Songs of Our Fathers
Appearance
Songs of Our Fathers | ||||
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Released | 1995 | |||
Genre | Americana, newgrass, jazz, Klezmer | |||
Label | Rounder | |||
Producer | David Grisman | |||
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Songs of Our Fathers is an album by American musicians David Grisman and Andy Statman, released in 1995. It's a collection of Jewish songs, many of which are more than 100 years old. Much of the music is influenced by the Jewish instrumental folk music of Eastern Europe known as Klezmer.[1]
Track listing
[edit]All songs traditional except for tracks 2a, 3, 7, and 9 by Shlomo Carlebach and track 5 by Andy Statman.
- "Shalom Aleichem"
- "Chassidic Medley: Adir Hu/Moshe Emes"
- "Shomer Yisrael"
- "Toska"
- "Bashie's Bounce"
- "Dovid Melech Yisrael"
- "Shabbos Waltz"
- "For the Sake of My Brothers and Friends"
- "Der Rebbe"
- "Adon Olam"
- "Kazatski"
- "Shalom Aleichem"
Personnel
[edit]- David Grisman – mandolin
- Andy Statman – clarinet, mandolin
- Hal Blaine – drums
- Edgar Meyer – bass
- Zachariah Spellman – tuba
- Enrique Coria – guitar
- Jim Kerwin – bass
References
[edit]- ^ Dawgnet.com entry for Songs of Our Fathers. Retrieved November 2009.