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Original Bluegrass and Klezmer

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“A musical collaboration that demands to be heard.”
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Bluegrass Unlimited Magazine

Klezgrass. This one word may best describe the vast musical world of Asheville, NC duo Zoe & Cloyd. Springing from rich and complementary traditions, the artistic stylings of fiddler/vocalist Natalya Zoe Weinstein and multi-instrumentalist/vocalist John Cloyd Miller fit together in a harmonic dovetail. Zoe & Cloyd delight audiences with soaring harmonies and heartfelt songwriting, seamlessly combining original bluegrass, klezmer, old-time and folk with sincerity and zeal. 

Descending from a lineage of klezmer and jazz musicians, Natalya trained classically in her home state of Massachusetts before discovering old-time and bluegrass and moving south in 2004. John, a twelfth generation North Carolinian and grandson of pioneering bluegrass fiddler, Jim Shumate, is a gifted singer and songwriter, placing 1st in the prestigious Chris Austin Songwriting Contest and the Hazel Dickens Songwriting Contest. Long-time fixtures of the Asheville, NC music scene, the pair were founding members of the lauded roots trio, Red June, later shifting to Zoe & Cloyd after the birth of their daughter in 2015. Since that time, the pair has released four acclaimed albums, performed across the US, and appeared in Season 5 of the nationally syndicated PBS show, David Holt’s State of Music in 2021. 

In 2022, the band was an official showcase artist at the IBMA World of Bluegrass, featured guest artists for the Davidson College Holiday Gala, as well as hosts of A Swannanoa Solstice at the Wortham Center for the Performing Arts. Their fifth studio album, Songs of Our Grandfathers, is set to release in May of 2023 on Organic Records, just before their international debut in Northern Ireland.  

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Two Brand New Singles Out Now!!

Today is double single release day!! We are so excited to share these two new songs with you. ~Z&C Listen to "We'll Meet Again Sweetheart" HERE and "Bei Mir Bistu Sheyn" HERE. Our record label, Organic Records, wrote a wonderful press release which we wanted to share: (February 17, 2023) — Right on the heels of Valentine’s Day, klezgrass practitioners Zoe & Cloyd release two new Organic Records singles — and with that kind of timing, what could be more appropriate than a …

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Have you heard our new single, “Bei Mir Bistu Sh Have you heard our new single, “Bei Mir Bistu Sheyn” yet? It means, “To me, you are beautiful” in Yiddish 😍 There is even a special guest dancer! 👯‍♀️😉
#yiddish #swing #duo #fiddle #mandolin
John repping WNC @acoustic_corner @pisgahbanjos Na John repping WNC @acoustic_corner @pisgahbanjos Natty repping moms everywhere #cocoabeachflorida
✨Intl Festy Announce!! 🙌 We are SO excited to ✨Intl Festy Announce!! 🙌 We are SO excited to travel across the big pond to perform at #BluegrassOmagh in Northern Ireland this May with @kevinkehrberg and @benkrakauer at the @ulsteramericanfolkpark!! 
What other sights should we see in NI??
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#BluegrassIreland #DiscoverNI #BluegrassOmagh2023  @truenorthgigs
Super stoked to be part of this stellar lineup for Super stoked to be part of this stellar lineup for the @earlscruggsfest in September @tryonresort! 🪕🤗 See ya there! 
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#earlscruggsmusicfestival #earlscruggs #bluegrass #musicfestival #zoeandcloyd
Had a blast doing a vid shoot with @kevinkehrberg Had a blast doing a vid shoot with @kevinkehrberg @benkrakauer and @oldhomeplacerecordings today in W. Avl. HBD to @br.gr.fiddle!! 🥳 Sorry you had to work on your b-day! 
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Hey friends, have you caught the bluegrass wave?! Hey friends, have you caught the bluegrass wave?! The @intlbluegrass is running its annual membership drive and we’d love for you to join us as we celebrate the tradition and encourage the innovation of bluegrass globally. Join today at www.ibma.org! 
#bluegrass #bluegrassmusic #ibma #catchthebluegrasswave
Double Single Release Day!! 🎶🎻🤗 We’re s Double Single Release Day!! 🎶🎻🤗 We’re so excited to share two more tracks from our upcoming Songs of Our Grandfathers album on @organicrecordco Streaming links in bio☝️
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“We’ll Meet Again Sweetheart.” This classic bluegrass number was one of four sides my grandfather Jim Shumate recorded with Flatt & Scruggs for the Mercury label in 1948. That early lineup of the Foggy Mountain Boys — featuring Jim, Mac Wiseman, Cedric Rainwater and, of course, Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs — was a force of nature and set the standard for bluegrass moving forward. We were excited to revisit the energy and tastefulness of that iconic recording. Natalya even played Jim’s fiddle that he used on the original record! -J
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“Bei Mir Bistu Sheyn”was originally written in 1932 by composer Sholom Secunda and lyricist Jacob Jacobs for the Yiddish theater. The title means ‘To Me You Are Beautiful.’ The Andrews Sisters recorded the English version in 1937, and the song became a worldwide sensation. Not surprisingly, this song was in my grandfather’s repertoire as well, and I used to play it with my father on piano. For our recording, I even learned the Yiddish lyrics! -N
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#bluegrass #bluegrassmusic #klezmer #klezmermusic #klezgrass #flattandscruggs #beimirbistusheyn 
#wellmeetagainsweetheart #songsofourgrandfathers #newmusicfriday #newsingle
Feeling thankful. 🥰 Hope you all have a wonderf Feeling thankful. 🥰 Hope you all have a wonderful Valentine’s Day!
Double single release on 2/17!💥🤩 “We’ll Double single release on 2/17!💥🤩 “We’ll Meet Again Sweetheart” and “Bei Mir Bistu Sheyn” from our upcoming Songs of Our Grandfathers album! 🎶
@organicrecordco #newmusic #zoeandcloyd #bluegrass #bluegrassmusic #klezmer #klezmermusic #klezgrass #songsofourgrandfathers
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