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Conversations with Musicians, with Leah RosemanLily Henley: Sephardic Identity, Ladino Language and SongwritingThe wonderful singer, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and scholar Lily Henley sings in the endangered language Ladino and during this podcast you’ll hear clips from her album Oras Dezaoradas. Blending her roots in American and Celtic music, Lily creates powerful original music that honours centuries of Sephardic women’s voices. These songs tell timeless stories of love, loss, exile, and resilience, sharing her personal connection to this important tradition.You’ll also learn about:Sephardic history and contemporary communitiesLily’s unusual childhoodhow she’s learned to trust her voiceLike all my episodes, you can also watch this...
2025-07-2659 min
Composers DatebookAnderson and Golijov for the recordSynopsisIt’s a mark success when a new musical work is recorded shortly after its premiere, and even more when the recording session is the premiere. But that was the case with many works written by American composer Leroy Anderson, whose short and tuneful compositions from the 1940s, 50s and 60s proved enormously popular during his lifetime.On June 20, 1962, Anderson was at New York’s Manhattan Center, conducting for Decca Records the premiere of his Clarinet Candy. By recording in the summer months, when many of New York’s best symphonic players were a...
2025-06-2002 min
The Golden Silent Films - A Silent Film PodcastThe City Without Jews - 1924A discussion about and look into the stories, the history and personalities that came together to make the silent film "The City Without Jews" in 1924. Based on the novel by Hugo Bettauer and directed by Hans Karl Breslauer.This episode also covers the film's National Holocaust Remembrance Day screening event and cine-concert at Pittsburgh's Rodef Shalom Congregation on January 27, 2025.Bluesky - @goldensilentscastInstagram - goldensilentscastTwitter/X - @goldensilents1Alicia Svigals - aliciasvigals.comHolocaust Center of Pittsburgh - hcofpgh.org
2025-02-081h 06
MundofoníasMundofonías 2024 #95: Favis 2024 (I)Programa especial con la primera parte de la ceremonia virtual de entrega de los Favis, los discos favoritos del 2024 en Mundofonías.
Special show with the first part of the virtual Favis award ceremony, Mundofonías’ favourite albums of 2024.
- Le Bour-Bodros - Avel dirollet (rond de Loudéac) - Daou ribl
- Quintet Bumbac - Floarea din rădăcina ei creşte - Héritages
- Jyotsna Srikanth - Ninnuvina - Carnatic nomad: South Indian Carnatic music on violin
- Alicia Svigals - Fidl afire fantasy - Fidl afire
- Tarek Abdallah & Adel Shams El Din - Ousoul - Ousoul
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2024-12-2458 minMundofoníasMundofonías 2024 #95: Favis 2024 (I)Programa especial con la primera parte de la ceremonia virtual de entrega de los Favis, los discos favoritos del 2024 en Mundofonías.
Special show with the first part of the virtual Favis award ceremony, Mundofonías’ favourite albums of 2024.
- Le Bour-Bodros - Avel dirollet (rond de Loudéac) - Daou ribl
- Quintet Bumbac - Floarea din rădăcina ei creşte - Héritages
- Jyotsna Srikanth - Ninnuvina - Carnatic nomad: South Indian Carnatic music on violin
- Alicia Svigals - Fidl afire fantasy - Fidl afire
- Tarek Abdallah & Adel Shams El Din - Ousoul - Ousoul
...
2024-12-2458 min
MundofoníasMundofonías 2024 #91: Favoritos de diciembre + Afroeuropa y Flamenquindia / December favorites + Afroeurope-FlamenkindiaFavoritos de diciembre + Afroeuropa y Flamenquindia
December favorites + Afroeurope and Flamenkindia
Comenzamos con los tres discos favoritos de Mundofonías de diciembre del 2024, con el valenciano Andrés Belmonte , la neoyorquina Alicia Svigals y el recopilatorio “Super disco pirata: De Tepito para el mundo, 1965-1980”. Seguimos nuestro camino con novedades musicales que nos traen conexiones entre África, Europa y Norteamérica, enlazando también el flamenco con la música india. Saludamos también a Boem Radio, que recientemente ha empezado a difundir Mundofonías desde Grecia, efharistó!
We begin with Mundofonías' three favorite albums of December 2024, featuring the Valencian Andr...
2024-12-1057 minMundofoníasMundofonías 2024 #91: Favoritos de diciembre + Afroeuropa y Flamenquindia / December favorites + Afroeurope-FlamenkindiaFavoritos de diciembre + Afroeuropa y Flamenquindia
December favorites + Afroeurope and Flamenkindia
Comenzamos con los tres discos favoritos de Mundofonías de diciembre del 2024, con el valenciano Andrés Belmonte , la neoyorquina Alicia Svigals y el recopilatorio “Super disco pirata: De Tepito para el mundo, 1965-1980”. Seguimos nuestro camino con novedades musicales que nos traen conexiones entre África, Europa y Norteamérica, enlazando también el flamenco con la música india. Saludamos también a Boem Radio, que recientemente ha empezado a difundir Mundofonías desde Grecia, efharistó!
