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SUMMARY:En Masse Festival. Ballads of Eastern Europe. Bristol. UK
DESCRIPTION:En Masse Festival. Workshop and Concert at Cafe Kino.  \nWorkshop 6-7.30pm\, concert – 8.30pm (doors 8pm) – 9.30pm. \nBook workshop here (free of charge) \nBook concert here (free of charge) \nLink to RSVP for workshop (information on concert below) > https://forms.gle/u47HfXb1c9wSAsJNA (Limited space) \nWorkshop: \nShepherd presents a rich combination of her two blood cultures. These are songs from the Steppes and the Shtetl with extra spices from a Tatar Bazaar\, washed down with a fisherman’s song from Odessa… Folklore and popular songs\, powerful and profound wordless\, traditional and Art songs in harmonies in Russian\, Yiddish and Ukrainian. Explore new ways for your voice to flow – free\, inspiring\, exciting. \nDOWNLOAD WORKSHOP MATERIALS HERE: Ballads of Eastern Europe workshop \nConcert: \nA mixture of original\, classical and folk songs mainly in Yiddish with a few visits to cultural neighbours. This multi-faceted weave of songs will present a few ballads\, drinking songs and grandparents’ tales mixed with some sweet\, dreamy folklore plus a few songs for the audience to join in. Workshop participants are invited to perform in this concert. This is a unique opportunity for individuals of all backgrounds to engage meaningfully with East European Jewish culture through music. \nPolina Shepherd presents Ballads of Eastern Europe (Workshop & Concert) is part of En Masse’s 2025 Community and Arts Programme. This free-to-attend programme aims to enhance access to creative opportunities in Bristol\, empower a diverse range of individuals to pursue creative careers\, and nurture Bristol’s independent arts ecosystem by making it more connected and resilient. \nPolina Shepherd is a composer\, performer\, educator and cultural activist originally from Siberia. She grew up in Tatarstan singing at gatherings where she accompanied her whole Cossack / Jewish family and community from the age of seven. Her singing\, based on traditional forms\, cuts a sound deeply rooted in east European Jewish and Russian folklore. Growing up in Tatarstan also placed her close to Islamic ornamentation and timbre\, which can be heard in her unique East European vocal style. \nSince 2021\, Polina has served as the Artistic Director of the Caravan Orchestra and Choir\, a cross-cultural initiative that brings together around 40 young musicians from Israel\, Palestine and Germany to explore East European Jewish (Yiddish)\, East Mediterranean and Middle Eastern music traditions. Her multi-lingual and multi-cultural style explores themes of deep humanity & spirituality\, and exemplifies how communal singing can preserve heritage\, promote unity & build community. \n  \nRelated Images:
URL:https://www.polinashepherd.co.uk/event/en-masse-festival-bristol-uk/
LOCATION:Cafe Kino\, 108 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3RU\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Concert,Workshops
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SUMMARY:Bring us together. Concert\, Workshop and Feast. Weston-super-Mare. UK
DESCRIPTION:Loves Cafe. Join us for the second of our BRING US TOGETHER Programme with Eastern European Folk Singer and Composer Polina Shepherd. Loves Cafes ‘Bring us Together’ series of music featuring artists from around the world and special menus from the ‘Global Kitchen Chefs’.\nTickets are Pay What you Feel\, so please pay what suits your budget from £0.01 upwards.  \nSinging Workshop at 3 pm. BOOK workshop HERE.  \nAn Evening of Song and Feasting from 7 pm Book concert here \n\nDOWNLOAD WORKSHOP MATERIALS HERE: Bring Us Together. East European Songs with Polina Shepherd\n \nPolina Shepherd is a composer\, performer\, educator and cultural activist originally from Siberia\, now living in Brighton UK. She grew up with singing at family gatherings where she accompanied her grandfather\, a WWII veteran and her whole Cossack / Jewish family from the age of 7. Since moving to the UK in 2003 has been performing\, teaching\, composing and touring with various projects internationally.Her singing\, though based on traditional forms\, cuts a sound deeply rooted in east European Jewish and Russian folk. Growing up in Tatarstan also placed her close to Islamic ornamentation and timbre\, which can be heard in her unique vocal style.