Re: vacation

[Abbi Wood <acw24...>]

Ari & Judy - so great to hear your news. Having just got back from the
_fantastic_ Klezmer Wochen in Weimar, I'll add my voice somewhat belatedly
to the chorus:

Mazal tov!!!!

Abbi

On Mon, 29 Jul 2002, 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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