We begin with Mundofonías' three favorite albums of December 2024, featuring the Valencian Andr...
2024-12-1057 min
Conversations with Musicians, with Leah RosemanYale Strom: Klezmer Ethnographer-ArtistI was honored to be able to record this wide-ranging interview with violinist Yale Strom, who is the leading ethnographer-artist of Klezmer music and history, and also has done many years of research among the Roma communities. He speaks to us about some of his many inspiring experiences during over 75 research expeditions to Central and Eastern Europe and the Balkans. To prepare for this episode, I read several of his books, including his 400 page The Book of Klezmer: The History, The Music, The Folklore, some of which we touched on during this conversation, and he also spoke about two...
2024-11-121h 47
Conversations with Musicians, with Leah RosemanAlicia Svigals: Fidl Afire Catch-Up EpisodeThis episode is a special short Catch-Up episode with the Klezmer violinist and composer Alicia Svigals. I first spoke with her in 2021 in Season 1 of this podcast, and that wide-ranging in-depth conversation is here: https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/e15-s1-alicia-svigals-klezmer-violinist-and-composer
Today we are focusing on Alicia’s new album Fidl Afire https://borschtbeat.bandcamp.com/album/fidl-afire, with several excerpts from the album with her insights.
Alicia Svigals website: https://aliciasvigals.com/home
I have many episodes featuring klezmer musicians such as Polina Shepherd https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/polina-shepherd
a...
2024-09-1925 min
Fiddle StudioAlicia Svigals (Dybbuk Honga)Klezmer violinist and composer Alicia Svigals is widely considered to be the world's leading klezmer fiddler, often called the Queen of Klezmer. She was a founder and a longtime member of the Grammy-winning group the Klezmatics. She has performed with and written music for violinist Itzhak Perlman. Alicia Svigals has worked with everyone in every possible way: soundtracks, compositions, genres, in plays, on tv, and on stages all over the world. She has a brand new album out called Fidl Afire!Alicia Svigals: https://aliciasvigals.com/Fidl Afire Album: https://borschtbeat.bandcamp.com/album/fidl-afire...
2024-09-0337 min
Radiant Others: A Klezmer Music PodcastAlicia SvigalsToday on Radiant Others, violinist, composer, bandleader Alicia Svigals. Since the 1980s, Alicia has been a major figure in the klezmer and Yiddish music worlds. She was a founding member of the Klezmatics, and took a lead role in bringing back attention to the traditional fiddle style of klezmer music, especially with her groundbreaking album … Continue reading Alicia Svigals →
2024-07-261h 14
PodwirelessPodwireless 263 July 20241. (Intro) Ian A Anderson : Goblets & Elms from the CD Onwards (Ghosts From The Basement)2. Jon Langford & The Bright Shiners : Discarded from the CD Where It Really Starts (Tiny Global)3. Flo Perlin : Feels Like Yesterday from the CD Clay (ECN)4. The Wilderness Yet : Cocks Are Crowing from the CD Westlin Winds (Scribe)5. Bowker & Morse : Whose Hands Are These from the DL EP Bowker & Morse (Bowker & Morse)6. Seckou Keita : Ni Mala Beugue from the CD Homeland (Hudson)7. Ahmed Moneka : Treed Trooh from the CD Kanzafula (Lulaworld)8. Teddy Thompson sings Linda Thompson : Those Damn Roches...
2024-06-302h 00PodwirelessPodwireless 263 July 20241. (Intro) Ian A Anderson : Goblets & Elms from the CD Onwards (Ghosts From The Basement)2. Jon Langford & The Bright Shiners : Discarded from the CD Where It Really Starts (Tiny Global)3. Flo Perlin : Feels Like Yesterday from the CD Clay (ECN)4. The Wilderness Yet : Cocks Are Crowing from the CD Westlin Winds (Scribe)5. Bowker & Morse : Whose Hands Are These from the DL EP Bowker & Morse (Bowker & Morse)6. Seckou Keita : Ni Mala Beugue from the CD Homeland (Hudson)7. Ahmed Moneka : Treed Trooh from the CD Kanzafula (Lulaworld)8. Teddy Thompson sings Linda Thompson : Those Damn Roches...
2024-06-302h 00
MundofoníasMundofonías 2024 #47: Del Cáucaso a Brasil, con escala caribeña / From the Caucasus to Brazil, with a Caribbean stopoverDiscos nuevos y discos por venir componen esta edición de Mundofonías, que comienza en Azerbaiyán, continuando con aires klezmer y orientalizantes, para hacer después larga escala en el Caribe, con nuevas y viejas músicas que reverdecen, terminando en Brasil con diferentes conexiones y combinaciones.