\nPolina’s composition is focused on East European styles with an influence of classical music and folk elements.\n\n“Polina’s composition is focused on East European styles with an influence of classical music and folk elements.”Cleveland Classical\n \n“Bouncy village songs\, light classical numbers and some fiery vocals make for an experience that is both worldly and rooted in Jewish tradition.”\nSonglines\n \n“Polina’s sweet\, vigorous performance style perfectly reflects the dynamics and spirit of her mission—to inspire people to sing with others from the heart\, to restore the culture they share across the world. “\nTela Zasloff\, writer\, A Rescuer’s Story\n\nRelated Images:
URL:https://www.polinashepherd.co.uk/event/lama-tajmaena-weston-super-mare/
LOCATION:Loves Cafe\, 9 West Street\, Weston-super-Mare\, North Somerset\, BS23 1JR\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Concert,Workshops
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SUMMARY:Fail Better presents: Merlin & Polina Shepherd Duo / Aptère (France) / Jed Cutler. Brighton
DESCRIPTION:BOOK HERE \n \nTime & Location\n\n\n17 Oct 2025\, 19:30 – 22:30 \nBrighton and Hove\, 11 Dyke Rd\, Brighton and Hove\, Brighton BN1 3FE\, UK \n\n\n\nCrème de la crème of national and international musicianship on the 17th of October at exquisite A L P H A B E T. Please come and share with us what promises to be an unforgettable evening.\nAPTÈRE \nAptère is a duo unifying the cellist Lina Belaïd and accordionist Antoine Girard around a common passion for live and popular music\, Jazz\, Balkan or Musette\, among others. The sounds of bowed strings and blown reeds blend and mingle on their musical playground. Sensitive compositions\, adventurous improvisations\, reveal rich texture ranges\, melodic lyricism\, haunting rhythms\, oriental ornaments and bold harmonies.  \nJED CUTLER \nJed is an Anglo-American guitarist\, multi-instrumentalist and singer from Brighton and Hove\, England. All-round expertise in a variety of musical styles and techniques\, including Blues\, Jazz\, Rock\, Slide\, Fingerstyle and improvised music. Over 15 years’ gigging experience working with a wide variety of musicians and bands.  With humble beginnings in the deep south\, of England\, Jed first picked up the guitar at age 11. He grew up in a household with eccentric parents and a healthy input of a variety of music\, from Bach to Mississippi John Hurt. With a deep joy of playing all kinds of music he also carries on the flame of old time blues\, jazz and gospel music in his solo performances. He also has a number of other projects. These are Django Chutney\, a gypsy jazz trio who play the music of Django Reinhardt. The Jones Street Collective\, a quintet of outwardly looking gentlemen playing their own take on blues\, jazz and gospel. And Holiday on Saturn\, a Jam Band inspired space blues quartet playing a mix of original material and covers from the Allman brothers band to Sun Ra. \nhttps://jedcutler.com/home \n\n\n\nMERLIN AND POLINA SHEPHERD \nMerlin and Polina Shepherd Duo (clarinets\, voice\, piano) perform together in a way that is rarely encountered. They play music from several linked cultures with improvisation\, freedom and spontaneity. The Duo’s playful approach to their root traditions – klezmer\, Slavic\, East European and southern Medite­rranean – is full of knowledge and deference. It creates a unique sound that embraces the e­nduring spirit of folklore and takes the listener to new dimensions. \nMerlin & Polina have been performing as a duo since 2004. Apart from their own concerts\, they collaborate internationally with performers of various disciplines: a baroque orchestra\, a punk band\, contemporary dancers\, DJs\, and theatre productions. \n\n\n\n\n  \nRelated Images:
URL:https://www.polinashepherd.co.uk/event/fail-better-presents-merlin-polina-shepherd-duo-aptere-france-jed-cutler-brighton/
LOCATION:Alphabet\, 11 Dyke Rd\, Brighton and Hove\, East Sussex\, BN1 3FE\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Concert
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SUMMARY:Dore Jacobs and the Cultures of Bodies. Essen\, Germany.
