="fixed" background="85560603.png"> <div> <B> </B></div> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="988" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 160 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="6c37c780.png" border=0 width="124" height="120" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>The Balalaika and Domra Association of America</B></div> <div> <B>Established 1978</B></div> <div> <A HREF="about.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="About the BDAA"><FONT COLOR="#FFFBF0"><B>About the BDAA</B></FONT></A><B>   </B><A HREF="https://www.altbdaa.com/conventions/2023-convention/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="https://www.altbdaa.com/conventions/2023"><FONT COLOR="#FFFBF0"><B>Convention</B></FONT></A><B>  </B><B> </B><A HREF="http://bdaa.com/content/Membership" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://bdaa.com/content/Membership"><FONT COLOR="#FFFBF0"><B>Membership</B></FONT></A><B>   </B><A HREF="renewalbf.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" "><FONT COLOR="#FFFBF0"><B>Youth Initiative</B></FONT></A><B>    </B><A HREF="classifieds.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Marketplace Items for sale or wante"><FONT COLOR="#FFFBF0"><B>Classifieds</B></FONT></A><B>     </B><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFBF0" FACE="Arial" ><B> <a href="http://bdaa.com/content/members_only" target="_top" csb-linktype="URL"><img src="HTMLobj-1873/o.jpg" alt="Members Only" border="0" align="bottom" csb-maintain-proportions="1" width="100" height="20" csb-button="Candy-Red" csb-font="Arial Narrow" csb-font-bold="True" csb-font-italic="False" csb-font-strikethrough="False" csb-font-underline="False" csb-font-size="9" csb-font-color-o="11856629" csb-font-color-h="0" csb-font-color-p="0" 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TITLE="http://www.bdaa.com/content/Membership"><FONT COLOR="#00FFFF"><B>Membership</B></FONT></A><A HREF="http://www.bdaa.com/content/Membership" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.bdaa.com/content/Membership"><FONT COLOR="#00FFFF"><B> </B></FONT></A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#00CCFF" FACE="Arial Narrow" ><B> </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial Narrow" ><B>i</B><B>n</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFBF0" FACE="Arial Narrow" ><B> the BDAA is open to anyone, </B><B>musician or not, who shares an interest in the fascinating music and cultural history associated with Russian folk instruments.  </B></FONT></div> <div> <B>Our hope is to make this Website a useful and timely vehicle for communicating with people around the world who share these interests.  </B></div> <bR> <div> <B> Please let us hear from you with your ideas, suggestions and information you would like to share.</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFF00" FACE="Arial Narrow" ><B>  </B></FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="mailto:editor@bdaa.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:editor@bdaa.com"><FONT COLOR="#00FFFF"><B>Write to BDAA</B></FONT></A></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=350 width="100%" BGCOLOR="#990000" TEXT="#F7F7FF" bgproperties="fixed" background="85560603.png"> <div> <I><B> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="800" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 1162 ><NOBR><div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="822" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#003333" BORDERCOLORDARK="#990033" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BGCOLOR=#EEEEEE > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 779 ><NOBR><bR> <div> <I><B> <TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="1187" HEIGHT="1%" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#990000" BORDERCOLORDARK="#330099" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BGCOLOR=#FFFBF0 > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#990000 HEIGHT= 765 ><NOBR><bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="768" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 219 ><NOBR><div> <B>CONVENTION 2023 </B></div> <div> <I><B>Join us in Milwaukee, July 25-30</B></I><B> </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>We're back, live, and ready to party!</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Visit  </B><FONT SIZE="6" COLOR="#3399FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="https://www.altbdaa.com/convention/2023-convention" TARGET="_top" TITLE="https://www.altbdaa.com/convention/2023-"><B>here</B></A></FONT><B>  for more information</B></div> <div> <B>and Registration !</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#111111" FACE="Century Schoolbook" ><I><B> </B></I></FONT></div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="777" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 443 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="http://www.altbdaa.com/convention/2023-convention" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.altbdaa.com/convention/2023-c"><I><B><IMG SRC="8d48bb30.jpg" border=0 width="651" height="435" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></A></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></I></div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="395"><bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B> </B></I></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></I></div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 373 ><NOBR><div> <TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="779" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#990000" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BGCOLOR=#BBBBBB > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 27 WIDTH="769"><div> <I><B>The BDAA has a </B></I><I><B><U>lot</U></B></I><I><B> going on.  