Hi, I'm Valerie Grivas.
I play guitar and baglama with Ikon, and I sing, too. I'm also the
researcher who digs up old Greek pop songs, gets them
dancer-approved, and goes looking for translations and
background information about the composer and song in
question.

This is Ray Symczyk. Let's just say he's cool. I mean, he
plays a dozen instruments, all very well. You'll see him with
the Greek bouzouki, Irish bouzouki, guitar, mandolin, octave
mandolin, accordion, doumbek and cajon - and that's just
when he's playing with IKON. You can catch him playing
with all sorts of other local bands, from cajun to conjunto
to blues. Ray and Kiki produced our CD, much of it recorded
by Ray at his project studio.

My sister, Kiki Keranen, has been playing the piano since
she was three years old. She also plays a little accordion,
percussion and sings.




Joe Cooper has been playing bass in San Antonio since
his teens. He's played with many musicians including Augie
Meyers, Texas Red Hots, Frank Rodarte, The Models, Bobby
Flores and Four On The Floor. Joe's been with IKON since
1997 and is now happy to be playing with his son Lyle on
drums.


Joe's son Lyle Cooper has recently joined IKON playing
drums and congas. Lyle is also in the metal band Erzebet
which plays local venues such as White Rabbit and
Sanctuary.