Ethel Raim, Yiddish Folk Song- Dave Tarras Tribute Concert 1978

Ethel Raim is a leading performer and teacher of the unaccompanied women’s Yiddish folksong tradition and is widely recognized for her expertise in both Yiddish and Balkan vocal traditions. She has had a distinguished career as a performer, workshop leader/singing teacher and recording artist for the Elektra/Nonesuch labels. Ethel is additionally the Co-Founder and Artistic Director of New York's Center for Traditional Music and Dance (CTMD), one of the nation's preeminent traditional arts organizations. In 1962 she co-founded and was musical director of the renowned Pennywhistlers who were among the first to bring traditional women’s singing traditions from the Balkans and East Europe to the folk music world. Formerly a research assistant to pioneering ethnomusicologist Alan Lomax, from 1965 to 1975 Ethel served as Music Editor of Sing Out! Magazine and additionally edited a number of important folksong collections. Ethel received the American Folklore Society’s Benjamin Botkin Award in 2012 in recognition of her career impact on the field of public sector folklore. 0:57 "Papir iz dokh vays" 3:31 "Mayn rue plats" This concert, on November 19, 1978, was presented by the Balkan Arts Center, which is now called the Center for Traditional Music and Dance (www.ctmd.org).