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Subject: Re: Re: The Best Festival In The World (Really Theodore Bikel)
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Date: Tue, 4-Jun-85 12:38:40 EDT
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> 
> Can anyone give a brief synopsis of what has happened to Mr. Bikel since, say,
> 1970 or thereabouts? He had what I thought was a rather successful concert,
> recording, and acting career, and then seemed to vanish. Maybe I was
> just looking in the wrong places... 
> 
> Regards,
> Will Martin
> 

  Not since 1970, but how about 1980.  Mr. Bikel has been trying to cash in
on the new klezmer rejuvenation that has been going on for the past 5 or
6 years, by touring with a three or four piece band, and doing the Yiddish
songs he recorded on two albums for Electra, back in the 60s.

  One possible reason Bikel has been incognito for so long is that
he had a reputation of not showing up for his own concerts.  This
is usually considered bad form in the music biz, and may have resulted
in his being out of the limelight for a few years. ;-)


			Die Alter Pykler,
			Charlie Berg