present a night of contemporary Yiddish music, feat. and Fran & Flora Merlin & Polina Shepherd, Ilana Cravitz String Band Fran & Flora Doors 7.30pm Tickets £12-20 TICKETS Experimental-folk duo curate a special night at The Horse Hospital celebrating contemporary Yiddish culture, showcasing some of the UK’s most acclaimed klezmer artists. Fran & Flora present brand new material from their upcoming third album; Klezmer clarinet and piano-vocal duo & perform a selection of original compositions; fiddler + string band share a first public outing of selected tunes from y's recently uncovered collection. Fran & Flora Merlin Polina Shepherd Ilana Cravitz Beregovsk Tish Nign ’s critically acclaimed releases and performances have led to their rise in prominence across folk and avant-garde musical landscapes alike. As leading women of their generation their sophomore album ( '24) was ’s ‘Top 10 Best Folk Albums of the Year’. Presenting uniquely reworked Yiddish music (collected from archival recordings & manuscripts) and original compositions for strings, electronics and voice they create an unrivalled evocative and 'border-defying' ( ) aesthetic. Far from recreating music from a bygone era their intricately sculpted contemporary sound remains 'as experimental as it is accessible' (The Guardian). Fran & Flora perform and teach at festivals globally. Fran & Flora Precious Collection Hidden Notes Records The Guardian Mojo (clarinets, voice, piano) perform together in a way that is rarely encountered. They play music from several linked cultures with improvisation, freedom and spontaneity. The Duo’s playful approach to their root traditions – klezmer, Slavic, East European and southern Mediterranean – is full of knowledge and deference. It creates a unique sound that embraces the enduring spirit of folklore and takes the listener to new dimensions. They have been performing as a duo since 2004. Apart from their own concerts, they collaborate internationally with performers of various disciplines: a baroque orchestra, a punk band, contemporary dancers, DJs, and theatre productions. Merlin & Polina Shepherd Duo is one of the world’s best-known klezmer fiddlers and is also in demand as a producer, editor, and Yiddish dance leader. Based in London, Ilana tours internationally and regularly helps to set up and run Yiddish culture festivals. She has introduced thousands of people to klezmer through her performances and teaching. Ilana was a co-founder of the and her book, is published by Ilana Cravitz London Klezmer Quartet Klezmer Fiddle – A How-To Guide Oxford University Press. Ilana Cravitz’ play a hand-picked selection of tunes from - an anthology of 215 tunes collected by (1892-1961) that was prepared for publication in the late 1950s and then kept in the Vernadsky National Library, Kiev. Tish Nigumim Kapelye Jewish Songs Without Words Moshe Beregovski Nigunim are tunes without words, composed to be sung, catchy and lift the spirits. Beregovski’s book of nigunim was the fourth of five volumes of Jewish music painstakingly assembled by this dedicated Soviet Jewish ethnomusicologist. Tragically, he did not live to see them published. Ilana Cravitz is now working on an English edition of this volume, with its glimpses into a now-lost world. RELATED EVENTS Posted in, Upcoming Music
