Philosophers, Fiddlers & Fools 2003
In time to celebrate Chanukah, this is the 25th anniversary edition of General Manager Ruth Seymour's perennially popular annual salute to Yiddish.
By Ruth Seymour • • 1 min readIn time to celebrate Chanukah, this is the 25th anniversary edition of General Manager Ruth Seymour's perennially popular annual salute to Yiddish. From the little villages and towns of Eastern Europe to the Second Avenue Hit Parade, music, stories and memories from a world now vanished.
Recordings for Philosophers, Fiddlers and Fools
Chanukah 2003
First Hour:
The Yiddish Dream - Vanguard Classics
Metropolitan Klezmer - Yiddish for Travelers - SICULAR@aol.com
The Legendary Martha Schlamme - Vanguard Classics
Theodore Bikel's Treasury of Yiddish Folk and Theater Songs - Rhino
Itzhak Perlman - In the Fiddler's House - Angel
Bente Kahan: Jewish Songs - bormaase@online.no
Talila - Yiddish - Scalen Disc*
Second Hour:
Metropolitan Klezmer - Mosaic Persuasion - Rhythm Media Records
Voices of the Ghetto - 7 Productions*
Third Hour:
Abraham Ellstein - Great Songs of the Yiddish Stage - Milken Archive - Naxos
The Barry Sisters Sing - Israel Music
The Andrews Sisters - MCA
Aaron Lebedeff - Banner Records*
Jan Peerce on 2nd Ave. - Vanguard
Connie Francis Sings Jewish Favorites - Polygram
Zero Mostel - Fiddler on the Roof - RCA
Jewish Songs from Earth, Heaven and Beyond - jchoir@com2com.ru
*These recordings may no longer be available.