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Merlin Shepherd Kapelye & Quartet
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Merlin Shepherd Kapelye & Quartet



Brighton,
United Kingdom

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Last Login:  7/5/2009
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Member Since10/20/2006
Band Websitewww.(mynamehere).co.uk
Band MembersMerlin Shepherd, CLARINETS

Stas Rayko, Vladimir Goykhman, Alexei Rozov, Mitia Khramtsov, Mark Kovnatsky, VIOLINS

Natasha Kassyanchik, DOMRA

Yura Khainson, ACCORDION

Polina Shepherd, PIANO

Jeka Lizin, POYK & TSIMBL

Artem Kolenchuk, BASS

Sounds LikeUs
Record LabelOriente Musik
Type of LabelIndie


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   Upcoming Shows ( view all )
Jun 20 2009 2:00A
Amsterdammers, Open Market Brighton, London and South East
Jun 20 2009 11:00P
Duke of Yorks Brighton, London and South East
Jun 26 2009 8:00P
somewhere in old Faro Faro, Faro
Jun 27 2009 8:00P
somewhere in Lille Lille, Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Jun 27 2009 8:00P
somewhere in Lille Lille, Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Jun 28 2009 8:00P
private wedding party London
Jul 4 2009 8:00P
Oxford Oxford
Jul 5 2009 8:00P
private wedding party ?, London and South East
Jul 10 2009 8:00P
somewhere in Bishops Waltham Bishops Waltham
Jul 11 2009 8:00P
Devon! Devon!
Jul 15 2009 8:00P
Sheshory, Ukrainia Sheshory
Jul 16 2009 8:00P
Sheshory, Ukrainia Sheshory
Jul 17 2009 8:00P
Sheshory, Ukrainia Sheshory
Jul 18 2009 8:00P
Sheshory, Ukrainia Sheshory
Aug 1 2009 8:00P
Dortmund... Dortmund, Nordrhein-Westfalen
Aug 2 2009 8:00P
London....somewhere.... London, London and South East
Aug 16 2009 8:00P
Sziget Budapest
Aug 18 2009 8:00P
Lecce.. Lecce
Sep 6 2009 4:00P
Regents Park Bandstand London, London and South East

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   About Merlin Shepherd Kapelye & Quartet

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clarinetist, saxophonist, guitarist, composer, bandleader...

I specialise in the Jewish instrumental folk music of Eastern Europe commonly known as Klezmer. I've been Musical Director for The Royal National Theatre, Royal Shakespeare Company and Shakespeare's Globe Theatre, London. Also Klezmer Advisor for the Royal Shakespeare Company for their 1992 production of Anski’s "The Dybbuk".

My CD "Intimate Hopes & Terrors" is available on Oriente Musik (RIENCD58) It features me and a ten piece band made up of the greatest klezmer players from the former Soviet Union...the Former Soviet Union Klezmer Allstars....it's all new material and has clarinet, 5 fiddles, domra, accordion, piano, tsimbl/poyk and double bass....watch this space. There are four tracks from the CD which you can listen to above...please have a look at the March/April edition of Songlines, where you can find a review, a track on the compilation cover "Top of the World" CD, and an article about the revival of Klezmer music in Ukraine and beyond....

I've worked as Music Co-ordinator for KlezKamp, KlezFest London and taught at KlezFest St Petersburg, KlezFest Ukraine, Dona Fest Moscow and KlezKanada. Apart from my own ensembles I've toured throughout Britain and Europe with Budowitz, Sukke, Frank London's Klezmer Brass Allstars and Aaron Alexander’s Midrash Mish-Mosh.

I also play baritone sax in Bacalao, an 11 piece salsa band in Brighton, alto sax and Eb clarinet in Fanfara, Brighton's leading (and possibly only) 9 piece east european style Roma brass band.

Another project dear to my heart is The Sound & Light Cinematic Duo. In this project I work with my wonderful wife, Polina Shepherd. To cut a very long story short, we were lead to an amazing archive of extremely rare Jewish silent films made in Kiev between 1910-1945. We have accompanied these films at festivals all over Europe and in the US on clarinets and piano in a traditional style but using lots of original material...

I also work with Polina in her amazing yiddish a capella quartet "Ashkenazim". We've toured the US, performed in London, Brighton, Moscow, St Petersburg, throughout the former Soviet Union and most recently at Ashkenaz in Toronto...The Quartet has a new CD of new material, "baym taykh" available on Oriente Musik.....

Most recent collaborations have been with remixer/reworker of Balkan&Jewish music Max Pashm on his latest release "Never Mind the Balkans", this is a great CD featuring Me on clarinets, sax and some guitar, Polina Shepherd on vocals, Eugenia Georgieva on Vocals, George Kypreos on Bouzouki, Rik Harrington on guitars and Laura Anstee on Cretan lyra & cello. It's out now and available his myspace page...

and with Paris based Balkan/World DJ and performer extraordinaire Dj ClicK Hopefully more collaborative efforts to follow in the not-too-distant future. Watch this space

And even most recently, I am putting together a collaborative remix CD of "Intimate Hopes & Terrors". Working title to be "Intimate Hopes & Tear-Ups". So far tracks have come back from Max Pashm, Smadj and the The Flying Coyote Brothers. Have a listen further up the page. Tracks will also be remixed/reworked by Dj ClicK, Mercan Dede, Phil Thornton, SoCalled, Mark Pointing and Andy Satellite, Palyrria and DJ Lelly. If you're a remixer and interested in being involved then please let me know!

