Black Velvet 2nd double cd
Black Velvet's long awaited second CD was recorded between 2004 and 2010 and issued in February 2013.
It contains a 10 track studio CD and a 10 track bonus CD recorded in concerts with guest musicians.
It contains a 10 track studio CD and a 10 track bonus CD recorded in concerts with guest musicians.
Studio CD Musicians:
Jonathan Keren – fiddle, mandolin, bouzouki, bass / Shani Kombelis – flute / Ehud Nathan – bouzouki, mandolin, bodhrán, whistles / Itay Abramovitz – keyboards, melodica, vocals / Nitzan Shachar – bodhrán, djembe, udu, bongos, shakers.
With:
Michael Greilsammer – fiddle, vocals / Dina Lurie – fiddle, viola / Eti Abramovitz – flute, vocals / Philip Khripkov – flute / Vitaly Podolsky – accordion / Tal Babitzky - keyboards / Nadav Gaiman – cajon, percussion.
Guest musicians:
John McSherry – pipes, low whistle / Erez Monk – tabla, daf, tambourine / Gaya Nathan – cello.
Live CD guest musicians:
Máire Breatnach - fiddle / Emer Mayock - flute, low whistle, uilleann pipes / John McSherry - uilleann pipes, low whistle.
Jonathan Keren – fiddle, mandolin, bouzouki, bass / Shani Kombelis – flute / Ehud Nathan – bouzouki, mandolin, bodhrán, whistles / Itay Abramovitz – keyboards, melodica, vocals / Nitzan Shachar – bodhrán, djembe, udu, bongos, shakers.
With:
Michael Greilsammer – fiddle, vocals / Dina Lurie – fiddle, viola / Eti Abramovitz – flute, vocals / Philip Khripkov – flute / Vitaly Podolsky – accordion / Tal Babitzky - keyboards / Nadav Gaiman – cajon, percussion.
Guest musicians:
John McSherry – pipes, low whistle / Erez Monk – tabla, daf, tambourine / Gaya Nathan – cello.
Live CD guest musicians:
Máire Breatnach - fiddle / Emer Mayock - flute, low whistle, uilleann pipes / John McSherry - uilleann pipes, low whistle.
Studio tracks:
1. The last minute polkas
2. The end of summer
3. In memory of Coleman
4. Spain again
5. Three Breton marches
6. Sit on my fiddle
7. A long and winding road
8. Gloria mundi
9. Mrs. Patterson's slipper
10. A slip and a reel
1. The last minute polkas
2. The end of summer
3. In memory of Coleman
4. Spain again
5. Three Breton marches
6. Sit on my fiddle
7. A long and winding road
8. Gloria mundi
9. Mrs. Patterson's slipper
10. A slip and a reel
Black Velvet 1st CD
Black Velvet's debut album was released in June 2000 and won both public and critical acclaim.
Musicians:
Hagit Rosmarin - flutes, whistles / Jonathan Keren - fiddle, mandola / Ehud Nathan - bouzouki, mandolin, bodhrán / Tal Babitski - Keyboards / Nitzan Shachar - bodhrán, percussion.
With:
Shimrit Dror - vocals / Itay Abramovitz - keyboards, accordion, percussion / Vitaly Podolsky - accordion / Michal Nathan - castanets.
Guest musicians:
Jerry O'Sullivan - uilleann pipes / Emer Mayock - flute, whistle.
Hagit Rosmarin - flutes, whistles / Jonathan Keren - fiddle, mandola / Ehud Nathan - bouzouki, mandolin, bodhrán / Tal Babitski - Keyboards / Nitzan Shachar - bodhrán, percussion.
With:
Shimrit Dror - vocals / Itay Abramovitz - keyboards, accordion, percussion / Vitaly Podolsky - accordion / Michal Nathan - castanets.
Guest musicians:
Jerry O'Sullivan - uilleann pipes / Emer Mayock - flute, whistle.
Tracks:
1. Middle Eastern polkas
2. Siobhan O'Donnel's
3. The road to Galicia
4. Five and seven
5. Up in the air
6. Alexis' set
7. A stor mo chroi
8. A Balkan feast
9. Air
10. Jenny's chickens
1. Middle Eastern polkas
2. Siobhan O'Donnel's
3. The road to Galicia
4. Five and seven
5. Up in the air
6. Alexis' set
7. A stor mo chroi
8. A Balkan feast
9. Air
10. Jenny's chickens
Photo: Shay Samia
Header photo: Gangi N'all that jazz