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Two Brand New Singles Out Now!!

February 17, 2023

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 pair of love songs that showcase the complementary musical legacies embodied in the title of their forthcoming full-length album, Songs Of Our Grandfathers.

From the rich bluegrass heritage of John Cloyd Miller’s grandfather comes “We’ll Meet Again Sweetheart.” Says Miller, “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.”

With Miller’s smooth lead vocal, bassist Kevin Kehrberg’s echoes of Rainwater’s active bass work, ace banjo man Bennett Sullivan’s recap of some of Scruggs’ signature licks alongside a few twists of his own and Natalya Zoe Weinstein’s loving recreation — on the same fiddle used in 1948 — of Shumate’s original work, it’s a track that will bring a smile to those who know every note of the vintage recording even as it reflects Zoe & Cloyd’s unique creative touches.

“‘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!”

Paired with the Flatt & Scruggs favorite is an even more widely known song with long-obscured roots in the once lively world of New York’s Yiddish language theater: “Bei Mir Bistu Sheyn.” The spelling reflects the duo’s reversion to the song’s original Yiddish, as explained by Natalya, whose winsome vocal is framed by well-crafted solos from Miller (here on mandolin), Sullivan (guitar) and Kehrberg that reveal the influence of klezmer music on the more widely known “gypsy jazz” of subsequent versions.

Enjoy!!

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New Album ‘Songs of Our Grandfathers’ Out Now!!

Our new album, Songs of Our Grandfathers, is available NOW on our Store Page! If you prefer a digital version, you can Stream the album on all the platforms Here. This is a very special project for us. Inspired by the 1995 album by David Grisman and Andy Statman entitled Songs of Our Fathers, which was a collection of Jewish melodies from their shared heritage, we conceived our album in a similar vein, albeit with klezmer and bluegrass, as an homage to our grandfathers and their unique …

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WOW. What an amazing time we’ve had at Bluegrass WOW. What an amazing time we’ve had at Bluegrass Omagh. Just brilliant. Beautiful setting, great music and lovely people. Special thanks to our driver, Benny McSwiggan, host Richard Hurst, and UK agent Maria at @truenorthgigs for taking such good care of us. Also to Matteo from the @thetrufflevalleyboys for joining us for some killer trad grass and to our besties @thehoneydewdrops for hanging with us all weekend. SO much fun!!! 🤗🎻

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📣It’s Album Release Day!!🎉🥳🥂 We are 📣It’s Album Release Day!!🎉🥳🥂 We are so excited to finally share the complete Songs of Our Grandfathers album with you out now on @organicrecordco! It is streaming on all platforms (see link in bio) as well as avail on our website. We hope you’ll give it a listen!🤗

This is a really special project for us, as we dove deep into our respective musical lineages of bluegrass and klezmer, with repertoire from John’s grandfather Jim Shumate, and Natalya’s grandfather David Weinstein. For some tracks, we stayed true to traditional roots, and for others we reinterpreted and blended styles together. 

We were so honored to have the incredible Andy Statman @statman_andy appear on five tracks of this album on mandolin and clarinet, highlighting his talents with both klezmer and bluegrass music. We are also so appreciative of the exceptional skills of @kevinkehrberg on upright bass and @thebennettsullivan on both banjo and guitar. Thank you to our producer, @jonweisberger who helped this project come to life in the studio. Now, the music will take on a life of its own out in the world! 🌎
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Look what we have!! 🎉 Album pre-orders are now Look what we have!! 🎉 Album pre-orders are now LIVE on our website and will ship out the first of next week! 🚢✈️ You can also pre-save the album online at the link in our bio 🤩🎶
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