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14 tracks | 52 minutes
Released Dec 2005
on Purple Finch Productions
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:05 Hora Bucovinei (Moldovan), Perinitza (Romanian) lyrics BUY MP3 04:05 Hora Bucovinei (Moldovan), Perinitza (Romanian) lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:05 Hora Bucovinei (Moldovan), Perinitza (Romanian)
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:08 Skochne (Ukrainian) lyrics BUY MP3 03:08 Skochne (Ukrainian) lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:08 Skochne (Ukrainian)
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:19 Sean Ryan, Bank of Turf, Mug of Brown Ale (Irish) lyrics BUY MP3 03:19 Sean Ryan, Bank of Turf, Mug of Brown Ale (Irish) lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:19 Sean Ryan, Bank of Turf, Mug of Brown Ale (Irish)
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:24 Romanian Hora, Kolomeike (Klezmer) lyrics BUY MP3 03:24 Romanian Hora, Kolomeike (Klezmer) lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:24 Romanian Hora, Kolomeike (Klezmer)
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:50 Next Year in Jerusalem, Mel's Melody (original in Israeli style) lyrics BUY MP3 03:50 Next Year in Jerusalem, Mel's Melody (original in Israeli style) lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:50 Next Year in Jerusalem, Mel's Melody (original in Israeli style)
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:33 Titanics Undergang (Finnish) lyrics BUY MP3 03:33 Titanics Undergang (Finnish) lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:33 Titanics Undergang (Finnish)
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 05:05 Waters of Holland, Easter Thursday, Barham Down (English) lyrics BUY MP3 05:05 Waters of Holland, Easter Thursday, Barham Down (English) lyrics "GIFT MP3" 05:05 Waters of Holland, Easter Thursday, Barham Down (English)
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:49 Bonaparte Crossing the Rhine, Midnight on the Water (American) lyrics BUY MP3 03:49 Bonaparte Crossing the Rhine, Midnight on the Water (American) lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:49 Bonaparte Crossing the Rhine, Midnight on the Water (American)
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:46 Durang's Hornpipe (American), Dorsetshire Hornpipe (English) lyrics BUY MP3 03:46 Durang's Hornpipe (American), Dorsetshire Hornpipe (English) lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:46 Durang's Hornpipe (American), Dorsetshire Hornpipe (English)
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:23 Father Kelly's Reels, Coachman's Whip, Bean a'ti ar Lar (Irish) lyrics BUY MP3 04:23 Father Kelly's Reels, Coachman's Whip, Bean a'ti ar Lar (Irish) lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:23 Father Kelly's Reels, Coachman's Whip, Bean a'ti ar Lar (Irish)
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 05:35 Land of Milk and Honey (Israeli), Wedding Freilach (Klezmer) lyrics BUY MP3 05:35 Land of Milk and Honey (Israeli), Wedding Freilach (Klezmer) lyrics "GIFT MP3" 05:35 Land of Milk and Honey (Israeli), Wedding Freilach (Klezmer)
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:38 Blizzard Hambo, Northwind (original in Swedish style) lyrics BUY MP3 03:38 Blizzard Hambo, Northwind (original in Swedish style) lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:38 Blizzard Hambo, Northwind (original in Swedish style)
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:09 Buchimish (Bulgarian) lyrics FREE 02:09 Buchimish (Bulgarian) lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:09 Buchimish (Bulgarian)
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:13 Fisher's Hornpipe (American) lyrics BUY MP3 03:13 Fisher's Hornpipe (American) lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:13 Fisher's Hornpipe (American)
Two fiddles, mandolin, hammered dulcimer, concertina, piano and more play acoustic instrumental music from Romania, Ireland, Finland, Ukraine, England, Israel, Bulgaria, and the Klezmer tradition.
Bio / Background
Other Places, Other Times is the third of Simple Gifts' five recordings. (You can see a complete list of albums at http://simplegiftsmusic.com/recordings.html). According to Helen Sherman of Wild Woman Radio: "[This CD] is filled with beautiful melodies, wonderful harmonies and the sounds of more instruments than any ordinary three people could play."
Simple Gifts is three women playing twelve instruments and performing music of many lands. Instrumentation includes 2 fiddles, concertina, mandolin, guitar, hammered dulcimer, banjolin, 6-string banjo, baritone fiddle, piano, and percussion. Genres include Klezmer, Romanian, Ukrainian, Finnish, Scottish, Irish, Bulgarian, and American, plus originals by band members.
Combining tradition with innovation, Simple Gifts creates some of the finest arrangements in folk music today.
↓ more ↓Highlights of Other Places, Other Times include a hard-driving Klezmer tune with guest artists on clarinet and flute, a set of Irish jigs, a Bulgarian tune in 15/16 meter, and a unique arrangement of the well-known American fiddle tune, "Fisher's Hornpipe".
Simple Gifts is a member of the prestigious PennPAT roster, a group of 120 Pennsylvania artists who have been chosen through a competitive, juried process to represent the best of Pennsylvania performing arts. Simple Gifts has further distinguished themselves as the most frequently requested artists on the roster. Non-profit and government organizations in DC, DE, MD, NC, NJ, NY, OH, PA, VA, or WV may apply for a matching grant from PennPAT when hiring Simple Gifts or other artists on the roster. PennPAT is funded by the Vira I. Heinz Endowment, the William Penn Foundation, the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, and The Pew Charitable Trusts.
Simple Gifts has performed for many arts centers, festivals, and concert series, including the Smithsonian, Longwood Gardens, National Theatre, Hershey Theatre, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Ontario Center for Performing Arts, Eisenhower Hall at West Point, Old Songs Festival, Brooklyn Museum of Art, Pennsylvania Consort Society, Philadelphia Folk Festival, Smith Opera House, Snug Harbor Cultural Center, Bethlehem Musikfest, and dozens of colleges. In addition to playing concerts, they offer a variety of workshops, ranging from a percussion workshop for all ages where they teach people to play spoons, to a hands-on workshop for amateur musicians, to school assembly programs, to a lecture/discussion with the general public.
For more information, contact Simple Gifts at 814/238-8048 or linda@simplegiftsmusic.com. Their website is http://simplegiftsmusic.com.
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