Re: Where is she now? (Raasche)

[Mark H. David <mhd...>]

The two records are:

   Raasche: Jewish Folk Songs of Europe 
   Raasche: Raasche and Alan Mills Sing Jewish Folk Songs 

The Folkways records company went out of business, but their entire catalog
was taken over by the Smithsonian Institute, which distributes tapes and
xeroxed liner notes made from their collection of masters and/or records.
Many recordings are in Yiddish, both spoken and sung.  Happily, the entire
Folkways records collection is searchable online at the Folkways home page.
 And there's much information about Folkways's rich history and about its
many recordings there:

http://web3.si.edu/organiza/offices/folklife/folkways/start.htm

Regards,

Mark David
(Yiddish Voice, http://www.YV.org/)  

At 09:07 PM 4/29/98 -0400, Joel Bresler wrote:
>Hi, Mark.
>
>I only know about 
>
>Jewish Folk Songs of Europe
>Folkways Records FW 8712
>1960
>NY, NY
>
>Can you provide any details on the second, particularly whether there are
>any selections in Judeo-Spanish/Ladino?
>
>Thanks!
>
>Joel
>
>
>At 06:31 PM 4/29/98 -0400, you wrote:
>>Anyone know anything about Raasche, e.g., whereabouts, if any, etc.?  She
>>made two Folkways records with Jewish, mostly Yiddish, music.  For a long
>>time her instrumental medly "lomir ale ineynem/rebe elimeylekh" was the
>>background music on my radio show's intro tape.  Some of my favorite
>>pre-Warschauer "Yiddish" string music is heard on these records.
>>
>>Thanks,
>>
>>Mark David
>>(Yiddish Voice, http://www.YV.org/)
>>
>>
>>
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