Review: “So many of these are my new favorite songs.”
By Ari Davidow, published in Klezmer Shack
“A couple of years ago a young Yiddish trio breezed through the Boston area, performing at a local cafe. We were all blown away by the harmonies, the instruments, and especially the mashups and overall joy of singing. A new generation of Yiddish punk folk singing had arrived and it is really, really good.
Back when the Klezmer Revival was new a couple of generations ago, the focus was on learning those stiff songs from old 78s or LPs. It often felt as though we were trying to revive a tradition trapped in amber. It took time to find the old-timers still around who helped convey the actual feel of the music as it had been (and was often not captured on wax or vinyl), and to begin discovering the growing archives of Yiddish folk music.”