RE: vacation

[Aura Levin Lipski <aura...>]

Wow - what a fantastic message.

How nice to share Ari and Judy's good news worldwide.

Warm wishes and Mazal Tov to you both.

May your lives be filled with happiness and music.


Aura Levin Lipski
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-----Original Message-----
From: owner-jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org
[mailto:owner-jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org] On Behalf Of Ari Davidow
Sent: Tuesday, 30 July 2002 12:06 PM
To: World music from a Jewish slant
Subject: vacation


Just a quick note to the list that I will be on vacation for the next
couple of weeks. If anyone needs help, the best source will be the
jewish-music list info at
http://www.ivritype.com/resources/jlists.html#jewish-music

I should mention that this is not entirely a vacation like any other. 
List-member Judy Pinnolis and I will be honeymooning and will be less
likely than usual to consult a computer for the duration.

For the record, I should note that the wedding band (playing, it is
granted, to a small, mostly-family gathering) was Boston's "Shirim," the
first klezmer folks that I met in Boston many, many years ago, good
friends, and an astounding wedding band as we confirmed, yet again,
yesterday. The band handled the various switches between klezmer,
yeshivish, and Israeli folk dancing with grace, aplomb, and incredible
skill. Anyone wishing to know more about the band would do well to
consult www.klezmershack.com, or the band's own website at
www.shirim.com. Their albums come highly recommended, as well.

Dance instruction and leadership was provided by the excellent Jacob
Bloom, also of this list (web: www.gis.net/~bloom/). 

Needless to say, Boston does not lack for equally excellent musicians,
as any visitor to the klezmershack can confirm. I will once again revert
to my usual refusal to recommend one set of excellent friends and
musicians over another, after this message.

A special song in Yiddish for the wedding was commissioned by Judy (a
total surprise to me, and a wonderful one), and composed by Josh
Waletzky. I do not know when this song will be professionally recorded,
but Josh's "Crossing the Shadows" has been recommended on this list
often. Let me do so once again. It is a phenomenally wonderful album.
http://www.crossingtheshadows.com. 

As I mention old friends on this list who participated, let me not fail
to thank Yosl Kurland and Peggy Davis whose band (Wholesale Klezmer) is
among those incredible, highly-recommended Boston-area bands. For this
wedding, however, they were responsible for the stunning ketuba, set in
Hebrew and Yiddish. For more, consult the klezmershack or
www.hebrewlettering.com.

a hartsikn dank to all,
ari


Ari Davidow
ari (at) ivritype(dot)com
list owner, jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org
the klezmer shack: http://www.klezmershack.com/



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