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Philosophers, Fiddlers & Fools 2004

KCRW General Manager Ruth Seymour's 26th annual three-hour Chanukah salute to Yiddish.

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By Ruth Seymour • Dec 10, 2004 • 1 min read

Philosophers, Fiddlers and Fools, KCRW General Manager Ruth Seymour's 26th annual three-hour Chanukah 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 2004

First Hour:

The Yiddish Dream - Vanguard Classics

Martha Schlamme sings Jewish Fold Songs - Vanguard Classics

Chava Alberson : Yiddish Songs - EMI

Theodore Bikel sings Yiddish Theater and Folk Songs - Bainbridge

Talila: Yiddish - Scalen Disc

Chants Yiddish: Talila and Kol Aviv - Arion

Natania Davrath: Russian, Israeli and Yiddish Folk Songs - Vanguard Classics

Second Hour:

Martha Schlamme: Raisins and Almonds - Vanguard Classics

Voices of the Ghetto - 7 Productions

Third Hour:

Metropolitan Klezmer: Yiddish for Travelers - Sicular@aol.com

L'Chaim!: Music of the Jewish People - www.platinument.com

Yiddish: New York-Paris-Varsovie 1901-1940 - Fremaux & Assicies

Mazel Tov!: More Music of the Jewish People - Fanfare

The Barry Sisters Sing - Israel Music

Aaron Lebedeff - Banner Records

Fiddler on the Roof: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack - EMI

Jewish Song from Earth, Heaven & Beyond - jchoir@com2com.ru

Simon at Hatikvah Music International

436 North Fairfax Ave, Los Angeles CA 90036

klezcorner@aol.com

www.hatikvahmusic.com

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    Ruth Seymour

    former General Manager

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