Oliver and Sophie's Wedding Music

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As Oliver's best man, I was responsible for assembling the music for Oliver and Sophie's wedding. Oliver's musical marching orders were:

Sophie really likes the Oh Brother soundtrack and old folk and German language folk and cabaret. I like that stuff and klezmer and crazy Balkan brass bands (e.g. the music from the movie “Underground”, the soundtrack for which I mail ordered from Europe) and traditional Romany and funk and Cuban and early-to-middle period Beatles (Rubber Soul, Magical Mystery Tour, Help, Hard Day’s Night).

Here is the playlist I came up with. I assembled the music in iTunes, using a combination of tracks from my own collection, from my father's collection, and from supplementary tracks purchased from the iTunes Music Store. Unfortunately the music didn't get quite the hearing it might have, a combination of a busy schedule of ceremonial "interruptions," and a weird problem with my iPod shuffle (it kept stopping every once and again). But I had fun assembling it, and I'll burn a couple of CDs for Oliver and Sophie.

  • Delusions of Klezmer, The Alexandria Kleztet, Delusions of Klezmer
  • Raise the Dead of Wintertime, Allan Rankin, New Branches
  • Wedding-Cocek, ATHENS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA / GORAN BREGOVIC, Balkanica
  • I Feel Fine, The Beatles, 1
  • Get Back, The Beatles, 1
  • April In Paris, Billie Holiday, Billie's Best
  • Dog Blues, Bob Snider, Words And Pictures
  • The Songsmith, Bruce Guthro, Guthro
  • Don't Go, Bruce Guthro, Guthro
  • Dress Rehearsal, Carolyn Dawn Johnson, Dress Rehearsal
  • Passionately Fond Of, Cate Friesen, Wayward
  • Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate The Positive, Clint Eastwood, Midnight In The Garden Of Good And Evil
  • Southern California Wants To Be Western New York, Dar Williams, Mortal City
  • Klezmer's Freilach, David Glukh Klezmer Ensemble, Live! from New York
  • Oliver Otter, Donna Lisa, Toucan You Can
  • Hard Times, Eastmountainsouth, Eastmountainsouth
  • Russian Rag, Elena Kats-Chernin, Ragtime & Blue
  • A Little Lost, Fred Eaglesmith And The Flathead Noodlers, Balin
  • Sun Explodes, Hank Dogs, Bareback
  • The Walking (And Constantly), Jane Siberry, A Collection 1984-1989
  • O Bossa, Where Art Thou?, Jerry Granelli, The V16 Project
  • Das Berliner Requiem (1929): 2. Ballad of the Drowned Girl: Lento, John Mauceri, Kai Rautenberg, RIAS Kammerchor, Berlin & Ute Lemper, Weill: Ute Lemper Sings Kurt Weill
  • Ten Cent Wings, Jonatha Brooke, 10 Cent Wings
  • A Case Of You, Joni Mitchell, Misses
  • Sophie, Keter Betts, Bass, Buddies, Blues
  • Meet Me At The Oasis, Lennie Gallant, Live
  • If I Needed You, Lyle Lovett, Step Inside This House (Disc 2)
  • Kentucky Dance Medley: Bill Monroe Meets Sid Beckerman, Margot Leverett & The Klezmer Mountain Boys, Margot Leverett & The Klezmer Mountain Boys
  • The Galapagos Gamelan, Miguel Frasconi, Song + Distance
  • El Pussy Cat, Mongo Santamaria, Mongo Santamaria's Greatest Hits (Bonus Tracks)
  • Somewhere Over the Rainbow, Rosemary Clooney,
  • You're Still the One (Audio from Up! Close and Personal DVD), Shania Twain & Alison Krauss and Union Station, You're Still the One (Live from Up! Close & Personal DVD) - Single
  • If I Were Brave, Shawn Colvin, A Few Small Repairs
  • When My Baby Calls My Name, Stephen Fearing, That's How I Walk
  • Chin Up by Susan Gibson, SusanGibson, Album
  • Oye Como Va, Tito Puente, Mambo
  • Tom Waits - Grapefruit Moon, Tom Waits, Asylum Years
  • Tom Waits - Tom Traubert's Blues, Tom Waits, Asylum Years
  • Tom Waits - Ruby's Arms, Tom Waits, Asylum Years
  • Preciso Dizer Que Te Amo, Various Artists, Red Hot + Rio
  • Thunder Rollin Cross Arkansas, Victor Mecyssne And Jonell Mosser, A Celebration Of The American Farm
  • I Am a Man of Constant Blessings, Yiddishe Cup Klezmer Band, Meshungeneh Mambo