Woody Guthrie's Happy Joyous Hanukkah, by The Klezmatics (official)

Woody Guthrie's Happy Joyous Hanukkah

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1.	Honeyky Hanuka 02:37	buy track
2.	Happy Joyous Hanuka 03:58	buy track
3.	Gilad And Ziv's Sirba 02:55	buy track
4.	Hanuka Bell 03:29	buy track
5.	(Do The) Latke Flip-Flip 04:03	buy track
6.	Hanukah Tree 02:29	buy track
7.	The Many And The Few 06:24	buy track
8.	Groovy's Freylekhs 03:54	buy track
9.	Hanuka Gelt 03:13	buy track
10.	Spin Dreydl Spin 02:34	buy track
11.	Hanuka's Flame 04:33	buy track
12.	Hanuka Dance 05:32	buy track

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Woody Guthrie, father of American folk music, writer of “This Land Is Your Land,” also wrote Hanukkah songs!

In 1942, Woody Guthrie moved to Brooklyn and soon, through his mother-in-law (the renowned Yiddish poet Aliza Greenblatt), he became involved with the Coney Island Jewish Community. He wrote songs about Hanukkah, about Jewish history and about spiritual life.

After his death in 1967, these songs sat forgotten in archives. “Lost” for almost 30 years, Guthrie’s Hanukkah lyrics were discovered in 1998 by Woody’s daughter, Nora Guthrie. She was so inspired by what she found, she asked the Klezmatics to write new music for the lyrics.
Woody Guthrie’s Happy Joyous Hanukkah is the second recorded release of this amazing material. Deftly intermingling Klezmer with American folk and bluegrass,Woody Guthrie’s Happy Joyous Hanukkah is destined to become a holiday classic for generations to come.

This delightful collection of songs, including ‘Hanuka’s Flame”, “Hanuka Gelt”, “Spin Dreydl Spin”, “(Do the) Latke Flip-Flip” and others, is among the best of Guthrie’s work, and the Klezmatics playful renditions cast a new light on the Hanukkah tradition.

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released August 1, 2006

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Since their emergence more than 30 years ago, the Klezmatics have raised the bar for Eastern European Jewish music, made aesthetically, politically and musically interesting recordings, inspired future generations, created a large body of work that is enduring, and helped to change the face of contemporary Yiddish culture. ... more

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