Re: Irish/Jewish music

[Robert Cohen <rlcm17...>]

A wonderful, but alas short-lived Jewish folk/loosely klezmer band called 
Derech Olam used to play the gorgeous Irish melody Star of the County Down, 
only they sang the words of the morning (wake-up) prayer Modeh Ani to 
it--just beautiful.  I taught this shidduch to a friend a couple of decades 
ago and learned a few years ago that he'd been singing/davening it ever 
since....Does anyone have any idea whatever happened to the violinist Alan 
Kaufman, who was the guiding force behind Derech Olam?


>From: "Seth Rogovoy" <rogovoy (at) berkshire(dot)net>
>Reply-To: jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org
>To: World music from a Jewish slant <jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org>
>Subject: DeDannan's recorded klezmer and Yiddish repertoire
>Date: Thu, 12 Aug 1999 11:59:52 -0400
>
>I think I've got De Dannan's complete klezmer/Yiddish recorded repertoire
>straight now, for anyone who's interested:
>
>"Flatbush Waltz," on A Jacket of Batteries (Green Linnet) 1983
>"Two Jewish Reels (Shepherd's Dream/Ongo Bucharesti)" on Ballroom (Green
>Linnet) 1987
>"Klezmer Hornpipes" on ½ Set in Harlem (Green Linnet) 1991
>
>I am interested in hearing about any other recorded versions of klezmer or
>Yiddish music by Irish or "Celtic" groups.
>
>I already have several instances by June Tabor, Kevin Burke/Open House, Jay
>Ungar and Molly Mason, and Pyewackett.
>
>Any others?
>
>--Seth Rogovoy
>
>


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