Charming Hostess

[Ari Davidow <ari...>]

I've just begun listening to an album by an Oakland, CA group
called "Charming Hostess." Gideon Aronoff also wrote about them
in his Forverts article last month. Although they mostly sing/play
music that is somewhere between punk rock and Bulgarian village 
music, they do reworkings of "Sha Shtil" and "Di Grine Kuzine"
that blow my mind. The major transform is that short hop to Bulgarish,
but the harmonies and the tight playing are absolutely wonderful. Their
version of "Sha Shtil" really captures the =quiet= of the song.

I'll write more about it on the klezmer shack once I know the album
better, but it is very seldom that I am so blown away by an initial
listening that I wanted to pass the word on.

It's only of tangential interest to most of the list, but for people,
who like me, keep eyes especially looking at the edges, this is the
sort of album that is going to get a lot of airplay for a long time.

Any other recommendations list this?

ari

P.S. You can reach the band at: charmed (at) macconnect(dot)com

Ari Davidow
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