A mix of folk, blues and country, local MOT Peter Himmelman’s new CD”The Mystery and the Hum” is both “melancholy and full of hope,” passionate and yet inspiring in a sweet, soft way. His upcoming January 16th show at the Guthrie’s intimate Dowling Studio is likely to be awesome, and definitely going to be sold out.
So buy your tickets to hear Peter Himmelman at the Guthrie (and your copy of the CD) asap.
Or…
Yep. You guessed it. TC Jewfolk has the hook up.
We’re giving away two pairs of free tickets to Peter’s show January 16th. All you have to do is answer this question in the comments to this post before Monday, December 27th at midnight: who is your favorite Jewish singer/songwriter and why? We’ll pick the winner randomly.
Want to learn more? Read about Peter Himmelman’s music and his passion for Judaism on TC Jewfolk. And then read the Forward’s Arty Semite review of “The Mystery and the Hum.”
Listen to Peter play “Ever So Slightly” from his new album “The Mystery and the Hum.” Here’s the music video.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZQem8nekoc
Listen to Peter sing “Mission of My Soul” at the City Winery last month.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y60Io18f79Q
Jerome Kern
Chaim Witz (a.k.a. Gene Simmons)
But if talent outweighs tongue size, I’ll go with Leonard Cohen, instead.
Bob Dylan. He was a great-nephew of my mother, and is my most famous cousin, and he truly is a poet-laureate of my generation.
@Barry: So does that make you Peter Himmelman’s great-grand-second cousin-in-law, thrice removed? 😉
Paul Simon. I love his melodic, gentle tunes and His “Bridge Over Troubled Water” is beautiful and timeless!
Arlo Guthrie, becauuse his songs are meaningful and lyrical. I love his “City of New Orleans” song and after the disaster that song used to move me to tears!
Randy Newman is my favorite Jewish singer/song writer. His lyrics are unique and written from a completely different perspective than his own.
Bob Dylan. He’s a poet. Blood on the Tracks is my favorite album.
While it is very tempting to say either Marc Cohn, Shel Silverstein, or Leonard Cohen, it would have to be Irving Berlin—-a nice jewish boy who wrote the MOST FAMOUS christmas song of all time. Pretty hard to top that.
Matisyahu!
Bob Dylan, because his lyrics incorporate political, social and philosophical and literary influences. Plus, he is a Minnesotan.
Naomi Shemer, who wrote my all-time favorite song, Jerusalem of Gold. Not only was it so beautiful and political that it became the unofficial anthem of Israel and the IDF, but it is just as politically current and emotionally charged today.
Paul Simon!
Bette Midler…greatest show and story teller around!
And the winners are… Steve and Barry! The rest of you should go buy tickets to the show!