When Sarajane Williams of Macungie was a little girl, her father would sing old Pennsylvania German folk songs to her. But when she grew up, Williams a professional harpist, couldn’t find the music ...
That's probably not the case with the lesser-known "Wiegenlied" ("The Cradle Song") or poor ol' "Im Himmel gib's kein Bier" ("In Heaven There is No Beer"). And there's plenty more where those came ...
(JTA) — Andrea Pancur, a Munich-based singer, teacher and activist who helped bridge the worlds of German and Yiddish song culture — and who served as role model for women in the world of klezmer ...
Program notes and texts, in German, German and Swiss dialects, with English translations, inserted in slipcase. Performer(s): Martha Schlamme, soprano; Peter Seeger, recorder and banjo. Table of ...
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Family Folk Machine: Dreaming Iowa | Music Column

At 3 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 9, the Family Folk Machine presents Dreaming Iowa at the Englert Theatre, the first in a two-part ...