Re: Internet Klezmer broadcast resumes on Tuesday, Jan. 12: Bob Gluck

[robert wiener <wiener...>]

Seth,

I recognized the names you mentioned, aside from Bob Gluck
(and The Klezical Tradition,  which is apparently brand new).

Could you tell us something about Bob Gluck's music?

Bob
-----Original Message-----
From: Seth Rogovoy <rogovoy (at) berkshire(dot)net>
To: World music from a Jewish slant. <jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org>
Date: Monday, January 11, 1999 4:06 PM
Subject: Internet Klezmer broadcast resumes on Tuesday, Jan. 12


>Tomorrow evening at 9 p.m. Eastern time (Tuesday, Jan. 12), and on
>subsequent Tuesdays at the same time, "The Klezmer Hour," hosted by
yours
>truly, will resume its regularly scheduled broadcast from Williams
College
>radio Station WCFM (91.9 FM), going out on the Internet at:
>http://wso.williams.edu/orgs/WCFM. From there, click on "RealAudio"
and then
>on the word "Receive." (You might be able to eliminate a click or two
by
>going directly to http://wso.williams.edu/orgs/WCFM/realaudio.html).
>
>In spite of its title, the show includes a pretty wide range of
music, from
>traditional klezmer to contemporary klezmer and the various fusions
(Naftule
>Brandwein might be followed by Naftule's Dream, for example), as well
as
>other, non-klezmer based (or questionably klezmer-based) new Jewish
music
>(e.g., Shlomo Carlebach, John Zorn, Bob Gluck, Wolf Krakowski).
>
>Occasionally the show is theme-based, e.g., last fall we did a Dave
Tarras
>tribute one night, a Naftule Brandwein tribute another, and a "bands
from
>towns not typically associated with klezmer" another. We've showcased
>clarinet tunes and violinists on other shows. Most of the time these
themes
>gel at the last minute, or even during the program. If I ever know in
>advance what the theme will be, I'll try to post it to the list.
Suggestions
>are welcome!
>
>I've received a fair amount of new (or at least, new to me) Cds in
the last
>couple of months, so I imagine I'll be trying to showcase some of
those
>works in upcoming weeks. In particular, tune in to hear the GREAT new
CD,
>hot off the presses, by The Klezical Tradition. It will knock your
socks
>off.
>
>Everything I play comes from my own CD collection (imagine a college
station
>without an extensive catalog of klezmer!), so anyone who hasn't
already
>gotten in touch with me about getting your CDs into my hands for
airplay
>consideration, please do so ASAP.
>
>While my show is also subject to the vagaries of college radio
broadcasting
>(as per Alana's recent analysis of the difficulties of such), I have
however
>seem to have arranged successfully for the permanent
institutionalization of
>the show at this time. Anyone familiar with the management of
student-run
>college stations knows there's no such thing as "permanent"; I am,
however,
>fairly optimistic that this will be a regular program for the
foreseeable
>future (except when school is not in session and the station is shut
>down!!).
>
>I am also hopeful that as promised WCFM will begin shortly to archive
shows
>on its website, so you could hear it anytime, and not only in real
time.
>
>I also hope to begin posting my playlists to my klezmer website, at
>http://www.berkshireweb.com/rogovoy/klezmer.
>
>Also, BerkshireWeb has given me an open invitation to host an
Internet chat
>event using their server, during which I could spin CDs right from my
home
>computer and you could listen to them (and to me gabbing!) while at
the same
>time we could all meet in a dedicated chat room and talk about
whatever it
>is we want to talk about using IRC (typing messages to each other in
real
>time). Please let me know if you would be interested in taking part
in such
>an event. If there is enough interest expressed, I will make
arrangements to
>host such a virtual gathering.
>