Pharaoh's Daughter CD release party (& other updates May/June)

[Basya Schechter <basya...>]

                           Pharaoh's Daughter's  CD RELEASE 
PERFORMANCE/PARTY!!!!!
 
Pharaoh's Daughter's is performing songs from their second Cd "Out of the 
Reeds" (thanks all those who offered suggestions in the naming, winners again 
are Simon/Hatikvah & Ari Davidow)  released on the JAM Knitting Factory Label. 
Saturday, May 6th 9 & 10:30pm $8 in the Knitting Factory's Old Office, 74 
Leonard St.(219-3006)  Free olives and other finger foods. This cd combines 
Ashkenazi, and Sephardic elements using text from Exodus, Song of Songs, 
Ecclesiastes, Lamentations, Yiddish songs, Ladino songs, Sabbath Liturgy.. 
There are 11 songs on the CD, three sort of traditional ones and the rest 
original.  They will be available att the show, in stores, through the Knitting 
Factory or you can email me.
 
Pharaoh's Daughter:
Basya Schechter - oud, guitar, vocals
Tracey Love-Wright - flute, krumhorn, clarinet, vocals
Martha Colby- cello, vocals
Jen Gilleran - tabla, frame drums, vocals
Benoir - electric guitar
Jarrod Cagwin, (again flying in from Paris)  - clay drums, frame drums, dumbek 
and other percussion.
    
    a.. You can still buy Daddy's Pockets, our first CD at most Jewish Music 
stores or through TARA (online Jewish Music Distribution), or again through me.
 
    a.. On May 8th myself, and the percussionist are going on a duet tour of a 
smaller version of Pharaoh's Daughter to Germany, Netherlands, and 
Czechoslovakia, till June 8th. (come to the show and help support the tour by 
buying cd's! for our gas money.)
 
    a..  Monday June 12th Pharaoh's Daughter performs in the  Beyond Shelter 
Benefit Concert (housing for the poor) in Symphony Space