New and upcoming albums make up this edition of Mundofonías, which begins in Azerbaijan, continuing with klezmer and orientalizing airs, then making a long stopover in the Caribbean, with new and old music that greens, ending in Brazil with different connections and combinations.
– Imamyar Hasanov & Amir Bayat – Aman-aman ayrilik – Sounds of Azerbaija...
2024-06-1357 minMundofoníasMundofonías 2024 #47: Del Cáucaso a Brasil, con escala caribeña / From the Caucasus to Brazil, with a Caribbean stopoverDiscos nuevos y discos por venir componen esta edición de Mundofonías, que comienza en Azerbaiyán, continuando con aires klezmer y orientalizantes, para hacer después larga escala en el Caribe, con nuevas y viejas músicas que reverdecen, terminando en Brasil con diferentes conexiones y combinaciones.
New and upcoming albums make up this edition of Mundofonías, which begins in Azerbaijan, continuing with klezmer and orientalizing airs, then making a long stopover in the Caribbean, with new and old music that greens, ending in Brazil with different connections and combinations.
– Imamyar Hasanov & Amir Bayat – Aman-aman ayrilik – Sounds of Azerbaija...
2024-06-1357 min
MundofoníasMundofonias 9x60- Del Cáucaso al Brasil, con escala caribeñaDel Cáucaso al Brasil, con escala caribeña
From the Caucasus to Brazil, with a Caribbean stopover
Discos nuevos y discos por venir componen esta edición de Mundofonías, que comienza en Azerbaiyán, continuando con aires klezmer y orientalizantes, para hacer después larga escala en el Caribe, con nuevas y viejas músicas que reverdecen, terminando en Brasil con diferentes conexiones y combinaciones.
New and upcoming albums make up this edition of Mundofonías, which begins in Azerbaijan, continuing with klezmer and orientalizing airs, then making a long stopover in the Caribbean, with new and old music th...
2024-06-1157 min
The City Lights Collective“The City Without Jews” / Artist GFB3 / “How to Ruin the Holidays”Composers Alicia Svigals and Donald Sosin discuss their new original score to the silent film, “The City Without Jews.” Plus, artist and muralist George F. Baker III, A.K.A. GFB3, details his debut solo exhibition, “Little Reminders,” and we hear about the upcoming Atlanta premiere of “How to Ruin the Holidays.”See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2023-11-1352 min
ParadigmsAlicia Svigals and Donald Sosin – Silent Film Music “City Without Jews”Silent films traditionally have live musicians playing along with the film. Alicia Svigals and Donald Sosin have been working together creating music and performing along with silent films depicting the plight of Jews in Europe in the early 20th Century. The three films they have scored so far are City Without Jews, The Ancient Law, and Man Without A World.
Alicia Svigals is a mover and shaker in the Klezmer revival movement. Donald Sosin has been creating music, including but not limited to music for silent movies for many years. They met at a film festival in It...
2023-04-1659 min
ParadigmsAlicia Svigals and Donald Sosin – Silent Film Music "City Without Jews"Silent films traditionally have live musicians playing along with the film. Alicia Svigals and Donald Sosin have been working together creating music and performing along with silent films depicting the plight of Jews in Europe in the early 20th Century. … More ... The post Alicia Svigals and Donald Sosin – Silent Film Music “City Without Jews” appeared first on Paradigms Podcast.
2023-04-1659 min
Conversations with Musicians, with Leah RosemanPolina Shepherd: Cultural activist, Singer, Composer, Choir leaderI was honoured to speak with the inspiring singer, composer, choir leader, pianist and cultural activist Polina Shepherd. In this episode you’ll hear Polina’s stories from growing up in Tartarstan, in the former Soviet Union, finding a bridge to her Jewish identity through Klezmer music, collaborating with her mentors, founding Yiddish and Russian choirs in the U.K., and many other creative projects. During the episode she sings songs from different traditions, including one of her compositions, and is such a warm and engaging speaker I trust a wide audience will find inspiration and food for thought in h...
2023-01-201h 21
FeaturedUnder Vines and Fig TreesIn this episode, we speak with Jonathan Dekel-Chen about the long history of Jewish agricultural life. The episode traverses continents and centuries, describing Jewish farming from Abraham through the 21st century. Jonathan is the Rabbi Edward Sandrow Chair in Soviet & East European Jewry at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem where he holds dual a dual appointment in the Department of Jewish History and the Department of General History. He is the author of Farming the Red Land: Jewish Agricultural Colonization and Local Soviet Power, 1924-1941 and the co-founder of Bikurim Youth Village for the Performing Arts in Eshkol.
Learn more...