DESCRIPTION:SCROLL DOWN FOR ENGLISH \nRegister here (free) \nJiddische Lieder: Offenes Singen mit Polina Shepherd \n\nIn der Alten Synagoge erwartet Sie ein besonderer Nachmittag mit jiddischen Liedern und chassidischen “nigunim” – Melodien ohne Worte. Ein Singen mit und für uns alle – ohne Vorkenntnisse.\nPolina Shepherds Chorarbeit umfasst viele Aspekte der Vokalmusik\, von großen Chören bis hin zu kleineren Kammermusikgruppen\, von sorgfältig arrangierten und dirigierten Stücken bis hin zu Chorimprovisationen.\n \nEintritt frei\nAnschluss an das gemeinsame Singen eröffnet die Alte Synagoge Essen die Sonderausstellung “Essen in Bewegung. Dore Jacobs und die Kulturen der Körper” Alte Synagoge wird FrauenOrt NRW\n \nMit dem Projekt FrauenOrte NRW würdigt der FrauenRat NRW e.V. bis Ende 2025 an 52 Orten 57 Frauenpersönlichkeiten aus über 1000 Jahren und allen Ecken des (heutigen) Bundeslandes. Sie waren Pädagoginnen und Politikerinnen\, Müllerinnen und Malerinnen\, Widerstandskämpferinnen und Wissenschaftlerinnen\, Kirchenfrauen und Kriegsreporterinnen. Infotafeln machen ihre (Frauen)Geschichte sichtbar und würdigen ihre Errungenschaften. Die Eröffnung des FrauenOrtes Alte Synagoge Essen findet am 19.10.2025 statt. Gewürdigt wird Dore Jacobs.\nAn open session of singing with Polina Shepherd. \noin an inspiring and uplifting Yiddish singing experience with an international cultural activist and professional educator Polina Shepherd (UK). Deep your toes into Ashkenazi vocal culture and enjoy singing in an easy going and welcoming atmosphere\, learn new material and go home singing!\nThis session will introduce traditional wordless songs – Nigunim – and a few Yiddish folk songs. Some of them are rooted in spiritual and liturgical music\, particularly the nign – a melody that is believed to bring a change of consciousness and bind communities together. Others describe the diverse lives of Jewish people across Eastern and Central Europe and all the countries they have emigrated to – their history\, hopes\, memories\, celebrations and resistance. They tell people’s everyday stories and express every colour of human emotion.\nJoin us to make this connection in the most heart to heart way – making music together.\nFree admission \nFollowing the group singing\, the Old Synagogue in Essen will open the special exhibition “Essen in Motion. Dore Jacobs and the Cultures of Bodies.” \nWith the Women’s Places NRW project\, the Women’s Council NRW e.V. is honoring 57 women’s personalities from over 1\,000 years and all corners of the (present-day) state at 52 locations until the end of 2025. They were educators and politicians\, millers and painters\, resistance fighters and scientists\, churchwomen and war reporters. Information panels make their (women’s) history visible and honour their achievements. The opening of the Women’s Place Old Synagogue Essen will take place on October 19\, 2025. Dore Jacobs’ Exhibition is part of this project.  \n\nRelated Images:
URL:https://www.polinashepherd.co.uk/event/solo-in-essen-germany/
LOCATION:Alte Synagoge Essen\, Edmund-Körner-Platz\, Essen\, 145127\, Germany
CATEGORIES:Concert,Workshops
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