If you're interested in buying the CD "Intimate Hopes & Terrors" then please let me know through this page. I have no credit card facility but am happy to take personal cheques, Postal Orders and Paypal.

The Greek Turkish Clarinet Forum have just opened a new section on Klezmer Clarinet, for which I'm the moderator. If you'd like to check it out please come armed with questions and answers....


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Merlin Shepherd Kapelye & Quartet's Friends Comments
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Katerina





Jul 2 2009 9:49 AM

Wellcome to my Friends!!!!
Karerina Vlachou
Julie&Moi





May 27 2009 2:52 PM

Quel plaisir !

Merci, merci, BRAVO
Brigitte





May 26 2009 3:03 PM

Thanx for the add!
All The Best From NY.!!
Brigitte Zarie.
yoyo





May 26 2009 8:32 AM

Thanks for being friends :)
Hope you like our old school Soul music.
Have a great week!!
Arcomnia





May 21 2009 10:04 PM

Go for it!
Valentina Casula





May 15 2009 5:10 PM

Ciao Merlin!
Yes.. finally we're "fnacking" friends now!!
See you soon, bisous,
Valentina
Vent d’ouest (Klezmer-Jazz-Fusion)





May 15 2009 7:45 AM

Bonjour ,
Juste un petit message pour te dire que deux titres premix du Cd 4 titres sont en ligne.
Merci pour ton amitié.
Patrick

Hello ,
two new song are on line now !
Thanks for your friendship.
Patrick
Philip





Apr 30 2009 6:14 PM

*peace* SHALOM
Äl Jawala





Apr 16 2009 7:04 AM

Dear friends, our new album ASPHALT PIRATE RADIO will be released in may. You can now listen to some of the new tunes in our player. Best wishes!
Arcomnia





Apr 28 2009 10:23 AM

Cheers for adding us
Love your groove
Shilgia





Apr 3 2009 3:01 PM

Hello Merlin, thank you for the friendship and for your music! Let us know, if you like some of our songs! Would you please sign the guestbook of our new Homepage, too? Thank you and greetings from North Germany – Ines from Shilgia - www.shilgia.de <br />
PURPLE RONI





Mar 21 2009 11:14 AM

Hi, Merlin, <br />Greetings from the purple world! We wish we could see soon. Nice music you make. <br />Love!
Will Rumfitt





Feb 25 2009 10:08 AM

Hey Mr, had fun on sunday, quite a laugh at points........ have you got a recording of cossack tune you could send me? Big love x w
Festival of Jewish Culture Singers Warsaw





Feb 2 2009 9:53 PM

Thanks a lot Merlin,
always trying our best!

xxx
Singer's Warsaw
Vidar Kenneth Johansen





Jan 5 2009 8:58 AM

Dear Merlin,
Happy New Year!
Wonderful sounds. Proof that tradition does not need to stand in the way for innovation, and vice versa.
All the best from Norway,
Vidar
Vent d’ouest (Klezmer-Jazz-Fusion)





Jan 4 2009 7:52 AM

Vent d'ouest vous souhaite une bonne et heureuse année 2009.
Amitiés
Patrick
WATCHA CLAN





Jan 5 2009 9:48 PM

happy new year for you and family's merlin!!! love harmony , creativity and folie, hope this year we can play together!!!
kiss from marseille
sista k
Klezmer Kaos





Jan 12 2009 7:22 PM

Hi,

Happy new year Merlin :)

Hope you´re doing good!

If you´re in Paris around 27 of january drop by at the Dame de canton ;)

take care
Heiða
Klezmer Kaos
Dj ClicK


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Jan 1 2009 1:30 PM

have good holidays and
all the best in 2009
bises, Click
Froeken Myggestik





Dec 28 2008 10:04 PM

thanks merlin for your lovely fotocomment.
it is my mum and me. happy times.
kind greetings
Jennifer John





Dec 6 2008 11:31 PM

Thanks Merlin,

I loved the film and the soundtrack was a joy to be part of. How is life in Brighton? How is the music? x
JEWISH MONKEYS





Dec 3 2008 3:22 PM

Hry there -
Thank you for being a friend!!!
JMs~~~
Dolce Vita String Quartet





Nov 30 2008 6:35 PM

Thank you Merlin for accepting us within your friends!

You are most welcome to be amongst ours!


In Music and in Life, all the very best wishes to you!


Please visit our MySpace for the links to listen to the rest of our tracks at iTunes or eMusic!


DOLCE VITA STRING QUARTET :-)
Phil Cartwright





Dec 1 2008 10:53 AM

A human being is a part of the whole, called by us "Universe," a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings as something separated from the rest — a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty. Nobody is able to achieve this completely, but the striving for such achievement is in itself a part of the liberation and a foundation for inner security. — Albert Einstein
cendrine bonami-redler





Nov 24 2008 7:32 AM

shure that there will be other concert and other garden, then we'll us again
have a good day
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