I play fiddle, concertina, piano, viola, and sometimes viola with two bands in central North Carolina, near RDU and the Research Triangle (actually closer to Chapel Hill and Hillsborough than Durham, but anyway, central). You can see these two wedding ensembles at our site This is the last of the tunes I recorded on solo viola for my daughter – she is hiring a solo cellist for her wedding ceremony and I wanted her to hear the tunes close to what they might sound like with just one instrument. I prefer playing ceremonies with at least one other person, [...]
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One is Mappamundi, which means "Map of the World" and which plays popular wedding music of Western and Eastern Europe, Jewish traditions (klezmer, yiddish, hebrew, israeli, sephardic, songs in Ladino) and American swing tunes for dancing and a little bit of Hispanic music as well. The other is the Pratie Heads, a duo specializing in music of the British Isles (Celtic, Irish, Scottish, English) and early America - but recently branching out into many other traditions as well!   |
This is actually an Israeli song with lovely lyrics (see below) but I think it makes a good Jewish instrumental too. wpa_urls.push(‘\u0068\u0074\u0074\u0070\u003a\u002f\u002f\u006d\u0061\u0070\u0070\u0061\u006d\u0075\u006e\u0064\u0069\u002e\u0063\u006f\u006d\u002f\u006d\u0070\u0033\u002f\u0072\u0065\u0069\u0061\u0063\u0068\u002d\u0074\u0061\u0070\u0075\u0061\u0063\u0068\u002d\u0076\u0069\u006f\u006c\u0061\u002e\u006d\u0070\u0033′);Reiach Tapuach Here’s me singing it while playing very amateurish piano at my wedding song blog: Reiach Tapuach Translation: Come back little bird, on the shoulder of the wind… The name means “Bridegroom and Bride, congratulations!” Solo viola – could be solo violin or whatever. wpa_urls.push(‘\u0068\u0074\u0074\u0070\u003a\u002f\u002f\u006d\u0061\u0070\u0070\u0061\u006d\u0075\u006e\u0064\u0069\u002e\u0063\u006f\u006d\u002f\u006d\u0070\u0033\u002f\u006b\u0068\u006f\u0073\u006e\u002d\u006b\u0061\u006c\u0065\u002d\u006d\u0061\u007a\u006c\u0074\u006f\u0076\u002d\u0076\u0069\u006f\u006c\u0061\u002e\u006d\u0070\u0033′);Chosn kale mazl tov! This is one of the best klezmer tunes for weddings, I especially love it as a prelude. First, the solo viola version; second, my band Mappamundi with Dave DiGiuseppe on accordion having some fun with it. wpa_urls.push(‘\u0068\u0074\u0074\u0070\u003a\u002f\u002f\u006d\u0061\u0070\u0070\u0061\u006d\u0075\u006e\u0064\u0069\u002e\u0063\u006f\u006d\u002f\u006d\u0070\u0033\u002f\u006c\u0075\u0073\u0074\u0069\u0067\u0065\u002d\u0076\u0069\u006f\u006c\u0061\u002e\u006d\u0070\u0033′);Lustige Khsidim, solo version I usually sing this and play concertina, with one or two other instruments, but my daughter’s hiring a solo cellist, so here’s what it sounds like as a solo (on the viola because I don’t play cello). wpa_urls.push(‘\u0068\u0074\u0074\u0070\u003a\u002f\u002f\u006d\u0061\u0070\u0070\u0061\u006d\u0075\u006e\u0064\u0069\u002e\u0063\u006f\u006d\u002f\u006d\u0070\u0033\u002f\u0068\u0061\u006e\u0061\u002d\u0061\u0076\u0061\u002d\u0062\u0061\u0062\u0061\u006e\u006f\u0074\u002d\u0076\u0069\u006f\u006c\u0061\u002e\u006d\u0070\u0033′);Hana’ava Babanot If you want to hear it sung, it’s on my wedding songs blog: Hana’ava Babanot Translation: “Kol Rino” means “The Sound of Joy.” This is a really famous old Jewish wedding recessional I heard a badkhn sing. wpa_urls.push(‘\u0068\u0074\u0074\u0070\u003a\u002f\u002f\u006d\u0061\u0070\u0070\u0061\u006d\u0075\u006e\u0064\u0069\u002e\u0063\u006f\u006d\u002f\u006d\u0070\u0033\u002f\u006b\u006f\u006c\u002d\u0072\u0069\u006e\u006f\u002d\u0076\u0069\u006f\u006c\u0061\u002e\u006d\u0070\u0033′);Kol Rino Nice Jewish wedding recessional. Learned from Hankus Netsky of the New England Klezmer Conservatory Band. Here, solo viola. Could be solo fiddle or whatever, or – better – with an ensemble. wpa_urls.push(‘\u0068\u0074\u0074\u0070\u003a\u002f\u002f\u006d\u0061\u0070\u0070\u0061\u006d\u0075\u006e\u0064\u0069\u002e\u0063\u006f\u006d\u002f\u006d\u0070\u0033\u002f\u006e\u0061\u006b\u0068\u0074\u002d\u0069\u006e\u002d\u0067\u0061\u006e\u002d\u0065\u0079\u0064\u006e\u002d\u0076\u0069\u006f\u006c\u0061\u002e\u006d\u0070\u0033′);Nakht in gan eydn Often used as recessional at Jewish weddings. Here, on solo viola but would be good on solo cello or solo fiddle or solo anything. wpa_urls.push(‘\u0068\u0074\u0074\u0070\u003a\u002f\u002f\u006d\u0061\u0070\u0070\u0061\u006d\u0075\u006e\u0064\u0069\u002e\u0063\u006f\u006d\u002f\u006d\u0070\u0033\u002f\u006f\u0064\u002d\u0079\u0069\u0073\u0068\u006f\u006d\u0061\u002d\u0076\u0069\u006f\u006c\u0061\u002e\u006d\u0070\u0033′);Od Yishoma I learned this at klezkamp many years ago from Jim Guttman, bassist for the New England Conservatory Klezmer Ensemble. Usually done with a band, or at least a duo – but so many people are looking for economical wedding music, here it is as a solo. wpa_urls.push(‘\u0068\u0074\u0074\u0070\u003a\u002f\u002f\u006d\u0061\u0070\u0070\u0061\u006d\u0075\u006e\u0064\u0069\u002e\u0063\u006f\u006d\u002f\u006d\u0070\u0033\u002f\u0062\u0065\u0073\u0073\u0061\u0072\u0061\u0062\u0069\u0061\u006e\u002d\u0076\u0069\u006f\u006c\u0061\u002e\u006d\u0070\u0033′);Bessarabian Khosidl Most of us know this as Freylekh #7 (from the Kamen book). I usually play this on concertina with Mappamundi; here it is solo viola but it could be solo violin or whatever. It’s notable for being one of the very few Jewish instrumental tunes in a major key! wpa_urls.push(‘\u0068\u0074\u0074\u0070\u003a\u002f\u002f\u006d\u0061\u0070\u0070\u0061\u006d\u0075\u006e\u0064\u0069\u002e\u0063\u006f\u006d\u002f\u006d\u0070\u0033\u002f\u0066\u0072\u0065\u0079\u006c\u0065\u006b\u0068\u002d\u0037\u002d\u0076\u0069\u006f\u006c\u0061\u002e\u006d\u0070\u0033′);Freylekh #7 |
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