Album lore

Ticking Again, released in 2005 on Fréa Records, gathers twelve instrumental pieces that root themselves firmly in the klezmer tradition of Ukraine. The Kharkov Klezmer Band channels the communal spirit of Jewish folk music through violin-led arrangements, weaving familiar forms like the Doina and Moldavian Hora alongside spirited tunes such as Mitzve Tantz and Der Nikolaever Bulgar. The featured track, Belkele, exemplifies their deft command of rhythm and melody, emblematic of the band’s commitment to preserving and enlivening this repertory.The album’s repertoire spans lively dance numbers and soulful nigunim, reflecting a lineage of Eastern European Jewish musicianship preserved in Kharkov and beyond. These recordings eschew modern embellishment, instead highlighting raw instrumental interplay and traditional phrasing. Ticking Again stands as a modest yet essential artifact for collectors tracing klezmer’s enduring resonance through the early 21st century.

Album lore

Ticking Again, released in 2005 on Fréa Records, gathers twelve instrumental pieces that root themselves firmly in the klezmer tradition of Ukraine. The Kharkov Klezmer Band channels the communal spirit of Jewish folk music through violin-led arrangements, weaving familiar forms like the Doina and Moldavian Hora alongside spirited tunes such as Mitzve Tantz and Der Nikolaever Bulgar. The featured track, Belkele, exemplifies their deft command of rhythm and melody, emblematic of the band’s commitment to preserving and enlivening this repertory.The album’s repertoire spans lively dance numbers and soulful nigunim, reflecting a lineage of Eastern European Jewish musicianship preserved in Kharkov and beyond. These recordings eschew modern embellishment, instead highlighting raw instrumental interplay and traditional phrasing. Ticking Again stands as a modest yet essential artifact for collectors tracing klezmer’s enduring resonance through the early 21st century.