Nefesh Mountain announces live disc, holiday tour

Tuesday, October 26, 2021 – Bluegrass/Americana band Nefesh Mountain will release a live album on Nov. 19 —"Live From Levon Helm Studios: A Hanukkah Holiday Concert."

The music was originally recorded in 2020 as part of the group's livestream event filmed at Helm's studios outside of Woodstock, N.Y.

Nefesh Mountain will embark on "A Hanukkah Holiday Tour" beginning Nov. 27 in Rockport, Mass. and ending in Nashville on Dec. 15.

The songs are a combination of original material written by the band's founders (husband and wife Eric Lindberg and Doni Zasloff), traditional tunes, classics written by James Taylor and Bob Dylan, and three lesser-known Hanukkah songs written by Woody Guthrie.

"For us, Hanukkah is about the miracles in our lives that surround us every day," said Lindberg and Zasloff in a press release. "These songs remind us of that magic and the joy that we feel during the holidays — dancing, singing, eating and being close to our friends and loved ones."

Musicians on the live recording are Zasloff: vocals, Lindberg: guitar, banjo, vocals; Alan Grubner: violin, Maddie Witler: mandolin and Max Johnson: bass.

The track listing is:
Hanukkah's Flame (Frank London/Woody Guthrie)
Kitchen Gal (Traditional/Doni Zasloff/Eric Lindberg)
Hanukkah Dance (Woody Guthrie)
Eretz's Reel (Doni Zasloff/Eric Lindberg)
The Narrow Bridge (Doni Zasloff/Eric Lindberg)
I've Endured (David Arthur Reed/Ola Belle Reed)
Donna Donna (Sholom Secunda/Aaron Zeitlin) *Contains elements of "Mary's Song" by Alfred Schnittke
Calum Sgaire (Traditional/The Bothy Band) - You Can Close Your Eyes (James Taylor)
The Great Circle Trail - Oseh Shalom (Doni Zasloff/Eric Lindberg)
Banjo Medley (Ma'oz Tzur - Hanukkah Oh Hanukkah) - Traditional
Happy Joyous Hanukkah (Woody Guthrie/Lorin Sklamberg)
*Contains elements of Forked Deer, Angeline the Baker, Salt Creek & Old Dangerfield
I Shall Be Released (Bob Dylan)

Tour dates are:
Nov. 27 Rockport, MA Shalin Liu Performance Center
Nov. 28 Boston, MA Club Passim
Nov. 30 New York, NY City Winery Loft
Dec. 1 Sellersville, PA Sellersville Theater
Dec.2 South Orange, NJ SOPAC Presents Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel
Dec.5 Elkins Park, PA Congregation Adath Jeshurun
Dec.6 Cincinnati, OH Memorial Hall
Dec. 7 Ann Arbor, MI The Ark
Dec. 9 Chicago, IL Old Town School of Folk
Dec. 11 Charleston, WV Temple Israel
Dec. 12 Charleston, WV Mountain Stage
Dec. 15 Nashville, TN City Winery