klezmer = yiddish?

[Ernie Gruner / Cathy Dowden <erniegru...>]

Please could someone explain to me the relationship between klezmer and
yiddish?

Are they / Were they always linked ?

Were there klezmer musicians in Europe who did not speak yiddish? where?

My understanding is that klezmer was jewish eastern european instrumental
music, and that yiddish is a language which happens to be spoken in most if
not all of the areas where klezmer was played. Is my confusion based on
time and geographical changes and definitions?

I suspect this may be a can of worms. However I keep hearing or reading
different bits of evidence and hope that this forum may provide more
information and perhaps a resolution.

thankyou
Ernie

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