Re: vacation

[Allen Davis <adavis...>]

Mazel Tov!

Last summer, Shirim played for my son's wedding here in Amherst, and I just
wanted to add that in addition to everything else they do to make them such
a remarkable Jewish wedding band, they really swing (which was a big
requirement for our crowd). Their jump and swing tunes made us feel that we 
were
at the Cotton Club, and our own Saul Gladstone sat in with them on trumpet,
and participated in a real cutting session!

Allen



At 10:27 AM 7/30/02 -0400, you wrote:
>WOW!
>
>Heartiest congratulations.
>
>Shirim played at our wedding too. They did some wonderful Renaissance work 
>at the wedding itself (Meg Pash on lute) and then some rollicking sets for 
>the celebration. You both chose well (band-wise and mate-wise!)
>
>Mazel tov,
>
>J
>
>At 10:18 AM 7/30/2002 -0400, Eliott Kahn wrote:
>>Well, I'll be....
>>
>>Mazel tov to both of you!!!
>>
>>Eliott
>>
>>
>>At 10:05 PM 7/29/02 -0400, Ari Davidow wrote:
>> >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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