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Woody Guthrie's Happy Joyous Hanukkah
Studio album by
The Klezmatics
ReleasedAugust 2006
GenreKlezmer
LabelJMG[1]
The Klezmatics chronology
Wonder Wheel
(2006) 		Woody Guthrie's Happy Joyous Hanukkah
(2006) 		Tuml = Lebn: The Best of the First 20 Years
(2008)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Robert ChristgauA[3]

Woody Guthrie's Happy Joyous Hanukkah is an album by The Klezmatics, released in 2006.[4] It contains Hanukkah-themed songs, with most of the lyrics written by American folk singer Woody Guthrie in 1949.

Critical reception

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AllMusic wrote that the album "largely lives up to its name, stacked with uptempo, celebratory, often quite clever tributes to the festive Jewish holiday."[2] The Sun Sentinel called the album "a fascinating project."[1]

Track listing

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  1. "Honeyky Hanuka" (Guthrie/London)
  2. "Happy Joyous Hanuka" (Guthrie/Sklamberg)
  3. "Gilad and Ziv's Sirba" (Sklamberg)
  4. "Hanuka Bell" (Guthrie/Morrissett)
  5. "(Do the) Latke Flip-Flip" (London)
  6. "Hanukah Tree" (Guthrie/London)
  7. "The Many and the Few" (Guthrie)
  8. "Groovy's Freylekhs" (Darriau)
  9. "Hanuka Gelt" (Guthrie/Sklamberg)
  10. "Spin Dreydl Spin" (Gutkin)
  11. "Hanuka's Flame" (Guthrie/London)
  12. "Hanuka Dance" (Guthrie)

Personnel

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  • Matt Darriau - reeds, Jew's harp
  • Lisa Gutkin - violin, harmony vocals
  • David Licht - drums
  • Frank London - trumpet, harmonium, alto horn, harmony vocals
  • Paul Morrissett - bass, tsimbl, baritone horn, bass vocals
  • Lorin Sklamberg - lead vocals, accordion, piano
  • Susan McKeown - duet vocal, "The Many and the Few"; harmony vocals, "Happy Joyous Hanuka", "Hanuka's Flame"
  • Boo Reiners - guitars, banjo, mandolin
  • Greg Anderson - guitar, "Hanuka Dance"; zoura, "Hanuka Gelt"; production and mixing
  • Danny Blume - vocals and electric guitar, "(Do the) Latke Flip-Flip"
  • Erik Anjou, Annette Ezekiel, Tine Kinderman, Klara Zikova - chorus, "Hanuka's Flame"

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "CD REVIEWS". Sun-Sentinel.com. 22 December 2006.
  2. ^ a b "Woody Guthrie's Happy Joyous Hanukkah - The Klezmatics | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  3. ^ "Robert Christgau: Album: The Klezmatics: Woody Guthrie's Happy Joyous Hanukah". www.robertchristgau.com.
  4. ^ "THE KLEZMATICS" – via www.washingtonpost.com.
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