Saints & Tzadiks is an album by Irish folk singer, Susan McKeown and The Klezmatics lead vocalist, Lorin Sklamberg. The album was released through World Village on August 11, 2009. Produced by McKeown and Sklamberg, Saints & Tzadiks features original arrangements of traditional Irish and Yiddish folk music. The albums' title is a play on the historical nickname for Ireland as "an island of Saint and Scholars," replacing "scholars" with "Tzadik", a title in Judaism given to "highly learned and esteemed rabbinic leaders." Saints & Tzadiks was met with critical acclaim from various media outlets, including AllMusic, Blogcritics, and Green Man Review, among others. (Wikipedia)
Tracklist
- 1Heart's Blood3:23
- 2Buenos Aires4:27
- 3Oakum2:50
- 4My Little Belly1:53
- 5Prayer for the Dead7:17
- 6The Hag With the Money4:26
- 7Father and Son3:38
- 8Enniscorthy Fair3:25
- 9Bridget1:48
- 10The Rattlin' Bog3:20
- 11The Dark Slender Boy5:58
- 12Yula6:03
Credits
- Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Tres, HummingErik Della Penna
- Acoustic Guitar, Harmony VocalsAidan Brennan
- BassLindsey Horner
- PhotographyJohn-Francis Bourke
- Recorded By, Mixed By, Mastered ByRoss Bonadonna
- ViolinJake Shulman-Ment
- Vocals, Accordion, Piano, ProducerLorin Sklamberg
- Vocals, Bodhrán, ProducerSusan McKeown
- ArrangerLorin Sklamberg
- ArrangerSusan McKeown
- WriterTraditional
- ArrangerAidan Brennan
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