Monday, May 12, 2008

Adrienne Cooper -- Two Yiddish Songs of Food

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KlezKamp veteran and Yiddish singer Adrienne Cooper sings two songs on a favorite Yiddish theme: food.

Recorded at the 2005 KlezKamp Staff Concert. She is accompanied by Zalmen Mlotek.

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Monday, May 12, 2008

Jeff Warschauer & Deb Strauss - "Dem Fideles Neshome" (The Fidl's Soul)

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A performance by Jeff Warschauer and Deb Strauss of Jeff's new setting of Shike Driz's poem "Dem Fideles Neshome" (The Fidl's Soul) from the KlezKamp 2005 Staff Concert.

It features Jeff on vocals and guitar and Deb on the fidl. As they do in all of their performances, they translate the songs beautifully so that we all can enjoy not just the lovely music but also the poetry of the lyrics.

www.klezmerduo.com

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Monday, May 05, 2008

KlezMas - Panel Discussion with Klezmorim and their mothers

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Photo of panel by Bob Blacksberg


A great panel discussion featuring leading figures in the Klezmer scene and their mothers, all of whom have been active KlezKampers:

Singer and artist Susan Leviton, with her mother Lillian (z"l) and her daughter Yona;

Yiddish Scholar and Forverts editor Itzik Gottesman, with his mother singer and composer Beyle Schaechter-Gottesman;

Musician and composer Zalmen Mlotek, with his mother, Yiddish song archivist Chana Mlotek;

Trumpeter and singer Susan Watts, with her mother, klezmer drummer Elaine Hoffman Watts; and

KlezKamp Founder and musician Henry Sapoznik, with his mother Pirl Shteynberg-Sapoznik.

This lively discussion and opportunity for "kvelling" about their children by the KlezMas (embarassing for some) took place as an evening program during the 2004 KlezKamp whose theme was "Doyres"/ Generations.

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Monday, May 05, 2008

Sanne Moricke and Merlin Shepherd - Accordion & Clarinet - Staff Concert 2004

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A lovely duet by clarinetist Merlin Shepherd and accordionist Sanne Moricke at KlezKamp 2004's Staff Concert. Merlin (from England) and Sanne (from Germany) are two-thirds (along with bassist Heiko Lehmann) of one of Europe's foremost klezmer bands "Sukke."

http://www.sukke.de/

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