L’chaim Kapelye take on the south ….

2015, August 21st (Friday), 20.00-24.00 – at Jamboree, Cable Street Studios, London E1W 3HB — “Helter Skelter presents a fizzin’ night of klezmer and Balkan song by L’chaim Kapelye“.

Manchester Klezmer Day (and preceding session)

2015, September 19th (Saturday), 10.00-23.00 – at St Matthew’s Church, Stretford, M32 9AJ — Manchester Klezmer Day – workshops, klezmer keilidh and more with Susie Evans (clarinet), Frances O’Rourke (accordion), Josie Wexler (fiddle) and Judith Plowman (dance)

2015, September 18th (Friday) – 20.00-late – at Mono bar, Chorlton — Klezmer session as a springboard into the klezmer day on 19th September.

Ilana Cravitz’ Klezmer Fiddle

Ilana with a copy of her collection

Excerpt from https://www.ilanacravitz.com/post/klezmer-fiddle-a-how-to-guide 

Klezmer Fiddle – a how-to guide Published by Oxford University Press, this book (with CD) is suitable for anyone wanting new tunes, play-along parts, or ways to explore traditional-style playing.
“The best exposition I’ve come across of Eastern European-style Jewish fiddle playing … Highly recommended.” Pete Cooper, FolkRoots Magazine

The book contains 16 tunes in treble clef with chords above the stave for easy accompaniment. Currently in use by clarinet players, oboists, cellists, as well as viola and bass players, the melodies, accompaniments, and tips on playing have appeal and application well beyond violinists!

• Each tune has a ‘workshop’ on playing in traditional style.
• There’s also a CD with the complete set of tunes, historical recordings of a selection of the melodies, plus backing tracks you can play along to.
• The package contains two pull-out booklets with bandstand-style parts for sekund (second violin) and bass players.

New Klezmorim – the 2015-16 Michael Kahan Kapelye

Each academic year, we welcome a new cohort of music students to become the Michael Kahan Kapelye, picking up the baton from the previous cohort – who we hope will continue playing together and form their own ensemble and perform at the various klezmer at Manchester events we organise each year (such as the annual Gathering for the Klezmorim for Chanukah concert at the Manchester Jewish Museum in December).

Writing now, the new cohort of klezmorim wait in the wings, ready to start their klezmer journeys with us in late September. What motivates them to join the ensemble? What are their expectations? How much do they already know about the worlds of klezmer? Have they played before?

Through this post, we invite them to share their thoughts (via a comment/response to this post) at the start of their MKK experience …..

Chekhov’s Band (new CD of archive recordings)

Chekhov’s Band – Eastern European Klezmer Music from the EMI Archives,1908-1913

[Renair Records, London: REN0129]

New CD of Early c20th European Recordings

I went to a fascinating launch event last week (see link to JMI) of archive recordings of Jewish (including klezmer) music recorded in Europe (whereas much of the archive recording collections we have were from the USA).

Amongst other things, we listened to Mike Aylward talking about his 20+ years of trying to track down this material …. a story of incredible (ethno)musicological research, and the sleeve/liner notes/booklet represent a powerful resource in their own right (even before you actually listen to the 24 recordings).

Klezmer Session at the Ducie Arms (28th Sep 2015)

https://www.facebook.com/events/146668022340412/

Starts at 8-ish …..

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