2022-07-1547 min
Joy and ConversationUnder Vines and Fig Trees In this episode, we speak with Jonathan Dekel-Chen about the long history of Jewish agricultural life. The episode traverses continents and centuries, describing Jewish farming from Abraham through the 21st century. Jonathan is the Rabbi Edward Sandrow Chair in Soviet & East European Jewry at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem where he holds dual a dual appointment in the Department of Jewish History and the Department of General History. He is the author of Farming the Red Land: Jewish Agricultural Colonization and Local Soviet Power, 1924-1941 and the co-founder of Bikurim Youth Village for the Performing Arts in Eshkol.
2022-07-1447 min
2022-05-2059 min
Conversations with Musicians, with Leah RosemanKellylee Evans: Jazz Singer, Songwriter and Motivational Speaker with an inspiring personal story!In this episode we hear the incredible award-winning singer Kellylee Evans talk about her life and some of the challenges she has faced in her life, including two near-death experiences. She talks about her upbringing, her journey to jazz, her creative process, and much more. She is such a wonderfully engaging person, and I hope this episode will help listeners feel inspired by her story. We talk about her new album Greenlight and many of her other projects. Near the end of the episode at 43:00 we are gifted with an incredible a capella performance of one of the most-requested s...
2022-01-2349 min
Conversations with Musicians, with Leah RosemanPodcast Trailer: Recap Season 1 and Intro Season 2Hi! I’m a violinist and my podcast Conversations with Musicians with Leah Roseman follows my curiosity about fellow musicians: how did they get to where they are today, what are their perspectives on a life in music? The format is in-depth conversations prepared with lots of research and many episodes also feature the guests playing music. I speak to musicians playing in different styles of music, different instruments, and with really different careers.
In Season One, I spoke with quite famous soloists like violinists James Ehnes and Kerson Leong, and also with erhu player Patty Chan an...
2022-01-1401 min
Conversations with Musicians, with Leah RosemanAlicia Svigals Klezmer ViolinistI was honoured to speak with one of the world's foremost Klezmer musicians. Alicia Svigals was a founding member of the Grammy-winning Klezmatics, she also played a major role in the revival of klezmer fiddling, which had been on the brink of extinction until she recorded her debut album Fidl in the 1990’s. Alicia is so engaging both as a player and conversationalist, and she's full of stories from her life and career.
Like all my episodes, this is also a video, with bonus episodes linked as well: https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/e15-s1-alicia-svigals-klezmer-violinist-and-composer
Bu...
2021-09-0238 min
Conversations with Musicians, with Leah RosemanImprov 2 with Alicia SvigalsThis was the second little improv I had the opportunity to play with the great klezmer musician Alicia Sviagas. Please check out the complete episode for our conversation, both podcast and video: https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/e15-s1-alicia-svigals-klezmer-violinist-and-composer
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2021-09-0203 min
Conversations with Musicians, with Leah RosemanImprov 1 with Alicia SvigalsAlicia Svigals kindly agreed to to play a couple of improvisations with me, after my fascinating interview with her. Here's the first.
The full episode is here, both podcast and video with bonus episodes: https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/e15-s1-alicia-svigals-klezmer-violinist-and-composer
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https://ko-fi.com/leahroseman Thanks!
Photo credit: Thierry Arsenault
2021-09-0202 min
The Groove Coast PodcastThe Groove Coast Podcast - Special guest - the multi-talented - Uli Geissendoerfer - EP.08The Groove Coast is a podcast series hosted by musicians and writers Jon Celentano and Darrell Craig Harris Based in Las Vegas Nevada, heard globally on the www.JazzTribe.Network including Spotify, iTunes, Apple Music, and multiple Podbean outlets.
We Love - Jazz, Soul & Blues - from the SpaveLV Studio in Las Vegas.
Howdy, Here is the new Groove Coast podcast. Well, it seems like the film - 'The Matrix' feels somewhat real - did I take the Blue or the Red pill? Whichever one feels like we've been living in a virtual world since M...
2021-01-2451 min
Crackin' the VaultKlezmer MusicKlezmer Music, Thoughts from Alicia Svigals about celebrating Hanukkah, Seven-Day Weddings, and Inviting Itzhak Perlman to Fiddle Tunes
With:
Alicia Svigals, Patrick Farrell, Lauren Brody
Cookie Segelstein, Margot Leverett, Don Weeda, and Mark Rubin
If you can’t hear it live - most Crackin the Vault shows will be available on the Centrum podcast channel:
https://centrum.org/artists-in-place/crackin-the-vault-2/
Thanks for listening, have fun!
Peter
2020-12-1158 min
Can We Talk?Episode 51: Alicia Svigals, Klezmer FiddlerAlicia Svigals is the world’s leading klezmer fiddler and has played a central role in the klezmer revival. Alicia was a co-founder of the Grammy-Award winning band, the Klezmatics, and she has recorded, performed, and collaborated with countless artists over nearly four decades. In our second episode on creativity in the pandemic, Alicia joins us to talk about how music is helping her get through this difficult time.
