Woody Guthrie's Happy Joyous Hanukkah
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Woody Guthrie's Happy Joyous Hanukkah is the eighth album by New York band the Klezmatics, released in 2006. It contains Hanukkah
-themed songs, of which the lyrics to most were written by American
folk
singer Woody Guthrie
in 1949.
Hanukkah
Hanukkah , also known as the Festival of Lights, is an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem at the time of the Maccabean Revolt of the 2nd century BCE...
-themed songs, of which the lyrics to most were written by American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
folk
Folk music
Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....
singer Woody Guthrie
Woody Guthrie
Woodrow Wilson "Woody" Guthrie is best known as an American singer-songwriter and folk musician, whose musical legacy includes hundreds of political, traditional and children's songs, ballads and improvised works. He frequently performed with the slogan This Machine Kills Fascists displayed on his...
in 1949.
Track listing
- "Honeyky Hanuka" (Guthrie/London)
- "Happy Joyous Hanuka" (Guthrie/Sklamberg)
- "Gilad and Ziv's Sirba" (Sklamberg)
- "Hanuka Bell" (Guthrie/Morrissett)
- "(Do the) Latke Flip-Flip" (London)
- "Hanukah Tree" (Guthrie/London)
- "The Many and the Few" (Guthrie)
- "Groovy's Freylekhs" (Darriau)
- "Hanuka Gelt" (Guthrie/Sklamberg)
- "Spin Dreydl Spin" (Gutkin)
- "Hanuka's Flame" (Guthrie/London)
- "Hanuka Dance" (Guthrie)
Personnel
- Matt Darriau - reeds, Jew's harp
- Lisa Gutkin - violin, harmony vocals
- David Licht - drums
- Frank LondonFrank LondonFrank London is a New York City-based trumpeter, bandleader, and composer active in klezmer and world music. He also plays various other wind instruments and keyboards, and occasionally sings backup vocals. With The Klezmatics, he won a Grammy award in Contemporary World Music for "Wonder Wheel...
- trumpet, harmonium, alto horn, harmony vocals - Paul Morrissett - bass, tsimbl, baritone horn, bass vocals
- Lorin Sklamberg - lead vocals, accordion, piano
- Susan McKeownSusan McKeownSusan McKeown is an Irish songwriter, folk singer and producer.-Early years:Susan McKeown was born on February 6, 1967 to John Ryan and Jane Ann McKeown in Terenure, Dublin, Ireland. She was greatly influenced by her mother, an organist and composer who died in 1982...
- 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
- KlezmerKlezmerKlezmer is a musical tradition of the Ashkenazic Jews of Eastern Europe. Played by professional musicians called klezmorim, the genre originally consisted largely of dance tunes and instrumental display pieces for weddings and other celebrations...
- Secular Jewish musicSecular Jewish music-Israeli music:Modern Israeli music is heavily influenced by its constituents, which include Jewish immigrants from more than 120 countries around the world, which have brought their own musical traditions, making Israel a global melting pot. The Israeli music is very versatile and combines...
- Mermaid AvenueMermaid AvenueMermaid Avenue is a 1998 album of previously unheard lyrics written by American folk singer Woody Guthrie, put to music written and performed by British singer Billy Bragg and the American band Wilco. The project was organized by Guthrie's daughter, Nora Guthrie. Mermaid Avenue was released on the...
, Mermaid Avenue Vol. IIMermaid Avenue Vol. IIMermaid Avenue Vol. II is a 2000 album of previously unheard lyrics written by American folk singer Woody Guthrie, put to music written and performed by British singer Billy Bragg and the American band Wilco...