ross condon, franklin delano roosevelt, heather trost, henri michelet
Influences
moondog, romica puceanu, derroll adams, the gore brothers, black sabbath,instanbul oriental ensemble, nahalot shalom community klezmer band, fanfare ciocarlia, fanfare savale, kocani orkestar, taraf de haidouks, boris karloff, the kinks, ion manole,
Rusishe Sher - Abe Schwartz Orchestra
2. Rumanian Doina - Abe & Sylvia Schwartz
3. Dem Rebin's Nigun / Oy Tate - Lt. Joseph Frankel's Orchestra
4. Shulem's Bulgarish - Yenkowitz & Goldberg
5. Freylekhs Fun Deer Khupe - Harry Kandel's Orchestra (from "The Wedding Canopy")
6. Der Rebe Is Gegangen - Abe Elenkrig's Orchestra :: Rebe Has Gone, The - Abe Elenkrig's Orchestra
7. Der Glater Bulgar - Dave Tarras Instrumental Trio :: Plain Bulgar, The - Dave Tarras Instrumental Tr
8. Lebedik Un Freylekh - Abe Schwartz's Orchestra :: Lively And Happy - Abe Schwartz's Orchestra
9. Doina - S. Kosch
10. Biz In Weisen Tog Arayn - Philip Greenberg :: Until The Dawn - Philip Greenberg
11. Russihe Sher - I.J. Hochman Orchestra
12. Oriental Hora - Abe & Sylvia Schwartz
13. Vi Bist Du Gheveyzzn Far Prohibishn? - Naftule Brandwein's Orchestra :: Where Were You Before Prohib
14. Nichot Gesorgt - Abe Elenkrig's Orchestra :: Not To Worry - Abe Elenkrig's Orchestra
15. Di Boyberiker Khasene - Di Boybberiker Kapelye :: Wedding In Boyberiker, The Part 1 & 2 - Di Boybber
16. Firn Di Mekutonim Aheym - Naftule Brandwein/Abe Schwartz Orchestra :: Escorting The Bride And Groom Neculae Neacsu - voice, violin
Ilie Iorga - voice
Dumitru Baicu "Cacurica" - voice, small cymbalum
Paul Giuclea "Pasalan" - voice, violin
Marin P. Manole - voice, accordion
Gheorghe Falcaru - flute
Anghel Gheorghe "Caliu" - violin
Constantin Lautaru "Costica Boieru": - violin, voice
Ionel Manole "Ionitsa" - accordion, voice
Marin Manole "Marius" - accordion
Ion Tanase "Ionica" - small and large cymbalums
Viorel Vlad - double bass
Cristinel Turturica - large cymbalum
a hawk and a hacksaw-
a rooster, a gaggle of geese, bits of tin, two rivers (one in france, one in new mexico), a violinist who began playing at age three, a small cat who has three little kittens, an assortment of gongs, wooden percussive implements, and portable drums, the occasional jazz musician, or tuba player, an oud master, three accordions, a romanian brass band, 4 hungarian cosmopolitans and a stroh violin.
there are three records, and an ep.
SZIA, THANKS EVER SO MUCH FOR ADDING ME! YOU HAVE A GREAT SOUND, AND WE REALLY ENJOYED YOUR PERFORMANCE @ MACHESTER APOLLO BACK IN APRIL. PLUS MY GIRFRIEND WAS HAPPY TO FIND OUT THAT YOU ARE ALSO MAGYAR. PEACE FROM THE UK.
dearest jeremy and heather. i already miss you. it was such a magical nite. thanks for everything, and see you soon) (barcelona and the romantic garden will hopefully be the next adventure, i promise) besos y gracias por todo. flo. p.s by the way, your vinyl present made me cry of beauty. oporto, is magical- reminds me a lot of preisner!- and the whole record is like a movie. full of images. amazing. really loved it.. thanks for the kindness and generosity. all the best for you two. f!
hello, please come back to england and play in Norwich or Cambridge in the near future, i as one of many need inspiration, are more than willing to part with what money i have to come and see you perform!
THE FAMILY ELAN at the Art Of Tea, tuesday 10th june. dramatic, sensual, hypnotic & hauntingly beautiful devotional songs of autumn leaves and nights of fire and wine.
Elan derives much inspiration from devotional and folk music traditions. The tanbur playing of the Kurdish Sufi mystic Ostad Elahi and Âshyq songs of the Azerbaijani sâz master Edalat Nasibov spring immediately to mind, alongside the rawer, more percussive sounds of the Yayla musicians of the Eastern Black Sea region – who fashion reed instruments from young pine saplings - like Hasan Yïldïrïm (who plays the violin like a drum) and Hayri Dev. The music of the Rebetes of early twentieth century Greece is an obvious benchmark, alongside more recent European folk revivalists like the Hungarian band Muzsikás. Other signposts might include the bouzouki inventions of Anne Briggs and the musical tapestries of the Incredible String Band. There is also a ‘pop’ sensibility lurking in there somewhere, though it is nigh on impossible to pin down in the conventional sense.
The Family Elan is Chris Hladowski - bouzouki, vocals, guitar, baglamas, fiddle, gimbri, clarinet, thigh slapping, and an unknown Chinese Lute – and Hanna Tuulikki - metal flute, wooden flute, wooden recorder, plastic recorder, voice. Both players have been involved in critical groups such as A Hawk And A Hacksaw, Scatter, Nalle and One Ensemble, they release their debut album on Chicago’s Locust Records in late 2007.
When is it time for "keep in real in New Mexico" again? I saw Clinic in Austin the other night. Don't remember if you dig them. They dig you dog. haha Hope you guys are doing good.