2020-11-2421 min
NitrateVille Radio61: Hollywood Hates Hitler! • Music For a City Without Jews • Hard Luck LadiesThe City Without Jews accompanists Donald Sosin and Alicia Svigals • Chris Yogerst, author of Hollywood Hates Hitler! • Laura Wagner, author of Hollywood's Hard Luck Ladies (86:55)
2020-09-251h 26
Finding the Glitter in the GoldEp. 22 - Tolkien's PoetryHannah comes to this episode with a lot of other people's opinions about Tolkien's poetry in Lord of the Rings, and Zoe comes to the episode with a lot of love in her heart for the poetry in Lord of the Rings. We attempt an analysis and also get side-tracked by things like the names for metrical feet and more Tolkien poetry recitations.
Music Credits (via Free Music Archive):
Intro/Outro - ‘Bagopolier Freylekhs’ by Alicia Svigals/Lauren Brody Klezmer Mash
2020-08-2447 minFinding the Glitter in the GoldEp. 21 - Translating Lord of the RingsIn this second part of our series on translating Tolkien, Hannah and Zoe talk about some of the stories around translating the Lord of the Rings trilogy into different real-world languages. We also discuss copyright law around translations, fanfiction, derivative works, and the performance arts (specifically, circus).
Music Credits (via Free Music Archive):
Intro/Outro - ‘Bagopolier Freylekhs’ by Alicia Svigals/Lauren Brody Klezmer Mash
2020-08-1748 minFinding the Glitter in the GoldEp. 20 - Translating the HobbitZoe and Hannah talk about some of the stories around translating The Hobbit into different real-world languages, including Swedish, Russian/Belarusian, Hebrew, Latin, and more! And Zoe sings a spontaneous song! Also, we did have to take a quick mid-episode research break to check the history between Armenia and the USSR, so look forward to hearing us attempt to self-educate in real time.
Music Credits (via Free Music Archive):
Intro/Outro - ‘Bagopolier Freylekhs’ by Alicia Svigals/Lauren Brody Klezmer Mash
2020-08-0940 min
The 'Yiddish Voice' PodcastDiana Cohen; Dovid Braun, Shane Baker: #Beyle100Meet Diana Cohen (a/k/a Dina Godiner). She is the first cousin of a famous journalist, the late Daniel Schorr. She's also the first cousin of a not-so-famous violinist, the late Semyon Godiner. In 2008, Diana and Daniel had not met nor heard of their cousin, who grew up in the former Soviet Union and was now living in Israel. The Yiddish Voice got them together! How? Well, to find out, listen to that amazing story, told by Dina, and find out more about her interesting life. You'll also hear some of Semyon's voice and music, as well as an...
2020-08-061h 00Finding the Glitter in the GoldEp. 19 - How Cool Are Middle Earth Dragons?Zoe discusses famous dragons of Middle Earth and Hannah has middle-grade dragon book recommendations if you want to email her for suggestions! A time well-spent discussing all the cool flying fire lizards of Middle Earth.
Music Credits (via Free Music Archive):
Intro/Outro - 'Bagopolier Freylekhs' by Alicia Svigals/Lauren Brody Klezmer Mash
Background Music - ‘Downfall’ and ‘Sentinel’ by Kai Engel
2020-08-0241 minFinding the Glitter in the GoldEp. 18 - Tolkien and PratchettHannah talks with Zoe about the ways Tolkien inspired Sir Terry Pratchett's Discworld books! Hannah talks about how satire can lead to some deep worldbuilding, too, and the ways Pratchett explored a lot of human issues with fantasy characters.
Music Credits (via Free Music Archive):
Intro/Outro - "Bagopolier Freylekhs" by Alicia Svigals/Lauren Brody Klezmer Mash
Background Music - ‘Sentinel’ and ‘Homeroad’ by Kai Engel
Water/stream sound effect from Free Sounds Library
2020-07-261h 06Finding the Glitter in the GoldEp. 17 - Middle Earth Architecture Part 2Continuing from last week, Zoe and Hannah discuss the architecture and set design of the Peter Jackson movies and compare it to Tolkien's own ideas about the architectural influences on Middle Earth. We talk about elvish and dwarfish architecture in this one, including the artistic/architectural movements in the real world that inspired these aesthetics.
Music Credits (via Free Music Archive):
Intro/Outro - "Bagopolier Freylekhs" by Alicia Svigals/Lauren Brody Klezmer Mash
Background Music - ‘You Get The Blues’ by Lobo Loco, ’Downfall’ by Kai Engel
2020-07-1941 minFinding the Glitter in the GoldEp. 16 - Middle Earth Architecture Part 1Zoe and Hannah discuss the architecture and set design of the Peter Jackson movies and compare it to Tolkien's own ideas about the architectural influences on Middle Earth. We mostly talk about the halls of men and hobbits in this, but tune in for Part 2 next week, which goes more in-depth with elves!
