in the UK, including Brighton, Bristol, Sheffield, Edinburgh, Glasgow and North and South Wales, the band have done 3 overseas tours. In 2008 they played in Vienna, Austria, in Ráckeve, near Budapest, in Hungary, and, in Bosnia, in Maglaj, Mostar, and Sarajevo. In 2009 they played in Kotor, in Montenegro, and again in Bosnia, once again visiting Maglaj, Mostar and Sarajevo. In August 2011 they toured Georgia, playing in Gori, Mtskheta, Batumi and Tbilisi. The band organise the tours themselves, without management or agents, and finance them out of funds earned at their UK gigs. Band members use existing contacts, but also get in touch with promoters and venue-owners on spec, by e-mail or phone. Origins The band was formed in mid-2007 by members of the wind section of the London Gypsy Orchestra, initially as a side-project from the orchestra. They were joined by musicians from a more traditional brass band. They later made the TSMB their primary musical outlet. Their first public performance was in the summer of 2007 at an open mic spot, as part of an evening of Gypsy/Balkan music. Their first booked gig came soon after. Collaborations with DJ Yoda and other artists In 2011, the band began a collaboration, with Duncan Beiny, DJ Yoda. DJ Yoda supplied beats and effects from club hits, plus tunes orientated towards the band’s usual repertoire, such as the Tetris theme, (Russian tune Korobeiniki) and his trademark visuals, while the band responded, added to them or led them. The collaboration was performed at various London venues and at festivals across the country, including WOMAD in 2013. The band also collaborate on a one-off basis with some of the acts they invite to their residency at Rich Mix, and have shared the stage with Delicatessen, the Green Rock River Band and The Bollywood Brass Band. 1st CD: The Tractor-Makers' Ball In September 2010 the band released its first CD, The Tractor-Makers’ Ball. It was recorded in three sessions at the Strongroom Studios in Shoreditch. The songs featured on the CD are as follows: Kustino Oro – Serbia Gorky Street – by Nick Sweeney Meşk Havası – Turkey Bublitschki – Klezmer Ska Maro – Serbia Sher – Klezmer Politburo Reggae – a reworking of the song Tradition, from Fiddler on the Roof Şina Nari – Turkey Mesečina – Serbia Petyorshka - Russia Petyorshka video release In March 2012 the band released its