Re: Duelling harps (Was Re: kol isha]

[Trudi Goodman <goobietheg...>]

The Marx boys were Alsatian. Their uncle was Al Shean the vaudeville 
performer.
   TCg


>From: Lori Cahan-Simon <l_cahan (at) staff(dot)chuh(dot)org>
>Reply-To: jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org
>To: World music from a Jewish slant <jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org>
>Subject: Re: Duelling harps (Was Re: kol isha]
>Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2001 20:52:40 -0500
>
>The Marx brothers were Russian, if I'm not mistaken, not Polish.  ;-)
>Lorele, the Subtle (to adopt GRR's epithetical style)
>
>George Robinson wrote:
>
> > Oh no. Not with ten-foot pole am I going to touch that one.
> >
> > GRR
> >
> > Lori Cahan-Simon wrote:
> > >
> > > Of course, he was riding sidesaddle!
> > > Lorele
> > >
> > > George Robinson wrote:
> > >
> > > > And he played on the wrong side.
> > > > GRR
> > > >
> > > > Lori Cahan-Simon wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > The only one I know of was Harpo Marx.
> > > > > Lorele
> > > > >
> > > > > George Robinson wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > Do you mean harp, like angels, or harp like Sonny Boy 
>Williamson? I
> > > > > > can't offhand recall a klezmer group that uses either. Am I 
>missing
> > > > > > something here?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I must say, though, that it is interesting to note how few 
>classical
> > > > > > harpists are men. Without getting too far off topic, does anyone 
>have an
> > > > > > idea why that is? Or is that just my mistaken perception?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > George
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > George Robinson
> > > > Author, Essential Judaism
> > > > Please visit my website, "Essential Judaism and Beyond"
> > > > at www.GeorgeRobinson.freeservers.com
> > > >
> > >
> >
> > --
> > George Robinson
> > Author, Essential Judaism
> > Please visit my website, "Essential Judaism and Beyond"
> > at www.GeorgeRobinson.freeservers.com
> >
>
>

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