Music Credits (via Free Music Archive):
Intro/Outro - "Bagopolier Freylekhs" by Alicia Svigals/Lauren Brody Klezmer Mash
2020-07-1249 minFinding the Glitter in the GoldEp. 15 - Soundscaping Middle EarthHannah and Zoe sing the praises of the Lord of the Rings movie trilogy soundtrack, especially Howard Shore's epic (and Academy Award-winning) skills and Billy Boyd's contributions. We also discuss Tolkien's own forays into singing the songs he wrote for his books, and the record of Middle Earth jams that he put out during his lifetime.
Music Credits (via Free Music Archive and YouTube):
Intro/Outro - "Bagopolier Freylekhs" by Alicia Svigals/Lauren Brody Klezmer Mash
Clip of J.R.R. Tolkien singing Namárië - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkuHrD_xl...
2020-07-0535 minFinding the Glitter in the GoldEp. 14 - Hobbits and Inheritance LawZoe delves into hobbit inheritance law! We also diverge for Hannah to talk about some Shire genetics, and we discover the TRUE owner of the One Ring based on spoils of war, murder, and lost property legality.
Music Credits (via Free Music Archive):
Intro/Outro - "Bagopolier Freylekhs" by Alicia Svigals/Lauren Brody Klezmer Mash
2020-06-2940 minFinding the Glitter in the GoldEp. 13 - Racism in Fantasy and How to Change the NarrativeZoe and Hannah are joined by special guest Kimberlee in this episode! Kimberlee is a seasoned Live Action Role Player (LARPer) and shares her experiences with real-world racism entering fantasy spaces—a long-standing 'tradition' that we found in how Tolkien pictured orcs, and how the image of orcs has morphed over time in other Role-Playing Game (RPG) settings. Still, all three of us continue to love fantasy and the joy it can bring to all kinds of people... as long as everyone has space to live their fantasy dreams. Kimberlee has some great stories about her long-running LARP, The Wo...
2020-06-2152 minFinding the Glitter in the GoldEp. 12 - How Did the Rings Get Made?Zoe explains the forging of the rings to Hannah. We take a few detours along the way, of course, but that's our starting point.
Music Credits (via Free Music Archive):
Intro/Outro - "Bagopolier Freylekhs" by Alicia Svigals/Lauren Brody Klezmer Mash
2020-06-1435 minFinding the Glitter in the GoldEp. 11 - Middle Earth LanguagesZoe brings her knowledge of the languages of Middle Earth and Hannah brings some silly Fellowship linguistic theories from the depths of Tumblr. We talk about the spoken Elvish, Human/Westron, and Dwarf languages (and how the origins of Dwarvish, particularly Dwarvish sign language, are pretty problematic).
Music Credits (via Free Music Archive):
Intro/Outro - "Bagopolier Freylekhs" by Alicia Svigals/Lauren Brody Klezmer Mash
2020-06-0740 minFinding the Glitter in the GoldEp. 10 - Tolkien and LewisHannah brings her biography game to discuss the interweaving lives of J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis, and she and Zoe talk about how these famous fantasy authors influenced, supported, and critiqued each other.
Music Credits (via Free Music Archive):
Intro/Outro - "Bagopolier Freylekhs" by Alicia Svigals/Lauren Brody Klezmer Mash
Background Music - ‘Remember Love’ by Kai Engel
2020-05-311h 03Finding the Glitter in the GoldEp. 9 - Missing Women and EntsHannah wants to know about the missing women in Middle Earth, and comes to Zoe bearing some hilarious Ent suggestions.
Music Credits (via Free Music Archive):
Intro/Outro - "Bagopolier Freylekhs" by Alicia Svigals/Lauren Brody Klezmer Mash
Background Music - ‘Brain’ by Lobo Loco
2020-05-2429 minFinding the Glitter in the GoldEp. 8 - Epic TranslationsHannah and Zoe talk about the epic poems that influenced Middle Earth, as well as a scenario where Éowyn and Faramir translate Rohirrim songs.
Music Credits (via Free Music Archive):
Intro/Outro - "Bagopolier Freylekhs" by Alicia Svigals/Lauren Brody Klezmer Mash
2020-05-1735 minFinding the Glitter in the GoldEp. 7 - Bagginses and HeroismHannah comes to Zoe with a pile of philosophical questions about the heroism of the two hobbit protagonists of Tolkien's key Middle Earth stories, and the two discuss if Bilbo and Frodo Baggins fail as heroes.
