About

The Klezmonauts are Mid Wales's foremost exponents of Klezmer – the joyous, yet plaintive, dance music of the Eastern European Jewish tradition. With soaring melodies intertwined with irresistible rhythms, played on clarinet, fiddles, bass, keyboard and accordion, any attempt to keep your feet still will be futile!

Klezmer is traditional Jewish dance music, drawn largely from the "Old World" of the Ukrainian and Polish Jewish tradition. A generous seasoning from Russia, Turkey, Greece and the Balkans is then thrown into the mix. Gypsy music is a strong influence, and also music from the diaspora in the "New World", the melting-pot of America, where klezmer met jazz.

Each member of The Klezmonauts was either born in Mid Wales or has lived here for many years. So they have one foot in traditional Jewish dance music and the other firmly planted in the Welsh tradition. They delight in finding musical connections between…