Yiddish Women Poets
Ida Gillner: A powerful story of her personal journey, embracing different cultures through music, and also the comforting power of music through the shock of grief.
Ida Gillner is very special musician based in Sweden, and in this episode of Conversations with Musicians, with Leah Roseman you’ll hear the powerful story of her personal journey, embracing different cultures, and also the comforting power of music. In the first part of this episode we focus on her project Shtoltse lider with Livet Nord, her songs set to the poetry of some of Yiddish’s greatest women writers. You’ll hear about Ida’s childhood on the island of Asperö, forging her own path in different world music traditions, and the Finnish tango group Anna Heikkinen & Längtans Kapell.
We also talked about her solo album “Anna” dedicated to her sister, and how the process of writing and recording this healing music comforted her through the shock of her family’s loss.
I have included detailed timestamps for all the topics covered and for the music, and you’ll find links to Ida and her musical projects in the description of this podcast.
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