NEFESH MOUNTAIN RELEASES HOLIDAY ALBUM Live From Levon Helm Studios: A Hanukkah Holiday Concert
NASHVILLE – October 22, 2021 – In celebration of the upcoming holiday season, Bluegrass/Americana band Nefesh Mountain will be releasing a live album on November 19—Live From Levon Helm Studios: A Hanukkah Holiday Concert. The music was originally recorded in 2020 as part of the group’s highly successful livestream event filmed at Helm’s iconic studios outside of Woodstock, NY.
The songs are a combination of original material written by the band’s founders (husband and wife Eric Lindberg and Doni Zasloff), traditional tunes, classics written by James Taylor and Bob Dylan, and three lesser-known Hanukkah songs written by Woody Guthrie.
“For us, Hanukkah is about the miracles in our lives that surround us every day,” shared Lindberg and Zasloff. “These songs remind us of that magic and the joy that we feel during the holidays—dancing, singing, eating, and being close to our friends and loved ones.”
Additionally, Nefesh Mountain will embark on “A Hanukkah Holiday Tour” beginning November 27 in Rockport, MA, and ending in Nashville, TN on December 15.
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NEFESH MOUNTAIN RELEASES HOLIDAY ALBUM
Live From Levon Helm Studios: A Hanukkah Holiday Concert
NASHVILLE – October 22, 2021 – In celebration of the upcoming holiday season, Bluegrass/Americana band Nefesh Mountain will be releasing a live album on November 19—Live From Levon Helm Studios: A Hanukkah Holiday Concert. The music was originally recorded in 2020 as part of the group’s highly successful livestream event filmed at Helm’s iconic studios outside of Woodstock, NY.
The songs are a combination of original material written by the band’s founders (husband and wife Eric Lindberg and Doni Zasloff), traditional tunes, classics written by James Taylor and Bob Dylan, and three lesser-known Hanukkah songs written by Woody Guthrie.
“For us, Hanukkah is about the miracles in our lives that surround us every day,” shared Lindberg and Zasloff. “These songs remind us of that magic and the joy that we feel during the holidays—dancing, singing, eating, and being close to our friends and loved ones.”
Additionally, Nefesh Mountain will embark on “A Hanukkah Holiday Tour” beginning November 27 in Rockport, MA, and ending in Nashville, TN on December 15.
TRACK LISTING:
Hanukkah’s Flame (Frank London/Woody Guthrie)
Kitchen Gal (Traditional/Doni Zasloff/Eric Lindberg)
Hanukkah Dance (Woody Guthrie)
Eretz's Reel (Doni Zasloff/Eric Lindberg)
The Narrow Bridge (Doni Zasloff/Eric Lindberg)
I’ve Endured (David Arthur Reed/Ola Belle Reed)
Donna Donna (Sholom Secunda/Aaron Zeitlin)
*Contains elements of “Mary’s Song” by Alfred Schnittke
Calum Sgaire (Traditional/The Bothy Band) - You Can Close Your Eyes (James Taylor)
The Great Circle Trail - Oseh Shalom (Doni Zasloff/Eric Lindberg)
Banjo Medley (Ma’oz Tzur - Hanukkah Oh Hanukkah) - Traditional
Happy Joyous Hanukkah (Woody Guthrie/Lorin Sklamberg)
*Contains elements of Forked Deer, Angeline the Baker, Salt Creek & Old Dangerfield
I Shall Be Released (Bob Dylan)
TOUR DATES:
11/27 Rockport, MA Shalin Liu Performance Center
11/28 Boston, MA Club Passim
11/30 New York, NY City Winery Loft
12/1 Sellersville, PA Sellersville Theater
12/2 South Orange, NJ SOPAC Presents Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel
12/5 Elkins Park, PA Congregation Adath Jeshurun
12/6 Cincinnati, OH Memorial Hall
12/7 Ann Arbor, MI The Ark
12/9 Chicago, IL Old Town School of Folk
12/11 Charleston, WV Temple Israel
12/12 Charleston, WV Mountain Stage
12/15 Nashville, TN City Winery
ABOUT NEFESH MOUNTAIN: Since their arrival on the scene in 2015, Nefesh Mountain has been hailed as one of today’s formative boundary-pushing bluegrass Americana bands. Their latest studio album release, Songs For the Sparrows, is a testament to the unbridled imagination and extraordinary grace of their musicianship and creativity. Creators, band leaders, and husband-and-wife team Doni Zasloff and Eric Lindberg are the heart of this eclectic offering, alongside longtime bandmate and fiddle player Alan Grubner, David Goldenberg on mandolin, and Sam Weber on bass. This quintet is adept with a string virtuosity that is reflected in their arrangements of modern folk/bluegrass, combined with songs of the heart and a sense of oneness and purpose that inspires all of their work. They're among the first to truly give voice and openly represent Jewish American culture, tradition, values and spirituality in the world of American roots music. The band has been called “A master class in string music!” by Rolling Stone, “Arguably some of the best bluegrass every made!” by American Songwriter, “Infectious, exuberant, and infused with pure melodic prowess,” by Bluegrass Today, “Crisp, clear, and magical” by No Depression, and “Refined, timeless bluegrass” by The Bluegrass Situation. They have recorded and shared the stage with Sam Bush, Jerry Douglas, Bryan Sutton, Tony Trischka, David Grier, Mike Gordon (Phish), Mark Schatz, John Doyle, and Mike McGoldrick, among others.
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PUBLICITY:
Erin Morris Huttlinger / Morris Public Relations / erin@morrispr.biz / 615.419.9988
Alison Auerbach / AAPR / alisonapr@aol.com / 615.269.6440
MANAGEMENT:
Neal Spielberg / Rockit Management / neal@rockitartistmanagement.com / 615.293.4974
Barney Kilpatrick / Rockit Management / barney@rockitartistmanagement.com / 818.398.4204