Veretski Pass CD and book available

[Marlene Segelstein <cookfidl...>]

Hi all,

The CD, Veretski Pass, by the group of the same name with Cookie 
Segelstein (violin, scordatura violin and viola), Joshua Horowitz 
(chromatic accordion, tsimble) and Stuart Brotman (bass, basy, baraban) 
is NOW AVAILABLE at Golden Horn Records, www.goldenhorn.com.

This link takes you right to the page about the CD:
http://www.goldenhorn.com/display.php4?content=records&page=ghp020.html

The official release date is April 21st, but it is available as you 
read this.

Much of the music on this recording comes from and near the region of 
the Veretski Pass (after which the group is named)in the Zakarpatska 
Oblast (Transcarpathian region) of what is now Ukraine, the main 
crossroads through which the Jews traversed the Carpathian Bow. There 
is a stunning suite of Crimean Tatar music and  also a rare Karaite 
song, followed by improvisations and a pyrotechnic fiddle song 
performed on a scordatura violin. There are also original compositions, 
a suite with a bass and viola duet, traditional Jewish and Ukrainian 
dance tunes all accompanied by rich photographs and finely wrought 
essays (and even some family recipes) by each member of the trio.

The book, The Music of Veretski Pass, is the music of the record 
transcribed by Cookie with a forward by Josh. It is available for $20 
plus $2.50 (in the US) shipping  You can contact us through our website 
(www.veretskipass.com), click on BOOK,  to find out how to purchase ( 
where to send the check or money order).

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