Alicia Svigals’s seminal 1997 album,
Fidl, helped to spark a world-wide revival of interest in the klezmer violin tradition. Her latest release,
Fidl Afire , is the long awaited sequel, featuring a mix of original compositions, traditional arrangements and tunes by mid-20th century clarinet masters. On FIdl, Svigals explored and elevated an old-world sound, centering violin, tsimbl and bass accompaniment, but here on Fidl Afire, Svigals’s violin is situated in the 20th-century American party sound alongside trumpets and trombones. In this concert for YNY she performs with a band of some of New York’s leading klezmorim.
