Tag Archives: Yiddish music

Frank London, Lorin Sklamberg, and Rob Schwimmer’s The Zmiros Project; and Marilyn Lerner & David Wall’s Still Soft Voiced Heart

Posted on 9th July 2024 by Diverse Voices

Judith Gennett wrote this review. “There are gates in heaven that will not open except by melody and song.” — Jim Loeffler, liner notes to The Zmiros Project “Zmiros” are hymns sung during the circum-Sabbath meals. The Zmiros Project sets … Continue reading →

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Theodore Bikel’s Treasury of Yiddish Folk & Theatre Songs

Posted on 25th April 2016 by Cat Eldridge

His website says ‘Perhaps only a cat with nine lives has had more than Theodore Abilene has had.’ So, let’s start off with why most of you will recognize that name — yes, he’s Tevye, the singing milkman in The … Continue reading →

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Ellen Kushner and Shirim Klezmer Orchestra’s The Golden Dreydl

Posted on 13th December 2015 by Diverse Voices

This review is by Judith Gannet . It was the busted TV. It was as big as she was, no, bigger! It was growing to the ceiling!” The Golden Dreydl is subtitled “A Klezmer Nutcracker for Chanukah.” It combines a children’s … Continue reading →

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