I've been getting increasingly into this gypsy punk lately such as Gogol Bordello (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJlGutqFqfg) (obviously), Golem (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xB7QP1YwJ-g&feature=related), Balkan Beat Box (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ei4Upn5WAmA&feature=related) and so forth, just wondering how many others here are into that kind of thing.

A bit of a sub genre but it does sound like my cup of tea, i love gypsy music ;) I'll check it out :)

I like it quite alot. Are you going to see Gogol? They are playing somewhere iN Sheffield on the 18th Dec, may be plug, but not certain.

Gogol were one of the best live acts I've seen, walked away from that gig with a massive grin on my face and covered in sweat, which is something I don't normally do.

The spirit of the gig just consumed everyone there!

Gogol are playing the Leadmill. I think tickets have sold out tho :(

Gogol Bordello are wicked, one of the best bands at leeds last year.

Start wearing purple for me nowwwwwwwww!

I saw Gogol Bordello at Corporation a while back. Superb stuff. There's another band I heard from England that were great. I'll post when I remember their name.

I've been getting really into this scene recently Gogol Bordello (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Jv3b0VKec8) are a great entry point but there's much more to it that the punky side of things there's also 'balkan beats' from bands like Shantel (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xVRDU8ZTgw), Buscemi (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPa5mtTNWT4) and Gypsy CZ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdAerPeYGG8), Gypsy Brass from people like Fanfare Ciocarlia (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MsWl7eCs_E), Boban Markovic (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_l6ONNhksDY) and Goran Bregovic (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qg44qKSbsdQ&feature=related), Klezmer from bands like the Amsterdam Klezmer Band (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkWdn6Z4LWA) and loads of other irresistibly dancy stuff I can't believe I lived in ignorance of all this for so long.

sheffields own blind mole rat id class as gypsy punk (late 80s, early 90s)
a mix of punk, the clash, and gypsy folk stuff...a bit like the levellers but more clash..y

not quite the same as gogol but a fair few years earlier :P
check em out march 15th for their big reformation gig...theres a thread in the evenings out section