Check us out!</B></I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 39 WIDTH="769"><div> <A HREF="renewalbf.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" "><I><B>Support Youth Attendance</B></I></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#330000" FACE="Arial Narrow" ><I><B> </B></I></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#003333" FACE="Arial Narrow" ><I><B>at our Conventions </B></I></FONT></div> <div> <I><B>    </B></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#003333" FACE="Arial Narrow" ><I><B>through the </B></I></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#990000" FACE="Arial Narrow" ><I><B>BDAA Youth Initiative Fund </B></I></FONT></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 26 WIDTH="769"><div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#990000" FACE="Arial Narrow" ><I><B>~</B></I></FONT><I><B> </B></I><A HREF="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Balalaika-Domra-Association-of-America/346468855178?v=wall&ref+ts" TARGET="_top" TITLE="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Balalaika"><I><B>BDAA on Facebook </B></I></A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 24 WIDTH="769"><div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#990000" FACE="Arial Narrow" ><I><B>~</B></I></FONT><I><B>  </B></I><A HREF="jamtunes.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="BDAA Jam Tunes"><I><B>Practice </B></I></A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#003333" FACE="Arial Narrow" ><I><B>songs likely to be played at Convention jams</B></I></FONT></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 24 WIDTH="769"><div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#990000" FACE="Arial Narrow" ><I><B>~</B></I></FONT><I><B>  </B></I><A HREF="http://www.bdaa.com/content/Photogallery/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.bdaa.com/content/Photogallery"><I><B>See photos</B></I></A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#003333" FACE="Arial Narrow" ><I><B> from every BDAA Convention including 2018</B></I></FONT></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 23 WIDTH="769"><div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#990000" FACE="Arial Narrow" ><I><B>~</B></I></FONT><I><B>  </B></I><A HREF="id90.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="BDAA Convention History "><I><B>Historical summary </B></I></A><I><B> </B></I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#003333" FACE="Arial Narrow" ><I><B>of BDAA Conventions since 1979</B></I></FONT></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 26 WIDTH="769"><div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#990000" FACE="Arial Narrow" ><I><B>~</B></I></FONT><I><B> </B></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial Narrow" ><I><B> </B></I></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#003333" FACE="Arial Narrow" ><I><B>Summary of  </B></I></FONT><A HREF="tours_.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="BDAA Study Tours 1979 2004 "><I><B>BDAA Overseas Study Tours</B></I></A><I><B> </B></I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#003333" FACE="Arial Narrow" ><I><B>1979-2004 </B></I></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#003333" FACE="Arial Narrow" ><I><B> </B></I></FONT></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 24 WIDTH="769"><div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#990000" FACE="Arial Narrow" ><I><B>~</B></I></FONT><I><B> </B></I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial Narrow" ><I><B> </B></I></FONT><A HREF="classifieds.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Marketplace Items for sale or wante"><I><B>The Marketplace:</B></I></A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial Narrow" ><I><B>  Instruments for sale or wanted</B></I></FONT></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 22 WIDTH="769"><div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#990000" FACE="Arial Narrow" ><I><B>~</B></I></FONT><I><B> </B></I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial Narrow" ><I><B>Visit the BDAA </B></I></FONT><A HREF="hall_of_fame.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="THE BDAA HALL OF FAME "><I><B>Hall of Fame</B></I></A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 24 WIDTH="769"><div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#990000" FACE="Arial Narrow" ><I><B>~</B></I></FONT><I><B> </B></I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial Narrow" ><I><B>A quick </B></I></FONT><A HREF="instruments.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Instruments"><I><B>History</B></I></A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial Narrow" ><I><B> of the instruments we play</B></I></FONT></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 24 WIDTH="769"><div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#990000" FACE="Arial Narrow" ><I><B>~</B></I></FONT><I><B> </B></I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial Narrow" ><I><B>Useful (and not-so-useful) </B></I></FONT><A HREF="_links.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" Links"><I><B>Links </B></I></A><I><B> </B></I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial Narrow" ><I><B>to other stuff</B></I></FONT></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></I></div> <bR> <div> "Balalaika and Domra Association of America", "BDAA", Logo and all contents property of BDAA.  All rights reserved. </div> <div>  Please do not reprint materials without permission.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Last updated:  04/11/2023</B></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>