RE: Di Grine Katshke!

[Lorin Sklamberg <lsklamberg...>]

Hi, all

Thanks to Jill for saying how much she is enjoying Di grine katshke.

Though Paul Teitelbaum continues to perform occasionally in the NY area, she 
hasn't recorded nearly enough,. She can be heard on the classic Yugntruf lp 
Vaserl, on which she introduced Josh Waletzky's great song Visotskis tey. I 
heard word of this treasure being reissued on cd, but I know there's been some 
trouble locating the master. Everyone look under your bed! Meantime, you can 
probably get a copy from Sal Kluger. She also sings several songs on Zumerteg, 
the first compilation of Beyle Schaechter-Gottesman's songs, which is available 
on cd from www.yiddishlandrecords.com

Unfortunately, we never did produce the songbook. Any volunteers?

And, I have to admit, I am the voice of the hun.

Tende-varende!

> Mr. Lorin Sklamberg, Sound Archivist
> YIVO Institute for Jewish Research
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> From:         Jill Friemark
> Reply To:     jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org
> Sent:         Sunday, October 26, 2003 7:27 PM
> To:   World music from a Jewish slant
> Subject:      Di Grine Katshke!
> 
> I know I may be a little late on this one, but as I was wandering 
> around Hatikvah finding the Crakow Klezmer Band CD, I also came across 
> the lovely CD full of Yiddish children's songs called "Di Grine 
> Katshke!"  Many of the songs are sung by the angel voice of Lorin 
> Sklamberg, though there is also a guest appearance or two by Adrienne 
> Cooper and Henry Sapoznik.
> 
> I feel in love instantly with the thick, luscious slathering of Paula 
> Teitelbaum's voice, full of longing and loss in songs like "A Feygele 
> in Harbst," and the haunting farblondzhet feel of "Geven a mol a 
> Meydele."  Where can I find more of Paula Teitelbaum's singing???
> 
> Henry's singing on "Di Grine Katshke" is cartoony and wonderful and 
> it's one of the most fun and enjoyable tunes on the CD, though "Tshimba 
> Rimba" with all of its great animal sounds (have you ever heard a horse 
> tell you to drop dead?!?  And *who* is that hun singing "Tende-Varende? 
> Hilarious!)  might either tie or come in at a very close second!
> 
> If you don't have it already, it's Yiddish music both you and your 
> little ones will love, but it's also excellent if you're starting to 
> lern zikh Yidish, since most of the songs are about animals and contain 
> simple Yiddish words and phrases which are easy to understand for a 
> beginner!  You may well even love it just because of the beauty of the 
> music, which easily reflects all of the hard work and thought that was 
> put into tracking down the words, connecting them to the correct 
> melodies and resulting an a wholly joyful and nicely produced 
> collection of children's songs which might have otherwise been lost 
> forever.  The liner notes are very informative and there's even a 
> songbook that can be ordered to accompany the CD!  Well done!  :)
> 
> Jill
> 
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