As a quartet, the band can play all-acoustic, or plugged in. For simchas like weddings or b'nai mitzvahs, we usually play as a plugged-in quartet of clarinet, violin, drums, and simultaneous tenor banjo, bass and vocals. We keep our amplification to a minimum when we play plugged in - my preference is to balance everything to the level of the unmic'd clarinet. There is some video of the band playing in this format on the "Live at a wedding" page - the band switches to this plugged-in format about half way through the video. The two clips below are audio only from our 2006 demo recording, which provides a good example of how we sound as a plugged-in quartet. The picture is from the recording session: Eric Levine on violin, Harry Grainger on clarinet, Ben Cohen with the banjo, and Al Knipe on drums - same group that plays on the wedding video. And here is the same group playing Naftule Brandwein's "Araber Tantz" The band can also play as an acoustic four-piece. Here we are playing Nifty's Freylachs, with Miriam Rosenblum on clarinet, Eric Levine on violin, Al Knipe on the poyk drum, and accordion. |
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