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Harmonica/banjo virtuoso SANDY WELTMAN has again stretched his musical boundaries with this foray into klezmer music. Kelzmer is described as Jewish Gypsy Jazz and originated in Eastern Europe. Long an integral part of Jewish community celebrations, klezmer (derived from the Hebrew "instruments of song") gained elements of Romanian, Russian and Gypsy cultures to add to the uniqueness of it's sound SANDY WELTMAN spent over 3 years researching and recording this project and used the opportunity to filter the music through his own unique consciousness. Using the banjo and harmonica as lead instruments results in a beautifully unique tapestry of music. Klezmer Nuthouse ranges from the traditional? "Mazel" where Sandy is joined by the cello and violin to the original?"Dancing Sheik To Sheik" with Sandy playing all the instruments including Middle Eastern percussion to the "Blugar Breakdown" with help from bluegrass band The Lonesome Pines. Also joining Sandy on the CD are some of St. Louis' premier musicians including: Carolbeth True, Dave Black, Beth Tuttle, Janis Rieman, Bill and Tom Murphy, Farshid and Ali Soltanshahi, Mike Tiefenbrun, and others.