Irish Heart & Jewish Soul
Favourite Irish and Jewish Songs
by Carl Nelkin

This album presents a selection of favourite Irish and Jewish songs featuring melodies from the Yiddish theatre. The themes - love, laments, celebrations and "craic" (Irish for good fun) - weave a thread of commonality between the Irish and the Jewish cultures. There are unique Irish interpretations of Jewish songs which employ traditional Irish musical instruments.

“Most of the songs are very old and many are no longer heard in public. Commemorating the shared experiences of the two peoples over the centuries and the special cultural blend of Irish Jews. This theme is developed by the unique Irish interpretations of the Jewish songs which employ traditional Irish musical instruments to interpret the texts”. Carl Nelkin