Music Credits (via Free Music Archive):
Intro/Outro - "Bagopolier Freylekhs" by Alicia Svigals/Lauren Brody Klezmer Mash
2020-05-1036 minFinding the Glitter in the GoldEp. 6 - Who's Got Beef in the Fellowship?Hannah shares some theories about inter-Fellowship squabbles, and Zoe provides textual evidence of Borimir's complexity, Gandalf's homewrecking (in a manner of speaking), Sam's inspiration, and the Legolas/Gimli relationship development theories we know you all want.
The chart we reference has been found by a wonderful listener! Here it is: lesbiansforboromir.tumblr.com/post/187373136223
Music Credits (via Free Music Archive):
Intro/Outro - "Bagopolier Freylekhs" by Alicia Svigals/Lauren Brody Klezmer Mash
Background Music - 'Valiesse' by sawsquarenoise, ‘Augmentations’ by Kai Engel
2020-05-0337 minFinding the Glitter in the GoldEp. 5 - How Do Elves and Dwarves Measure Hotness?Zoe explains Elvish and Dwarven history to Hannah, and Hannah shares some Tumblr theories about different Middle Earth races' concepts of hotness.
Music Credits (via Free Music Archive):
Intro/Outro - 'Bagopolier Freylekhs' by Alicia Svigals/Lauren Brody Klezmer Mash
Background Music - ‘Fantasa de Bello Alcazar’ by sawsquarenoise and ‘Augmentations’ by Kai Engel
2020-04-2640 minFinding the Glitter in the GoldEp. 4 - Middle Earth History and WizardsZoe goes into the history of Middle Earth and explains wizards to Hannah, who has been baffled about Gandalf for years now.
Music Credits (via Free Music Archive):
Intro/Outro - "Bagopolier Freylekhs" by Alicia Svigals/Lauren Brody Klezmer Mash
Background Music - 'Valiesse' by sawsquarenoise
2020-04-2233 minFinding the Glitter in the GoldEp. 3 - What's There to Eat in Middle Earth?We talk about the different diets of elves, dwarves, hobbits, humans, ents, orcs, and trolls in Middle Earth.
Music Credits (via Free Music Archive):
Intro/Outro - "Bagopolier Freylekhs" by Alicia Svigals/Lauren Brody Klezmer Mash
2020-04-1934 minFinding the Glitter in the GoldEp. 2 - Linguistics and Tolkien the PhilologistZoe and Hannah talk about Tolkien's lifelong love of language, and how he built Middle Earth to support the languages he created.
Music Credits (via Free Music Archive):
Intro/Outro - "Bagopolier Freylekhs" by Alicia Svigals/Lauren Brody Klezmer Mash
2020-04-1534 min
Finding the Glitter in the GoldEp. 1 - Would It Suck to Grow Up with Elves as a Human?Hannah and Zoe discuss how much it would suck to grow up human and surrounded by the ethereal, distant, ever-beautiful elves of Middle Earth.
Music Credits (via Free Music Archive):
Intro/Outro - "Bagopolier Freylekhs" by Alicia Svigals/Lauren Brody Klezmer Mash
2020-04-1227 min
She’s A TalkerAlicia Svigals: Uncourageously Obscure Violinist Alicia Svigals talks about the erotics of dishwashing. ABOUT THE GUESTAlicia Svigals is violinist, composer, and co-founder of the Grammy-winning Klezmatics. She has taught and toured with violinist Itzhak Perlman and has composed for the Kronos Quartet, has appeared in stadium shows with Robert Plant and Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin, recorded for John Cale's album Last Day On Earth, and the Ben Folds Five's Whatever and Ever Amen. Her debut album Fidl was instrumentation in reviving the tradition of klezmer fiddling, and in 2018 she released the album Bergovski Suite with jazz pianist Uli...
2020-01-2426 min
Rosin the Bow with Joe McHughAlicia Svigals - Klezmer ViolinistAlicia is a violinist, composer, and founding member of the Grammy- winning Klezmatics. She collaborated on musical projects with violinist Itzhak Perlman, the Kronos Quartet, playwrights Tony Kushner and Eve Ensler, the late poet Allen Ginsburg, Robert Plant and Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin, among others. When it comes to the Jewish tradition of Klezmer music, Alicia is the person to talk to.
For more information and to check her calendar visit Alicia's website.
2019-02-2446 min
NitrateVille Radio34: The Ancient Law, with musicians Donald Sosin and Alicia SvigalsThe Ancient Law (1923), with musicians Donald Sosin and Alicia Svigals (64:58)
2019-01-071h 04
Radiant Others: A Klezmer Music PodcastSusan Watts – Soul Songs ReflectionsOn Sunday, October 28th in Philadelphia, a concert took place called Soul Songs: Inspiring Women of Klezmer. It was conceived and led by the one and only Susan Watts, (check out her episode from a while back) and featured a total of 11 women and non-binary klezmer musicians. The concert had only new compositions by these amazing musicians. It was a remarkable event. Great music, great show, great sets, huge sold-out crowd. I wanted to use this episode to get Susan, one of my main klezmer partners in crime in Philadelphia, back on the podcast and give her a chance to...
