Re: celtic klez ta

[Andy Rubin <andyrubin...>]

Just read my own post. Hmmm... If you traveled 85 miles west of San
Francisco, you'd be playin' freilachs for the fish!

Sacramento is, of course, 85 miles *east* of San Francisco (further from
Australia, but, hey, closer to Vilna, no?).

-Andy Rubin



>Ernie-   (The Irish traditional group) De Danann recorded an absolutely
>astounding version of two Dave Tarras tunes (Nor Gelebt, Nor Gelakht and
>Onga Bucharesti); they call the cut something like "Two Jewish Reels".
>Note-to-note button accordion and fiddle, Celtic style, 2000 miles per
>hour. It'll knock your socks off. I think they say they learned them from
>Andy Statman. (I just have a tape of the one cut, so I can't tell you which
>De Danann CD it's on, but it should be easy to find.)
>
>If you can get 85 miles west of San Francisco to Sacramento, you're very
>welcome to come to one of our rehearsals. We usually practice on Wednesday
>and Sunday nights. We have a wonderful Celtic fiddler-turned-klezmer named
>Dave Kidd, who used to live in Australia.
>
>-Andy Rubin
>The Freilachmakers Old Time String Band
>phone: 916-484-1176 (h)    916-324-3477 (w)
>
>
>>thankyou to those who responded to my celtic klez query onlist or offlist
>>and any who still send info
>>any other linkages/rerecordings welcome? (celtic/oldtime/bluegrass)
>>andy statman's - flatbush waltz is another example.
>>ta
>>Ernie Gruner
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>>ps if you are in NY or SanFrancisco please let me know if you know of any
>>klezmer or jewish music concerts or cafe's etc.
>>If you are a musician or in a band and might have any rehearsals I could
>>sit in on, or if we could meet and talk klezmer or even better play tunes,
>>please let me know.
>>Ditto if any one wants to ask me about Australian klezmer/jewish music scene.
>>Ditto any recommended archives, libraries, cd and sheetmusic and book shops.
>>pps the above also goes for a fair bit of Europe/Eastern Europe
>>pps approx dates on my signature below -- although dates furry
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>>all replies much appreciated, thankyou in advance. replies after next
>>tuesday please send to erniegruner (at) hotmail(dot)com --- my  isp  not sure 
>>if
>>list will survive an email reroute
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>>in phrygian major packing panic now. leaving next tuesday
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>>Ernie Gruner ------------- Fiddler and Violinist (klezmer,classical,
>>jazz,celtic)
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>>   TRAVEL DATES  : *K*L*E*Z*M*E*R*  STUDY TRIP
>>USA:         San Francisco : May 12 - 18    >>>   New York :  May 18 -31
>>EUROPE:  Jun 1 - Aug 3
>>milan/austria/budapest/vienna/cracow/slovakia/hungary/rumania/hungary/prague
>>/berlin/amsterdam
>>USA :  Milwaukee/Chicago :  Aug 3 - 8         San Francisco : Aug 8-17
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>>(All offers of cups of tea, music sessions, klezmer events, BEDS/shelter
>>are welcome- I'll be with my wife Cathy and 2 toddlers+sleeping bags,
>>living cheap or free hopefully)