Holy Ground: The Jewish Songs of Woody Guthrie

[Lorin Sklamberg <lsklamberg...>]

This weekend:

Debut of new song from the Woody Guthrie Archives
set to music and performed by The Klezmatics
with special guests
Arlo Guthrie and Susan McKeown

Holy Ground: The Jewish Songs of Woody Guthrie

Saturday, December 20, 2003 * 8pm
Kaufmann Concert Hall * 92nd Street Y
1395 Lexington Avenue at 92nd Street, New York, NY
Tickets: 212-415-5500 or at www.92y.org
for more information see
www.woodyguthrie.org
www.klezmatics.com

Woody Guthrie moved to Coney Island in 1942. There, in the heart of Brooklyn's 
Jewish community, he lived across the street from his mother-in-law, the 
renowned Yiddish poet Aliza Greenblatt. She introduced Guthrie to Jewish 
culture and history, and despite their differences in religious upbringing, 
Guthrie and Greenblatt shared a passion for social justice, anti-fascism and 
union organizing.

This unlikely relationship inspired Guthrie to write both personal and 
political songs. To him, the Jewish struggle connected to the struggles of his 
fellow Okies and of oppressed and disenfranchised people everywhere. He wrote 
Hanukah songs for parties at the local Jewish community centers, he wrote songs 
about Jewish history and spiritual life and about World War II and the 
anti-fascist cause.

This project, Holy Ground, explores and honors the unusual connection between 
these unlikely relatives - the Dust Bowl Balladeer and his mother-in-law, the 
Yiddish poet.

Next weekend:

Saturday, December 27, 2003 * 5:45pm EST

A Prairie Home Companion
A live broadcast from The Town Hall in New York City (sold out). Musical guests 
The Klezmatics will play material from their new project, Holy Ground: The 
Jewish Songs of Woody Guthrie and from their latest Rounder cd, Rise Up! Shteyt 
oyf!

Go to www.prairiehome.org for local radio listings or to hear the program live 
via webcast.


> Mr. Lorin Sklamberg, Sound Archivist
> YIVO Institute for Jewish Research
> 
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> New York, NY 10011
> Tel. (212) 294-6169
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> lsklamberg (at) yivo(dot)cjh(dot)org
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