2018-11-0233 min
The latest episodes from The Orbiting Human Circus(Of the Air): Thirdly!This special edition of The Orbiting Human Circus (of the Air) Season One is a co-presentation of WNYC Studios and Night Vale Presents.
Will the famed storytelling cricket (Tim Robbins) return? Plus, Charlie Day and Mary Elizabeth Ellis perform Shakespeare as you’ve never heard it and the janitor pushes host John Cameron to the very brink.
Starring John Cameron Mitchell as Mr. Cameron, Julian Koster as the Janitor, Drew Callander as the Narrator, and Susannah Flood at Laeticia, with Tim Robbins as the Cricket, Charlie Day as Macbeth, Mary Elizabeth Ellis as Lady Macbet...
2018-05-1624 min
The Orbiting Human Circus(Of the Air): Thirdly!This special edition of The Orbiting Human Circus (of the Air) Season One is a co-presentation of WNYC Studios and Night Vale Presents.
Will the famed storytelling cricket (Tim Robbins) return? Plus, Charlie Day and Mary Elizabeth Ellis perform Shakespeare as you’ve never heard it and the janitor pushes host John Cameron to the very brink.
Starring John Cameron Mitchell as Mr. Cameron, Julian Koster as the Janitor, Drew Callander as the Narrator, and Susannah Flood at Laeticia, with Tim Robbins as the Cricket, Charlie Day as Macbeth, Mary Elizabeth Ellis as Lady Macbeth, and th...
2018-05-1624 min
The Shmooze, The Yiddish Book Center's PodcastEpisode 0151: Yidstock 2017: The Festival of New Yiddish MusicSeth Rogovoy, who literally wrote the book on klezmer, gives us a sneak preview of the Yidstock (July 13-16, 2017) lineup, from concerts featuring Eleanor Reissa & Frank London’s Klezmer Brass All-Stars, the Andy Statman Trio, Alicia Svigals and Lauren Brody Duo, Ezekiel’s Wheels Klezmer Band, the Hankus Netsky and Eden MacAdam-Somer Duo, to Frank London’s multimedia oratorio A Night at the Old Marketplace, based on the groundbreaking 1907 play of the same name by I.L. Peretz.
Episode 0151
June 7, 2017
Yiddish Book Center
Amherst, Massachusetts
2017-06-0722 min
Welcome to Night ValeThe Orbiting Human Circus (of the Air): Season One, Episode 3
Will the famed storytelling cricket (Tim Robbins) return? Plus, Charlie Day and Mary Elizabeth Ellis perform Shakespeare as you’ve never heard it and the janitor pushes host John Cameron to the very brink.
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In November 2016, the janitor will be cleaning a venue near you! Upcoming tour dates: www.orbitinghumancircus.com
Featuring John Cameron Mi...
2016-11-0929 min
Klezmer PodcastKlezmer Podcast 126- Alicia SvigalsAlicia Svigals Klezmer Violin Alicia Svigals Alicia Svigals is a New York- based Violinist who has been a fixture in Jewish music since the early days of the Klezmer Revival. I met up with Alicia after her workshop/concert at the New York Klezmer Series, where she performed with Lauren Brody, Aaron Alexander, and Marty Confurious. … Continue reading "Klezmer Podcast 126- Alicia Svigals"
2015-11-0500 min
Klezmer PodcastKlezmer Podcast 126- Alicia SvigalsAlicia Svigals Klezmer Violin Alicia Svigals Alicia Svigals is a New York- based Violinist who has been a fixture in Jewish music since the early days of the Klezmer Revival. I met up with Alicia after her workshop/concert at the New York Klezmer Series, where she performed with Lauren Brody, Aaron Alexander, and Marty Confurious. … Continue reading "Klezmer Podcast 126- Alicia Svigals"
2015-11-0518 min
Klezmer PodcastKlezmer Podcast 73- Jake Shulman-MentKlezmer Podcast 73: Jake Shulman-Ment. This episode features an interview with Violinist Jake Shulman-Ment. Jake is from New York, and studied with Alicia Svigals and Bob Cohen. Besides leading his own band, he is a member of Romashka. His album is titled “A Wheel” or … Continue reading "Klezmer Podcast 73- Jake Shulman-Ment"
2011-02-0330 min
KPFA - The Hear and NowThe Hear & Now – December 10, 2009Tune in for a preview of next week's Pomegranates & Figs shows at the Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse. Kaila Flexer talks with Derk Richardson about this two-night "Feast of Jewish Music" and plays music by Teslim and Alicia Svigals' Klezmer Fiddle Express.
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2009-12-1017 min